Curriculum Vitae

Ellen S. Wright

Education

2008- 2011 Argosy University- Honolulu, HI  Marriage and Family Therapy Program- Masters of Arts. GPA 4.0

2003 – 2004 Johns Hopkins University School of Professional Studies in Business and Education

1994 – 1998 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Science (Minor: Biology)

Certifications
  • Adult and Child First Aid CPR/AED through American Red Cross
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention – CPI training 
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Learning Collaborative (September 2011-September 2012)
  • Girls Circle Facilitator Training completed and certified (April 2011) & Girls Circle Mother/Daughter Curriculum training (February 2012)

Professional Experience

October 2022- Current         Chief Executive Officer, E. Wright Counseling & Consulting, LLC – O’ahu, Hawai’i

June 2020-October 2022      Chief Program Officer and Clinical Supervisor- mental health non-profit. – O’ahu, Hawai’i

June 2018-June 2020            Program Director, Family Support Services – mental health non-profit – O’ahu, Hawai’i

March 2017-June 2018         Program Coordinator Intensive Home-Based Services & Transitional Family Home Programs –O’ahu, HI

March 2015- October 2016             Community/School Based Therapeutic Day Treatment Counselor – Rockingham Co, VA

September 2014- February 2015     Child Advocacy Center Coordinator, Rockingham Co, VA

January 2014 – May 2014               Adjunct Professor, Social Sciences & Teacher Education Howard Community College, MD

September 2012- August 2013        On Call Therapist–  Honolulu, Hawai’i

January 2011- September 2013       Practice Development Specialist– Project Kealahou,  Honolulu, Hawai’i