CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION
 
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Professional Psychology
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley Colorado 1992
Course work included core counseling/psychology courses, teaching method, supervision,
leadership, human development, advanced research methods, statistical analysis, and legal issues.
Dissertation topic: Achievement Motivation
Internship: University of Northern Colorado, division of Student
Affairs
 
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Counseling
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 1988
 
Course work included all aspects of individual, group, family and marital counseling as well as in-depth
psychotherapy (theoretical and practical). Testing and test interpretation were also strongly emphasized.
Internship: Northeastern Junior College Counseling Center
 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Education
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 1987
 
Course work included in-depth instructional methodology, theory and application.
 
ACTIVITIES
 
† Provide counseling/teaching services to Fort Collins community.
† Designed comprehensive program for counselors in training.
† Areas of Counseling and Research focus: Sexual addictions/deviances, Addictions in general, Counselor
training, Spiritual Development, Motivation.
† Designed and Implemented College Course: Psychology of Success.
† Have given numerous talks and presentations on a wide range of counseling, psychology and theological
topics.
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE (January 1995 to Present)
Colorado License #939 Fort Collins, Colorado
 
Engage in all aspects of operating a successful full time counseling practice. Utilizing a blend of
psychological methodology built upon a Christian foundation, individuals are helped with various struggles.
Areas of focus and specialization include sexual addictions/pornography use, relationship and family
problems, infidelity issues, divorce recovery, men's issues, anger depression and anxiety management.
 
COUNSELOR/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND TESTING
(September 1990 to February 1995)
University of Northern Colorado, Division of Student Affairs, Greeley, Colorado
 
• Worked two years as Counselor. Was then promoted to Assistant Director of Counseling and Testing within
the division of Student Affairs.
Responsibilities included:
counseling students and community clients with a variety of personal and career-related issues; supervising
counseling program (included training and overseeing the work of five doctoral-level counselors and five
paraprofessional counselors per year); teaching psychology courses and training instructors to do the same;
supervising the National Testing Program at UNC; conducting departmental research; supervising all
departmental testing and test interpretation; providing presentations, lectures and workshops on a host of
counseling-related topics.
 
COUNSELOR (March 1988 to August 1990)
Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, Colorado
 
Specific responsibilities:
testing and interpretation; personal and crisis counseling for students and community members; Career
Resource Center management; Testing Center administration; supervised Peer Counseling Program; taught
psychology classes; provided counseling-related workshops; planned, coordinated and conducted annual job
fairs.
 
PUBLICATIONS
 

Wilgers, C.L. Break Free! Understanding and Overcoming Disordered Fear. (Westbow Press/ A division of Thomas Nelson, 2014).

Wilgers, C.L. The Christian Counselor. (A quarterly newsletter that ran from 1995 to 2005).

Wilgers, C.L. Motivational Characteristics of Doctoral Students Majoring in Education: A Qualitative Study. (Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Northern Colorado, 1992).

 
AFFILIATIONS
 
† American Association of Christian Counselors
† Christian Association for Psychological Studies
 
REFERENCES
 
DR. BRENDA O'REILLY
2629 Redwing Rd., Ste 316
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970)613-4171
 
DR. RENEE WOODALL
2629 Redwing Rd., Ste 316
Fort Collins, Colorado
(970)613-4191
 
PASTOR SCOTT COERBER
REDEEMER LUTHERN CHURCH
Fort Collins, Colorado
(970)229-9020