Meredith H. Clark

About Meredith H. Clark

I am a counselor, professor, activist, and researcher who enjoys working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds and perspectives on their healing and exploratory journeys. I take a trauma-informed, intersectional feminist perspective in an effort to assist in promoting self-compassion and overall wellness, both individually and structurally.I am currently employed as a Licensed Professional at The Arizona Relationship Institute using a range of modalities, including CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, play therapy, internal family systems, and somatic healing. I worked as an (LAC) at Zarephath Community Services with children and families in the community, including members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe for 3 years. I have experience with gang-affiliated youth, families struggling with substance abuse and intergenerational trauma, and working with families through grief and loss. I currently am adjunct faculty at Maricopa County Community Colleges where I teach Women & Film, American Women Since 1920, and Intro to College, Career, & Personal Success. I also teach college success courses via the ACE program, which serves high achieving, at-risk high school students who are working towards earning college credit while in high school. I graduated with my Masters in Counseling degree from ASU in May 2022. I completed my clinical internship hours at La Frontera EMPACT\'s Trauma Healing Services where I was honored to work with survivors of sexual and domestic violence via individual and group counseling. I completed my Ph.D. in Gender Studies from the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University in May 2017. I have extensive experience in qualitative research working on a wide range of projects for my dissertation as well as various research assistantships. In 2011 I graduated with B.A.\'s in Interdisciplinary Anthropology and Psychology with minors in Women\'s Studies and History from the University of Akron where I was also editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Buchtelite, and president of L.I.P. Service, UA\'s gender equity group.I do a great deal of yoga and Pelotoning, enjoy camping, reading, cooking for myself and my loved ones, and adventuring. My most impactful trips include the month I spent camping through South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe as well as traveling through Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. I have been a volunteer instructor at women\'s prisons, in victim advocacy for rape crisis centers, and for numerous political causes and campaigns. I live in Tempe, Arizona with my son Ranger and our critter family.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   Mesa Community College

   Aug 2019 — Present · Mesa, AZ, US

   I teach undergraduate courses online and in-person. I currently teach FYE 101: Intro to College, Career, and Professional Success for MCC\'s Counseling Department. I have previously taught WST 161: American Women Since 1920 and WST 209: Women and Film for MCC\'s Women\'s Studies Department.

Education

• The University of Akron

  B.A. Cultural Anthropology & B.A. Psychology; Minors in Women's Studies & History

  2006 — 2011

• Arizona State University

  M.A. Gender Studies, School of Social Transformation

  2011 — 2013

• Arizona State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Gender Studies

  2011 — 2017

• Arizona State University

  Master of Counseling (M.C.)

• Ignite Institute

  Yoga Teacher Training - 300 Hours (YTT 300), Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy