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David Pfaff
PhD, LPC

Faculty, Texas Tech University HSC

Psychotherapist, Private Practice

Websites:

Clinical • Faculty • LinkedIn

about

ABOUT

Fulltime faculty member at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center within the graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.  Prior teaching appointments at Seton Hall University, Oklahoma City University, and University of Central Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma licensed Psychotherapist and Director of Corporate Partnerships at W Collective. Extensive clinical experience providing therapy and supervision within mental health agencies, community mental health centers, and inpatient hospitals since entering the profession in 2013. 

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Advocate for mental wellness, having been a guest on podcasts, article interviews, lecture spots, and discussion panels both locally and nationally.  Member of the American Counseling Association and Oklahoma Counseling Association.

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EDUCATION

December 2020

Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Cumberlands

  • Major: Counselor Education & Supervision

  • CACREP accredited

  • Graduated Chi Sigma Iota

  • Dissertation topic - “A quantitative study: The indirect effects of implicit bias on the relationship between participant social group affiliation and emotional experiences.”

 

May 2014

Master of Education, Oklahoma City University

  • Major: Applied Behavioral Studies/Licensed Counseling

  • Graduated High Honors & Phi Kappa Phi

  • Capstone research- The social, cognitive, and evolutionary psychology of membership in Caucasian hate groups.

 

May 2003

Bachelor of Arts, University of Oklahoma

  • Major: Anthropology, Minor: Psychology

  • Area of focus and capstone research in Cultural Anthropology

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

May 2023 – Present

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Texas #91590

       Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

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April 2018 – Present

  • Board Approved LPC Supervisor, OK

       Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

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December 2015 – Present

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), OK #5943 

       Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2022 – Present

Core Faculty, Texas Tech University HSC

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

  • Providing student advising

  • Member of multiple committees

  • Teaching virtually, asynchronously & synchronously:

    • Multicultural Counseling

    • Introduction to Counseling & Ethical Development

    • Couples, Marriage, & Family Counseling

    • Counseling Practicum

    • Counseling Internship

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Spring 2021 – Summer 2022

Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University

Professional & School Counseling program

  • Wrote the standardized curriculum for the Multicultural Counseling and Psychology course

  • Teaching courses asynchronously:

    • Counseling Theories

    • Counseling Skills

    • Counseling Practicum

    • Counseling Internship

 

Spring 2017 – Summer 2022

Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma City University

Applied Behavioral Studies/LPC

  • 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award for Adjunct Professor of the Year

  • Teaching courses onsite and synchronously:

    • Multicultural Counseling

    • Advanced Counseling Techniques

    • Behavior Pathology

    • Career Counseling

    • Counseling Practicum

    • Counseling Internship

    • Group Counseling

    • Marriage and Family Counseling

 

Fall 2019

Adjunct Professor, University of Central Oklahoma

Undergraduate Psychology program

  • Courses taught onsite:

    • Introduction to Psychology

 

Fall 2017

Teaching Assistant, Southern Nazarene University

Licensed Professional Counseling Program

  • Course taught in-person:

    • Professional Orientation and Ethics

 

Summer 2017

Teaching Assistant, University of the Cumberlands

Licensed Professional Counseling Program; Online

  • Course taught synchronously

    • Theories and Techniques in Treating Addictions

PUBLISHING

  • In Progress (winter 2023):

       Co-author, book chapter: Attachment, Developmental         Concerns: Trauma Treatment. Professionals' Guide to           Trauma-Informed Decision-Making, In Stark et al.                 (Eds.)

 

  • In Progress (winter 2023):

       Author, book chapter: Transtheoretical Model Stages           of Change. Encyclopedia of Mental Health Training,              In B. Owenby (Ed.)

 

  • In Progress (winter 2023):

       Author, book chapter: Insight Therapy. Encyclopedia           of Mental Health Training, In B. Owenby (Ed.)

 

  • In Progress (winter 2023):

       Author, book chapter: Acceptance & Commitment               Therapy. Encyclopedia of Mental Health Training, In             B. Owenby (Ed.)

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MEDIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • December 2020: PhD Dissertation Study, A Quantitative Study: The Indirect Effects of Implicit Bias on the Relationship Between Participant Social-Group Affiliation and Emotional Experiences. Link

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  • May 2017: Publication reviewer and contributor (acknowledged).  Constructive Theories and Therapies, Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy in Context and Practice (3rd ed.), by Rita and John Sommers-Flanagan

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COMMUNITY

  • March 2022 - Present: Peer reviewer, Roman & Littlefield Publishing.​​​

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  • March 2022: Consultant and subject matter expert.  Psychological support for Ukraine, virtual​

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  • November 2022 - Present: Author and Speaker, Family and Relationship Therapy Workshop for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program at the Kramer School of Nursing, Oklahoma City University.​

 

  • August 2021: Preceptor for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program, Oklahoma City University.

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  • June 2021: Speaker and subject matter expert. Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, Oklahoma City, OK.

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  • January 2020: Speaker and subject matter expert.  U.S. Social Security Administration, Oklahoma City, OK.  Topic: Self-care and stress management during the pandemic

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  • October 2020: Speaker, World Mental Health Day.  Root Insurance Company, national meeting, Atlanta, GA.  Topic: Mental wellness and stigma in the workplace

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  • April 2016: Discussion panel member and subject matter expert.  OKC Civic Center production of ‘night, Mother.  Suicidality and mental health crisis prevention.

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  • May 2015 – January 2017: Facilitator for Strengthening Families Program.  Red Rock Behavioral Health & Oklahoma Department of Human Services.  

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  • February 2016 & February 2014: Professional conference presenter.  Oklahoma Counseling Association Mid-Winter Conference.  Examined research on the intensifying concern of Caucasian hate groups within the US using a multidisciplinary approach framed through Sternberg’s triangulation of hate theory.

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AWARDS

2021 Excellence in Teaching Award

  • Center for Excellence in Learning and Education, Oklahoma City University

 

2012 & 2013 Innovation Award

  • University of Oklahoma Outreach

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Counseling Association

 

  • Oklahoma Counseling Association

 

  • Oklahoma Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development

 

  • Chi Sigma Iota National Honors Society, Counseling Academics & Professionals.

 

  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society

contact

CONTACT

Dr. David Pfaff, PhD, LPC​

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