Statement of Supervision Philosophy
- Academic Training
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Brigham Young University, 2014; M.A. Psychology in Education, Teachers College, Columbia, 2007
- Internship
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk VA, 2013-2014
- Licensure/Certifications
- Licensed Psychologist, State of Utah
- Board Certified in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Profession Psychology
- Professional Affiliations
- American Psychological Association
- Society for Psychotherapy Research
- Areas of Clinical Interest/Expertise
- Anxiety disorders
- Perfectionism
- Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
- Interpersonal/Family of origin concerns
- Couples therapy
- Chronic pain
- Primary Theoretical Orientation
- Humanistic/Client-Centered Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Integrative (with training in client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, and emotion-focused therapy)
- Multicultural Interests
- Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
- Religion/Spirituality
- Intersectionality
- Cultural Humility
- Psychological Assessment and Measurement Invariance
- Previous Clinical Work Settings
- College Counseling Center (4-6 yrs)
- Private Practice (4-6 yrs)
- Hospital Setting (1-3 yrs)
- Assessment/Testing (1-3 yrs)
- Chronic Pain Clinic (1 yr)
- School Counseling (<1 yr)
Recent Scholarly Works
Click here for my full Google Scholar pageGriner, D., Erekson, D. M., Beecher, M. E., Cattani, K., & Burlingame, G. M. (2022). The power of compassion in group psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Ogles, B. M., Goates‐Jones, M. K., & Erekson, D. M. (2022). Treatment success or failure? Using a narrative interview to supplement ROM. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Griner, D., Beecher, M., Burlingame, G., Erekson, D.M., & Cattani, K. (2022). Compassion Focused Therapy in groups. In G. Simons and P. Gilbert (Eds.), Compassion Focused Therapy in clinical practice. Routledge.
Erekson, D.M., Schmuck, D., Lynn, A., Toth, L., Hoskin, J., & Morrison, S. (2022). The relationship between declared major, therapy utilization rates, and psychological functioning among college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.
Erekson, D.M., Bailey, R. J., Cattani, K., Klundt, J. S., Lynn, A. M., Jensen, D., Schmuck, D., & Worthen, V. (2021). Psychotherapy session frequency: A naturalistic examination in a university counseling center. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Cattani, K.*, Giner, D.*, Erekson, D.M.*, Burlingame, G., Beecher, M., & Alldredge, C. (2021). Compassion Focused Group Therapy for College Counseling Centers. Routledge. (* indicates equal authorship)
Lundgren, R., Alldredge, C., Cattani, K., Giner, D., Erekson, D.M., Burlingame, G., & Beecher, M. (2021). Participant Workbook: Compassion Focused Therapy. Routledge.
Bailey, R.J., Erekson, D.M., Cattani, K., Jensen, D., Simpson, D., Klundt, J., Vogeler, H., Schmuck, D., Worthen, V., Caldwell, Y., Beecher, M., Griner, D., & Hobbs, K. (2021). Adapting Stepped Care: Changes to service delivery format in the context of high demand. Psychological Services.
Cavallini, A. Q., Erekson, D. M., Park, P. N., & Kang, G. (2021). An Archival Evaluation of the Effect of Eating and Body Image on Distress and Outcomes at a University Counseling Center. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 1-14.
Klundt, J. S., Erekson, D. M., Lynn, A. M., & Brown, H. E. (2021). Sexual minorities, mental health, and religiosity at a religiously conservative university. Personality and Individual Differences, 110475.
Merrill, B., Vogeler, H., Kirchhoefer, J., Tass, S., Erekson, D. M., Beecher, M., Worthen, V., Hobbs, K., Boardman, R.D., Bingham, J., Bailey, R.J., Cox, J.C., Carney, D.M., Kilcullen, J.R., & Griner, D. (2021). Trump, Obama, Bush: Impacts of presidential elections on college student mental health, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.
Erekson, D. M., Bailey, R. J., Cattani, K., Fox, S. T., & Goates-Jones, M. K. (2020). Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic at a university counseling center: administrative actions, client retention, and psychotherapy outcome. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1-15.
Bailey, R. J., Erekson, D. M., Goates-Jones, M., Andes, R. M., & Snell, A. N. (2020). Busy therapists: Examining caseload as a potential factor in outcome. Psychological Services.