• Ph.D. in Counselor Education, Supervision and Practice, University of South Dakota
• M.S. in Counseling, North Dakota State University
• B.S. in Psychology, North Dakota State University
• A.A. in General Studies, Northland Community College

Specialties
Dr. Housker works with individuals, traditional/nontraditional couples, families and groups. She has experience in working on issues of relationship problems, depressed mood, anxiety, addiction, disease/illness, bereavement, parenting issues and provides assistance with work related issues.
 

Relevant Experience
Dr. Housker is a parent and cancer survivor. She has been employed as an Assistant Professor, a Part-time instructor, an addictions case manager, and as a counselor in private practice. Dr. Housker serves on the University of South Dakota’s Counselor Education Advisory Committee, the Breast Friends Board and volunteers with a Hospice organization in Atlanta.
 

Counseling Style
Dr. Housker’s style is primarily Adlerian. The most central ideas of this theory are based on the belief that we are interdependent, cooperative individuals, that who you are as a person is more important than a diagnosis or problem, and that all behavior has purpose. Adler believed that behavior is determined by the meaning we attribute to life. Therefore, understanding meaning will help in understanding and changing thoughts and behaviors that are counterproductive to doing what is in your best interest. It is a belief that we do not necessarily mature so much as that we develop patterns.

Supervision Style
Dr. Housker has been trained in providing individual and group supervision which involved one on one supervision of supervision. Dr. Housker has supervised Master’s level counseling students completing requirements of PrePracticum at the University of South Dakota (while a doctoral student), Counseling Skills, Practicum and Internship at Columbus State University, and Practicum and Internship at Georgia State University.

Dr. Housker combines the Collaborative and Developmental models of supervision in order to meet the needs of the supervisee, creating meaning and use. The Collaborative model invites the supervisee to become a part of the process incorporating respect, support and trust. This model values creativity and insight. The developmental model helps to meet the supervisee where they are and helps them to move from support and collaboration to self-supervision. The reflecting team approach is often utilized as it provides opportunities for collaboration.
 

Courses Taught

University of South Dakota (USD)
Columbus State University (CSU)
Georgia State University (GSU)

Counseling Skills 1 (CSU)                                 Counseling Skills 2: Crisis Intervention (CSU)
Counseling Skills 2: Advanced Skills (CSU)        Individual Analysis (CSU)
Human Growth and Development (CSU)             Ethics in Family Therapy (CSU)
Seminar: Community Counseling (CSU)             Marriage/Family Systems: Theory and Therapy (CSU)
Independent Study (CSU)                                 Counseling Practicum (CSU & GSU)
Counseling Internship, (CSU & GSU)                 Pre Practicum (USD)
 

Publications

American Counseling Association - Vistas 2006 Housker, J. E., & Saiz, S. G. (2005). Warning: Mobbing is Legal, Work with Caution. Accepted for online publication.

December 2000
•  Dissertation completed: Houston’s Model of Guided Imagery Combined with Music: Strengthening Couples’ Relationships

December 1997
•  Thesis completed: Clients’, Counselors’ and Observers’ Perceptions of the Empathy Offered by the Counselor in the Counseling Relationship

Presentations

Death, Dying and Adler.
South Carolina Society of Adlerian Psychology; Myrtle Beach, SC. September 2006

Codependency. Ridgeview Institute; Smyrna, GA. (1.5 hour presentation) September, August, June 2006

Birth Order and Parenting. Georgia Mentor Network; Decatur, GA. (2 hour workshop) July 2006

Family Roles. Ridgeview Institute; Smyrna, GA. (1.5 hour presentation) July 2006

Collaboration/Compassion Fatigue. Georgia Mentor Network; Decatur, GA. (5 hour workshop) June 2006

Parenting Bootcamp. Georgia Mentor Network; Decatur, GA. (2 hour workshop) June 2006

Acting Ethically. Cobb Galleria; Atlanta, GA. (5 hour presentation) May 2006

Warning: Mobbing is Legal, Work with Caution. Co-presented at American Counseling
Association Conference; Montreal Canada. April 2006

Guided Imagery Combined with Music to decrease stress and increase a sense of well-being.
LIVING with Chronic Illness, Lesbian Health Initiative; Atlanta, GA. (1 ½ hour workshop) November 2005

Stress management. Columbus State University; Columbus, GA. (1 hour workshop) January 2003
& August 2002

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Marriage and Family Therapy but Were
Afraid to Ask: Essentials, Techniques, and Process. Co-presented, Columbus, GA. December 2001

EQUANIMITY Building Cooperation: Achieving Calmness of Mind. South Dakota Counseling
Association 1998 conference; Aberdeen, SD. April 1998
 

Certifications and Licensure

Nationally Certified Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor (Georgia)

Professional Organizations

NBCC           National Board of Certified Counselors
ACA           American Counseling Association
NASAP        North American Society of Adlerian Psychology
GASAP      Georgia Society of Adlerian Psychology
ACES           Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
C-AHEAD    Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development