Susan Shepler MA Transformative Language Artist, sashe@awakenarts.com
About Me
I have a BA in English/Spanish and a Masters degree in Counseling. I enjoy working with language including writing and business communications. The overlapping fields of language arts and healing that led me to become certified as a Transformative Language Artist. I was trained as an instructor/facilitator at the Center for Journal Therapy in Denver, Colorado. I have studied Jungian archetypes for many years, observing the way they appear in art, writing, and life in general. My experience of archetypes is linked to a series of concrete or visual poems. While they are in the category of fantasy images, they are very much like dream images, symbols and archetypes, patterns and energies. The archetypal content entered by way of happenstance, consistent with Jung’s Process of Individuation, where awareness is achieved through autonomous images which manifest in service of “self-realization.”
Education
2001-2002
MA Counseling
Webster University
Myrtle Beach, SC
Under the Guidance of Al Kresken, Founder of Christ's Lutheran Church in Myrtle Beach, SC, the Counseling Program at Webster University was extraordinary. Classes were taught on location in Myrtle Beach by Ph.D. level teachers with local practices.
1977-1978
BA English/Spanish
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
Austin Peay is a charming college in Clarksville, TN, near the Cumberland River. This college has been known as a teacher's college. I began a Master's Program in Education, but decided against teaching a pursued an Administrative/Clerical path.
As a double major, English and Spanish, I was able to apply completed courses to my studies at Austin Peay. CSUN is located in the San Fernando Valley where I attended High School, graduating as Senior Class President (B Semester), in 1969.
California State University, Northridge, CA
1969 - 1972
Professional Development
Therapist
LPC-I Licensed Counselor
300+ hours of individual training in a counseling setting under the
supervision of Dr. Melissa Muse and Dr. Al Kresken, Webster University.
Includes Practicum 6000, I & II in the private therapy office of Evelyn Califf,
MED, LISW, CCCJS, MACe
Teen Resources Information Program, YMCA, Myrtle Beach
Therapist, Lighthouse Care Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
Language Artist
Journal Instructor
Continued Education
Certified Transformative Language Artist, Transformative Language Arts Network
Certified Journal Instructor, Facilitator and Additional Coursework
Center for Journal Therapy, Kay Adams, Founder Therapeutic Writing Institute,
Denver, CO
Coursework CAJS, Applied Jung.com
Coursework and Certification, Grief Counseling, Dr. Al Kresken
Work Experience, Skills and Abilities
Freelance Writer, Illustrator
Marketing and Sales
Administrative, Clerical
Freelance Marketing Communications, Brochures, Websites, Copywriting, and Illustration
Marketed to online and local businesses in Atlanta, GA
Advertising Consultant, Myrtle Beach, SC
Marketing Associate, Cable and Wireless Company, Atlanta, GA
Executive Secretary to Vice President, Sales Manager, Acme Boot Company, Clarksville, TN
Executive Secretary to Account Supervisor, McCann-Erickson,
Atlanta, GA
Volunteer Activities
Sunday School Teacher
Published Articles
Hispanic Outreach, S.O.S., Myrtle Beach, SC
Circle Leader, First Presbyterian Church, Myrtle Beach, SC,
Sunday School Teacher, Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX
TLA Publication, Chrysalis, “Dragon, Archetypal Smoke and Mirrors”
TLA Publication, Chrysalis, “Little Girls Speak Volumes”
Independent Study/Research, Individuation, Symbols, and Archetypes C. G. Jung, R. A. Johnson, Jeremy Taylor, Edward Edinger, Joseph Campbell, C. Pearson, Caroline Myss
Digital Art, Dream Images, Symbols, and Archetypes
Written and Verbal Communication, Administrative, Clerical, Organizational