Professional Bio

Degrees

  • Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), specialization in Organizational Leadership, Colorado School of Professional Psychology/University of the Rockies, CO
  • Doctoral Program (no degree), Addiction Psychology, Capella University, MN
  • Master of Arts in Psychology, Marriage, Family and Child Therapy, Chapman University, CA
  • Certificate in Financial Planning, College for Financial Planning, CO
  • Master of Public Administration, San Jose State University, CA
  • Master’s Program (no degree), Public Administration, Cleveland State University, OH
  • Doctoral Program (no degree), Psychophysiology, Kent State University, OH
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, OH

Professional Credentials & Memberships

  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Colorado, 1998-present
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Florida, 1997-2001
  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor Candidate, 2010-2012
  • AAMFT Clinical Member, 1997-present
  • American Psychological Association (APA), 2005-present
  • National Latino/a Psychological Association, 2008-present
  • Psychological Society of the Pikes Peak Region (PSPPR), 2005-2011
  • American Counseling Association (ACA), Professional Member, 2010-present
  • International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), 2011-present
  • California Community Colleges, Instructor Credential (#246804) – Psychology; Public Services & Administration

Academic Experience

  • Regis University, Associate Professor, Graduate Counseling, Program Coordinator for post-graduate certificate in Counseling Military Families, Colorado Springs, CO, 2010-present
  • Saybrook University, College of Mind Body Medicine, Adjunct Faculty, San Francisco, CA, 2011-present
  • Regis University, Affiliate Faculty, Graduate Counseling, Colorado Springs, CO, 2009-2010
  • University of the Rockies (formerly Colorado School of Professional Psychology), Department Chair (2009-2010), Director-Community Relations (2009), Interim President (2008), SVP-Administration/COO (2007-2009), VP-Administration/COO/CFO (2006-2007), Executive Director/Comptroller (2005), Clinic Director-Switzer Counseling Center (2005), Core Faculty (2001-2010)
  • University of Maryland, Instructor, Undergraduate Psychology, Academic Center, Lajes, Portugal, 1990-1991
  • San Jose State University, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Public Administration, San Jose, CA, 1980-1981
  • Kent State University, Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Kent, OH, 1975-1976

Clinical & Professional Experience

  • Confidential Health Consultants, Marriage & Family Therapist, Colorado Springs, CO, 2011-present
  • Springs Counseling Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, Colorado Springs, CO, 2010
  • Access Behavioral Care, Service Coordinator: Management and Community Coordination, Colorado Springs, CO, 2004-2005
  • Devereux Cleo Wallace, Director of 24-Hour Services, Colorado Springs, CO, 2003-2004
  • Pikes Peak Mental Health Center, Director, Performance Improvement, Colorado Springs, CO, 2002-2003
  • Pikes Peak Mental Health Center, Division Director, Community Support & Recovery Programs, Colorado Springs, CO, 2000-2002
  • Pikes Peak Mental Health Center, Program Manager, Adult Outpatient Services & Chemical Dependency Intensive Outpatient Program, Colorado Springs, CO, 1999-2000
  • Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center, Child & Adolescent Clinician, Pueblo, CO, 1998-1999
  • Circles of Care, Marriage, Family & Child Therapist, Melbourne, FL, 1997-1998
  • Circles of Care, On-site Supervisor/Interventionist (School Program), Melbourne, FL, 1995-1997
  • Independent Practice, Colorado Counseling & Consulting Services, Individual, Couple & Family Counseling, Colorado Springs, CO, 1994-1995
  • Family Support Center, Personal Financial Management Program Manager, Lajes AFB, Portugal, 1989-1991
  • Western Reserve Psychiatric Habilitation Center, Program Director: Forensic Intensive Services, Northfield, OH, 1978-1979
  • Woodruff Psychiatric Hospital, Mental Health Worker, Cleveland, OH, 1977-1978

Research & Scholarship

Publications and Presentations

Ungvarsky, J. (May, 2012). Dare to Know! - In search of truth, wisdom, goodness, and meaning in life. Presentation at the 2nd International Existential Psychology Conference, Shanghai, China.

Ungvarsky, J., Conaty, M., & Bellflower, S. (2012). Back on Track: Recovery for veterans with mental health, cognitive and substance use issues in the criminal justice system. Retrieved from http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/vistas12/Article_20.pdf

Ungvarsky, J., Conaty, M., & Bellflower, S. (March, 2012). Back on Track: Recovery for veterans with mental health, cognitive and substance use issues in the criminal justice system. Presentation at the National Conference of the American Counseling Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ungvarsky, J., Conaty, M., & Bellflower, S. (March, 2012). Back on Track: Recovery for veterans with mental health issues in the criminal justice system. Presentation at the Colorado Counseling Association, Denver, CO.

Conaty, M., Bellflower, S.  & Ungvarsky, J. (March 2012).Three R’s of counseling military and their families: Recognition, Resilience, and Re-Integration. Poster presentation at the Colorado Counseling Association, Denver, CO.

Ungvarsky, J. (January, 2012). Amped: The War after fighting is over. 38th Annual Winter Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Mental Health, and Behavioral Health, Colorado Springs, CO.

Dias, J., Chan, A., Ungvarsky, J., Oraker, J., & Cleare-Hoffman, H. P. (2011).  Reflections on marriage and family therapy emergent from international dialogues in China. The Humanistic Psychologist, 39, 268-275.

Numbers, M., Osterlund, L., & Ungvarsky, J. (2011). Military spouses: The overlooked, underpaid, and stressed-out casualties of war. Retrieved from http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/vistas11/Article_15.pdf

Ungvarsky, J. (April, 2011). Virtue Ethics Revisited. American Psychological Association Humanistic Conference, Chicago, IL.

Yang, M., Wang, X., Hoffman, L., Ungvarsky, J., Bargdill, R., Claypool, T., Moats, M., Mendolowitz, E., & Oraker, J. (April, 2011). Existential Psychology Lessons from Indigenous Chinese Existential Psychology and East-West Dialogues. American Psychological Association Humanistic Conference, Chicago, IL.

Claypool, T., Hoffman, L., Calvert, C., Fehl, S., Galaska, D., Ungvarsky, J., Calhoon, K., Oraker, J., Olson, E., Kaklauskas, F., Altayli, B., McGuire, K., & Bower, M. (April, 2011).  Teaching through Being and Other Relational Factors in Mentoring & Training: Unwritten History – The Contributions of Emory G. Cowan, Jr. & Susan Cooper to Existential & Humanistic Psychology. American Psychological Association Humanistic Conference, Chicago, IL.

Reynolds, J., Osterlund, L., Ungvarsky, J, & Alvarez, R. (March, 2011).  Military Families and Wartime Stress: Implications for Counseling. Presentation at the National Conference of the American Counseling Association. New Orleans, LA.

Numbers, M., Osterlund, L, & Ungvarsky, J. (March, 2011). Military Spouses Supporting Spouses. National Conference of the American Counseling Association. New Orleans, LA.

Numbers, M., Osterlund, L, & Ungvarsky, J. (February, 2011). Spouses Supporting Spouses: A Military Family Support Program. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Winter Symposium on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders, Colorado Springs, CO.

Ungvarsky, J. (April, 2010). Supervision in Integrative Existential Therapy. 1st International Existential Psychology Conference. Nanjing, China.

Ungvarsky, J. (April, 2010). Self Deception. 1st International existential psychology conference. Nanjing, China.

Ungvarsky, J., & Oraker, J. (March, 2010). Lecture Series: Counselors’ Emotional Competence. Hong Kong Baptist University.

Cited in http://www.epchina.org/yjdt/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=161

Ungvarsky, J., Cleare-Hoffman, H., & Hoffman, L. (March, 2010). Lecture Series: An Existential Approach to the Satir Model and Family Therapy. Hong Kong Baptist University.

Hoffman, L. & Ungvarsky, J. (March, 2010). Lecture Series: Existential Psychology and Substance Abuse. Hong Kong Baptist University.

Hoffman, L., Yang, M., Ungvarsky, J., & Cleare-Hoffman, H. (March, 2010). Lecture Series: Existential-Integrative Psychology and the Common Factors of Therapy. Hong Kong Baptist University.

Ungvarsky, J. (March, 2010). Self-deception in therapy. Hong Kong Institute of Christian Counseling, Hong Kong.

Ungvarsky, J. (March, 2010). Humanistic approaches to marriage and family therapy. Hong Kong Institute of Christian Counseling, Hong Kong.

Ungvarsky, J. (January, 2010). Self-deception in therapy. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Winter Symposium on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders, Colorado Springs, CO.

Ungvarsky, J. (October, 2009). The psychology of self-deception: The day I made a holy man swear. 3rd Annual APA Division 32 Humanistic Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

McGuire, K., Chan, A., Claypool, T., Dias, J., Deloia, C., Moats, M., Ren, J., Saxon, E., Ungvarsky, J., Wang, X., Yang, M., & Hoffman, L. (October, 2009). Existential psychology in China: Challenges and possibilities. Poster session presented at the 3rd Annual APA Division 32 Humanistic Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Ungvarsky, J. (September, 2009). Deception and self-deception in therapy. Paper presented at Albuquerque, NM.

Ungvarsky, J. (April, 2009). Psychology of self-deception. Paper presented at James Cook University, Singapore.

Cited  in : http://existentialpsychology.typepad.com/my_weblog/east-west/

Ungvarsky, J. (April, 2009). Psychology of deception with special emphasis on self-deception. Existential Psychology International Forum, Nanjing, China.

Ungvarsky, J. (March, 2009). Research in self-deception. Paper presented at Hong Kong City College and Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Ungvarsky, J. (2006). Psychopharmacology for psychologists: An educational delivery system. (Doctoral dissertation published 2010). Colorado School of Professional Psychology, Colorado Springs, CO.

Gant, B. L., Bearce, J. H., Gustafson, K., Hoover, K. A., Schniedwind, P. C., Starr, L. & Ungvarsky, J. (September, 2006). Seminar for students and new AAPM members. Panel presentation at the American Academy of Pain Management 17th Annual Clinical Meeting: Beyond boundaries: Forging new alliances in pain management. Orlando, FL.

Keith, C., Ungvarsky, J., & Wiggett, B. (September, 2003). Spirituality, Treatment, and Recovery. Paper presented at the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Conference, Breckinridge, CO.

Ungvarsky, J. (2000, February). Stress Management. Colorado Springs Business Journal, p. 7.

Ungvarsky, J. (February, 1999). Magic as metaphor in child therapy. Paper presented at Teller County Depart of Human Services, Woodland Park, CO.

Community Presentations

2012 (May) Multi-Systemic Family Therapy, by James J. Ungvarsky, to Spring Creek Youth Detention Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

2012 (February/April) Clinical supervision: Distinctions between Individual and System Approaches, by James J. Ungvarsky & Jennifer Cates, to Regis University, Graduate Counseling Department Internship Fair, Denver, CO.

2011 (November) Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing, by James J. Ungvarsky, to Regis Alumni and Student Counseling Alliance, Colorado Springs, CO.

2011 (July) Stress Management for the Unemployed and Those Who Serve Them, by James J. Ungvarsky, to Pikes Peak Workforce, Colorado Springs, CO.

2011 (July) CORE Counseling Services for the Military, by James J. Ungvarsky, to 21st Communications Squadron, Peterson AFB, CO.

2008-2010 Host of The Think Tank, KRDO radio, 105.5 FM, 1240 AM, Colorado Springs, CO. Weekly, 45 minutes to one hour length programs and interviews focusing on topics in clinical psychology, education, and organizational leadership. Over 70 programs conducted. Available on CD.

2009 (December) Social Networks, by James J. Ungvarsky for the Colorado Springs Better Business Bureau Information Show (BBBI), Comcast Cable Channel, Colorado Springs, CO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4q2TQzPTu0

2009 (August) APA Publication Manual: What’s New in the 6th Edition?, by James J. Ungvarsky for University of the Rockies Faculty In-Service Training, Colorado Springs, CO

2005 (April) State of Mental Health in Colorado, by James J. Ungvarsky for the Sandra Mann Show, Adelphia Cable Channel, Colorado Springs, CO

2004 (October) Mental Health Awareness, by James J. Ungvarsky for the Sandra Mann Show, Adelphia Cable Channel, Colorado Springs

2000, - 02, -03 Stress in the Workplace, by James J. Ungvarsky for the Colorado Springs Transit System, Annual Training Program.

1999 – 2003 Monthly, Client Rights and Responsibilities; Client Abuse and Neglect, by James J. Ungvarsky for the Pikes Peak Mental Health Center staff development.

1999-2012 Interviewed in numerous television newscasts/call-in shows and radio broadcasts as a mental healthcare expert on a variety of mental health topics.

1997 – 1998 Professional Ethics; Record- Keeping; Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Therapy; and Group Techniques,  by James J. Ungvarsky for the Circles of Care Community Mental Health Center, Melbourne, FL.

1994 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, KKTV Channel 11 (Colorado Springs) Special Report by James J. Ungvarsky.

Awards & Recognition

  • Cambridge (Manchester) Who’s Who, 2012 Pro-Files Magazine feature
  • Cambridge (Manchester) Who’s Who, 2010 Counseling Academics, Top 100
  • Cambridge (Manchester) Who’s Who, 2009 Academia Professional of the Year
  • Cambridge (Manchester) Who’s Who, Lifetime Member, 2005
  • Premier Who’s Who, Colorado Professional of the Year, 2008-2009
  • Madison Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professional, 2008-2009
  • Boy Scouts of America, Okaw Valley, IL Chapter, Adult Leader Award, 1987

Grants Awarded

  • Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE), 4th Judicial District, CO, Mental Health Services for Victims of Crime, awarded 2000-2003 and 2005-2010
  • Colorado Trust, 5-year, Community Mental Health Grant awarded to consortium of providers in El Paso County providing Dual Diagnosis (SMI/Substance Abuse) integrated care, 2005
  • JVA, Technical Assistance Grant to Switzer Community Counseling Center, 2005
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Re-Entry Court Technical Assistance Grant (1 of 9 awarded nationally), 1999 and 2000
  • Federal Probation, El Paso County, Mental Health Services (fee for service grant), 2000
  • Federal Probation, El Paso County, Mental Health and Dual Diagnosis Services (fee for service grants), 2001 and 2002
  • State of Florida, Project Jump-In, anti-gang after school intervention/treatment program for at-risk youth, 1996

Community Involvement & Service

Regis University

  • Academic Committee
  • Marriage & Family Committee
  • Cultural Issues Committee
  • Regis University Center for Student Academic Support Advisory Council
  • University Research and Scholarship Council

Professional Service

  • Colorado Marriage and Family Therapist Board of Examiners, Governor Appointment to Department of Regulatory Agencies, 2012
  • Leadership Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Board of Trustees, 2008-2011
    • Education Day Planner, Signature Program, 2008-2010
    • Quality of Life Indicators Report Vision Council Member, 2009
    • Dream City Vision 2020, Colorado Springs Planner, 2008-2009
    • Annual Event Planner, 2008, 2009
    • Signature Program Participant/Graduate, 2007-2008
  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, National Conference Abstract Reviewer, 2007, 2010-2011
  • Western Strategies Center, Healthcare Infrastructure in Colorado Springs, Subject Matter Expert, 2008
  • Kiwanis, Colorado Springs Member, 2006-2007
  • Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers, Board of Directors, Colorado Springs, CO, 2004-2006
  • Pikes Peak Partnership, Board of Directors, Colorado Springs, CO, 2005-2007
  • International Winter Symposium of Addictive Disorders & Behavioral Health, Planning Committee Member, Colorado Springs, CO, 2000-2012
  • Mental Health Association (Mental Health America) of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Board of Directors, 2002-2007
    • VP, 2004
    • President, 2005-2007
  • Justice Advisory Council, Member, El Paso County, CO, 2000-2003
  • Switzer Counseling Center, Board of Directors-Treasurer, Colorado Springs, CO, 1999-2000

 

Community Service

  • Holy Apostles Catholic Church, Marriage Ministry, Colorado Springs, CO, 1993-1994
  • The Ridge Homeowners’ Association, Board of Directors, Colorado Springs, CO, 1993-1995
  • Internal Revenue Service, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, 1990
  • American Red Cross
    • Disaster Action Team-Public Affairs, Mental Health Crisis Intervention, 1995-1998
    • Station Chairman, Lajes, Portugal, 1989-1991
    • CPR/First Aid/Basic Life Support Instructor, 1985-1999
    • Instructor Trainer, 1989-1999
  • Boy Scouts of America, Belleville, IL (Okaw Valley)
    • Adult leader for Co-ed Sea Explorers Unit, 1985-1988
    • Coordinated District-wide Career Awareness Program, 1986-1988, used in local high schools       
    • Trained adult leaders for Scouting programs, 1986-1988
  • USAF Aero Clubs, Board of Governors Resource Officer, Vice-President, Secretary, and Member-at-Large, Andrews AFB, MD; Scott AFB, IL, 1982-1988