Kara Jensen Vita


731 East 8600 South Sandy, Utah 84094-6312 801-561-9987 ext. 28 800-530-1934 ext. 28 Email
	Kara Jensen, MS Licensed Professional Counselor Office Ext. 28, Office Locations: Park City and Sandy


Education History
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 Major: Communications University of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123 Major: Counseling/Mental Health Counseling Degree: Master of Science Honors: "Honors" (4.0 GPA)	9/88 – 5/92 5/07

Professional Positions/Related Experience
Licensed Professional Counselor, Shepherd’s Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Part-time Position Duties: Individual, group, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children; consultation as part of treatment team, and community presentations/consultations.	7/10 – Present
Certified Professional Counselor Intern/Associate Professional Counselor, Shepherd’s Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Part-time Position Duties: Individual, group, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children; consultation as part of treatment team, and community presentations/consultations.	6/07 – 7/10
Mental Health Counseling Intern, Shepherd's Staff Christian Counseling Center, Inc., Sandy, Utah Part -time Position Duties: Individual, group, couple/marriage, and family psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children; consultation as part of treatment team, and community presentations/consultations.	4/06 – 5/07
Corporate Sales Trainer, Qwest Communications, Salt Lake City, Utah Full -time Position Duties: Creating and delivering sales workshops for sales personnel, training sales and service personnel on company incentives, new products and new sales techniques, and teambuilding workshops.	12/96 – 6/01
Marketing Specialist, MCI Telecommunications, Salt Lake City, Utah Full -time Position Duties: Product training for sales and service personnel, sales workshops for the purpose of introducing new products, and client meetings for the purpose of providing training related to new products.	6/95 – 12/96

Licensure/Registration
Certified Professional Counseling Intern, Utah License #6158205-6009	5/07

Membership in Professional Organizations
American Association of Christian Counselors American Counseling Association Chi Sigma Iota – Counseling Honor Society Utah Mental Health Counseling Association

Statement of Professional Interests and Therapeutic Orientation
General practice areas include adults, adolescents and children providing individual, couple, family, and group counseling services. My special interests include marriage/couple, teens, women's issues, psychological trauma, and family/parenting issues. My therapeutic orientation is eclectic combining conceptualizations from cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and family systems under girded by an interpersonal therapy approach within a Christian framework. I take into account each individual’s uniqueness and tailor the therapy to meet their specific needs appreciating the spiritual, physical, cognitive, and emotional aspects of human behavior. I focus my therapy on the health and well-being of the individual and their interpersonal relationships.

References
Don Beck, PhD College Campus Chair, College of Health and Human Services, University of Phoenix 5251 Green St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84123 801-905-4222 T. Lee Burnham, PhD Clinical Director – Family Development Center 8817 South Redwood Road, Suite A West Jordan, Utah 84088 801-748-2270 Rob Pramann, PhD Clinical Director Shepherd’s Staff Christian Counseling Center 731 East 8600 South Sandy, Utah 84098 801-561-9987 x25 (Further references available upon request) (more...bio)
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