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About BJ Stober

BJ Stober

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist and Nationally Certified Counselor Therapist
Practicing for over 25 years...
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​I am the mother of five grown children and three grown step-children.
I have twelve delightful and energetic grandchildren.
I enjoy community service, camping, reading, ​visiting with friends, and my quiet time alone. 

How I help people:

  • Brain Gym®
  • Brain-Body Dominance Profiling
  • Vision Circles 
  • PTSD Trauma Therapies
  • Anxiety Reduction Skills
  • Mind Matters
  • Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
  • EMDR Therapy
  • Developmental Kniesology
  • Tapping
  • Suicide Intervention
  • Individual, Family, and Group Therapies,
  • Workshops
  • Retreats
  • Corporate Training
  • Keynote Speaking

Vita


Graduate Work 
  • University of Nevada - Reno, Nevada -  Master of Arts: Counseling and Educational Psychology, Marriage Family 
    • Play Therapy
    • Therapy
    • Community Counseling
    • Trauma Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Skidmore College -  Saratoga, New York 
  • Weber State University - Ogden, Utah                                                                                               
  • Georgia State University - Atlanta, GA - Community Counseling
  • West Chester University - West Chester, Pennsylvania                                                      
  • Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah - Teacher Certification Coursework
 
Undergraduate Studies 
  • Westminster College - Salt Lake City, Utah -  Bachelor of Science, Graduated Cum Laude 
  • Utah State University - Logan, Utah 
  • Ohlone College - Fremont, California                              
  • Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah 
  • San Joaquin Delta College - Stockton, California                               
  • Stockton College - Stockton, California
  • Vallejo Junior College - Suisun, California   
                                      
Extended Educational Training (partial listing) 
  • EMDR certification 
  • Domestic Violence Group Facilitator Intern 
    • Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence Annual Conference
    • Before The After, 40 hr Core Training 
  • EAGALA Equine Assisted Psychotherapy 
    • Level 1 Certification 
    • Level 2 Certification
  • Play Therapy and Filial Therapy   
    • Extra courses, workshops, conferences and mentoring 
  • American Counseling Association 
    • Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA 
  • National Board of Forensic Evaluators 
    • Forensic Psychological Evaluator Certification Training
  • CITI Course: The Protection of Human Research Subjects  
  • Nevada Association for Social Workers 
    • Women and Shame
  • Nevada Association for Marriage and Family Therapists 
    • Sexual Addiction Counseling
  • Covey Leadership Center, Provo, Utah 
    • Train the Trainer
    • Facilitator Training
    • Presentation Training
  • Educational Kinesiology Foundation, Ventura, California 
    • Advanced Consultation Technique
    • Creative Vision
    • Language of Movement
    • Brain Organization Profile
    • Physiological Basis of Edu-K
    • Educational Therapy Process
    • Brain Gym for Educators/Teacher Training
    • Movement Re-Education
    • The Systems Balance
    • Vision Circles
    • Vision Circles/Teachers Training
    • Whole Brain Reading
    • Infant & Developmental Kinesiology
  • Touch for Health Association, Malibu, California Touch for Health I, II, III & IV - Kinesiology, Anatomy and Acupuncture Touch
  • Career Track, Boulder, Colorado 
    • Stress Reduction Workshop for Women
    • Organizational Skills
    • Conflict Resolution
  • Georgia Speakers Association, Atlanta, Georgia - Monthly Training Meetings 
  • Impact International, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah - Leadership Management Workshop
 
Career and Work Experience
  • Self-employed/private contractor (Reno, NV) MFT-intern ++
  • Self-employed (Reno, NV) Educational Consultant, Kinesiologist
  • Contours of Intellect, International (Atlanta, GA) Owner
  • Covey Leadership Center (Provo, UT) 7 Habits Facilitator
  • Bright Light Early Learning Center (Exton, PA) Teacher
  • Pottstown School District (Pottstown, PA) Teacher
  • Heritage Bottle Water Company, Inc. (Orem, UT)  Co-owner/Manager
  • Utah Valley Community College (Orem, UT) Director: Annual Giving & Alumni Events
  • Dan Marriott for Governor Campaign (Salt Lake City, UT)  Regional Field Dir.
  • Porta-Plants, Inc. Oil Extraction (Salt Lake City, UT) Assistant to President
  • H. C. Nielson Congressional Campaign (Orem, UT) Finance Chairman
  • Monarch International (Pleasant Grove, UT)  Business Manager
  • Nebo School District (Spanish Fork, UT) Substitute Teacher
  • Westminster College  (Salt Lake City, UT) Director: Annual Giving & Alumni Event
  • Utah State Board of Tax Commission (Salt Lake City, UT) Political Intern
  • Tracy Collins Bank & Trust (Salt Lake City, UT) Consumer-Education
  • Newark Unified School District (Newark, CA) Supervised Gifted Program K-12

Community and Professional Activities (partial listing)
  • Legislative Advocate for Education – successful annual budget increases
  • Consultant to several school districts for gifted education  
  • Consultant to several school districts for Brain Based Learning/Brain Gym®
  • Workforce Evaluations and Communications, Performance and Team Training            
  • Board Member Utah Pageant of the Arts
  • Past President, Utah Parent Association for Gifted and Talented
  • Co-Chairman L.D.S. Single Adult 4-Day Conference
  • Co-Chairman Newark, CA Citywide Carnival Event
  • Chairman Utah County Fourth of July Parade Finale
  • Member of Curriculum Review Team of International Educational Kinesiology Foundation
  • Advisor for Local and Regional School, Church and Community Youth Groups
  • Republican Party Education Officer- Utah County
  • Member Hinckley Institute of Politics
  • Volunteer for Presidential Campaigns
  • Board Member League of Women Voters
  • Vice President Utah State Chapter Republican Women
  • Advisory Board Member: National Learning Foundation
  • Active in PTSA, Cub Scout den mother and Boy Scouts committee member
 
Other (Partial Listing)
  • PRESENTER for IBM - Technical Symposium  University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina           
  • FACILITATOR - Stress Management Workshop – G&K Services, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia                                                
  • INSTRUCTOR Whole Brain Based Teaching Workshops (partial listing I trained several school faculties per month throughout the South)
    • Hickory Hills Elementary School, Marietta, Georgia 
    • Montessori Educators of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Montessori Educators of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 
  • CONSULTANT~TRAINER - Workforce Evaluations and Communications, Performance and Team Training  Odegard, Inc., New York City, New York                                                                  
  • INSTRUCTOR - Brain Gym for Educators  Valley School District, Hazelton, Idaho  (Teacher’s were given Two Semester Graduate Hours credit for this course - Idaho State University)           
  • INSTRUCTOR - Brain Gym for Educators® –  Leon County School District, Tallahassee, Florida
  • INSTRUCTOR - Brain Gym for Educators –  County School District, Seneca, South Carolina
  • INSTRUCTOR - Brain Gym for Educators - The Torrance Center for Creative Studies - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
  • LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE - Gifted Education Funding  - Utah State Legislature – Joint House Committee on Education

Research
Client Base Study: Basal Brain-Body Dominance Profiles
Role of Basal Brain-Body Dominance of AT-RISK KIDS in Family Relationships, Educational, Social and Work Settings, and Individual Self-esteem.
 
Divorce Process
Over 1,000 women throughout the United States were surveyed and interviewed regarding contributing factors leading up to their divorce, the divorce process and post divorce adjustment.  Adjunct qualitative family data was included. Unpublished data compiled in this study has been used for research papers and conference presentations.
 
Honoraria (partial listing)
  • IBM Technical Symposium - University of North Carolina, Charlotte - Charlotte, North Carolina
  • National Association of Laboratory Schools Conference - Berry College - Rome, Georgia
  • League of Professional Schools Conference - Program for School Improvement - Department of Social Foundations of Education, University of Georgia - Savannah Continuing Education Center - Savannah, Georgia

Professional Organizations
  • American Counseling Association (ACA)
  • National Board Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  • Association for Play Therapy (APT)
  • Nevada Association of Play Therapy (NVAPT)
  • International Educational Kinesiology Foundation of North America (EDU-K)
  • Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA)
  • PI LAMBDA THETA
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