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Curriculum Vitae
Mary Rutledge Faucette, Ph.D. (Licensed Clinical Psychologist)
South Carolina License #811
Council for The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology #50731
PO Box 30
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
(843)971-8865(work)
(843)971-8863fax)
(843)408-9567(cell)
E-mail: mrfphd1@yahoo.com
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts,1990
Doctoral Graduate Clinical-Community Psychology, University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina; APA Approved Program, Graduation 8/99
Internship Mclean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts June1998-August1999
Honors and Awards
Member Sistercare Advisory Task Force 1999-2005
Recipient Sistercare, Inc. Volunteer of the Year Award, November 1998
Recipient American Psychological Association Division 18(Psychologists in Public Service) Outstanding Graduate Student Award, August
1998. SanFrancisco, CA
Graduated Cum Laude with High Honors in Psychology, (Smith College), 1990.
Psi Chi, (Smith College), 1990.
Sigma Xi, (Smith College), 1990
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest: Treatment of Substance Abuse/dependence; Treatment of battered women in individual, group, and
community interventions; PTSD; treatment of chronically mentally ill individuals; treatment of borderline personality disorder; CBT;
psychopharmacology.
Clinical Work and Experience
Psychologist. Private Practice. Charleston, SC November 2008-2013
Conduct assessments, crisis intervention, brief, and long term individual therapy with adults in a private practice setting. Diagnoses include
major depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse/dependence. Consult with
psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychologists, and social workers.
Psychologist, Oasis Counseling, Moncks Corner, SC August, 2006 –November, 2008
Conducted assessments, crisis intervention, case management, and individual therapy with adolescents and adults in rural outpatient clinic.
Diagnoses include bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia, dissociative
disorders, attention-deficit disorder, dementia and substance abuse/dependence. Worked with patients experiencing chronic pain and assisted
patients in coping with serious health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and bariatric surgery. Worked with psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, and counselors.
Chief Executive Officer, Director of Clinical Services/Research Coordinator, Richland Psychological and Recovery Services (The Recovery
Center), LLC Columbia SC September 2001-July 2006.
Responsible for developing clinical programs for individuals 13 years of age who suffered from a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders and/or
substance abuse/dependence in an outpatient setting. Diagnoses included schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, conduct
disorder, major depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder and substance abuse/dependence. Conducted
individual and group therapy and provided administrative and clinical supervision of staff and provided administrative duties related to the
overall mission of the clinic. Worked with forensic psychiatrist and social workers as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team in providing
effective services to clients. Responsible for developing a research component to examine the effectiveness of the program. Worked with
other individuals and agencies in obtaining funding sources.
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Sistercare Consulting Psychologist, Inc. December 2001-December 2005
Conducted assessments, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy with battered women who suffer from major mental illness and/or
substance abuse/dependence in both residential, general hospital, and outpatient settings.
Psychologist, G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital Columbia SC January 2001-December 2002
Supervisors: Diane Follingstad, Ph.D. ABPP(Forensic), James Perryman, Ed.D.
Conducted general psychotherapy and substance abuse groups with male patients in an acute care state facility as well as individual therapy.
Primary diagnoses include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, post traumatic stress disorder, panic
disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, substance abuse and dependence and a wide range of personality
disorders. Conducted short-term relapse prevention groups for substance abuse patients on crisis stabilization unit. Attended in-service
training, treatment teams, and case conferences. Involved in developing a residential and day treatment program for patients who have had
difficulty re-integrating into the community. Program philosophy is based on recovery/rehabilitation principles set forth by the Boston University
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Program developmen team was comprised of a Nurse Practitioner, psychologists, and social workers.
Psychologist, The Psychiatric Group of Chattanooga August 1999-August 2000.
Chattanooga TN. (TN Provisional License 2333)
Supervisors: Leslie Kertay, Ph.D.(ABPP), Robert Spalding, M.D.
Conducted adult individual therapy with a wide patient population in an outpatient setting. Diagnoses included schizophrenia, schizoaffective
disorder, depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, domestic violence, sexual assault, childhood physical and sexual abuse as well
as a variety of personality disorders and adjustment disorders and substance abuse/dependence. Worked with chronically psychotic
individuals in a community setting and provided individual therapy as well as a symptom management group. Worked with psychiatrists and
case managers. Attended journal club and case conferences.
Psychology Intern. McLean Hospital.
Clinical Fellow in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
July 1998- June 1999. Belmont, MA
Supervisors: Jill Edelson,Ph.D., Robin Goldstein, Ph.D., Nancy Huxley, Ph.D., Philip Levendusky, Ph.D(ABPP), Elizabeth Murphy, Ph.D.,
Edmund Neuhaus(ABPP), Ph.D., Nancy Pruett, Ph.D., Scott Reinhart, Ph.D., Gary Taylor, Ph.D.
Conducted cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy with adult clients in the Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
Partial Hospitalization Program, the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospitalization Program, The Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic,
and Outpatient Services. In the Bipolar and Psychotic disorders program, led psychotherapy and psychoeducation groups on contract setting
and review, conversation skills, symptom management, friendship and dating, career planning, assessing vocational readiness, and
community management. In the Mood and Anxiety disorders led psychotherapy, and psychoeducation groups on contract setting and review,
interpersonal relations, eating disorders, stress management, relapse prevention, trauma, and women's issues. Work as part of a team of
psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurse practitioners, and interns. Attended rounds and case
conferences. Served as case administrator as well as individual therapist for patients in the partial hospital program. Co-Lead a Dialectical
Behavior Therapy Group and provided individual DBT skills training for patients in the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic. Provided
individual therapy for outpatients. Provided behavioral consultations for the geriatric inpatient unit and eating disorder consults for the
Adolescent Residential Treatment Program. Completed a 10- week elective in the Clinical Evaluation Center (Psychiatric Emergency Room).
Evaluated patients presenting with acute psychiatric symptoms, developed diagnostic impressions and formulation. Worked with attending
psychiatrist regarding appropriate inpatient treatment recommendations. Attended seminars on cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy,
bipolar disorder, professional ethics, diversity issues, psychodynamic therapy, and psychopharmacology. Client population included
schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive
disorder, substance abuse and dependence, eating disorders and adult victims of child abuse and a variety of personality disorders.
Psychology Extern. Department of Behavioral Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Richland Memorial Hospital Family
Practice Center, Columbia, South Carolina
July 1997-May 1998.
Supervisors: Philip Michels, Ph.D.; Bruce Schell, Ph.D.
Provided adult individual therapy for anxiety, depression, somatization, chronic and acute medical disease adjustment, domestic abuse,
substance abuse/dependence, and personality disorders. Provided parent training and family therapy for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
and conduct disorder. Provided child/adolescent therapy for childhood anxiety and depression. Facilitated diagnosis and treatment through
psychological evaluations and consultation with family practice physicians. Primary assessment instruments included Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-2 and 3, Beck Depression Inventory, and Rotter's Incomplete Sentences
Blanks. Child assessment measures include WISC-111. Conners'Scales, Continuous Performance Test, and Wide Range Achievement Test.
Modalities included cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, insight-oriented/dynamic, experiential, gestalt techniques, client-centered, and crisis
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stabilization. Led weekly session of a weight management group. Topics included nutrition, exercise, behavior modification, assertiveness,
stress management, challenging cognitive distortions, and relapse prevention. Developed treatment manual for anxiety disorders group and
led weekly sessions. Sessions focused on progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, management of panic attacks, restructuring
cognitive distortions, systematic desensitization, problem solving, assertiveness, and self-esteem.
Psychology Extern. Sistercare, Inc., Columbia South Carolina August 1994-June 1997. Supervisors: Nancy Barton, LMSW, LMFT; William
Drennen, Ph.D.
Provided non-residential adult individual therapy for victims of domestic violence who were seeking services from a battered women's agency.
Provided crisis stabilization, brief therapy, and long-term therapy. In addition to domestic abuse and childhood physical and sexual abuse
issues, provided therapy for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse/dependence, personality disorders, thought disorders, and
obsessive- compulsive disorders. Provided long-term therapy for victims of abuse who are incarcerated in both minimum and maximumsecurity institutions. Provided advocacy services for inmates seeking parole and presented parole board with information concerning client's
readiness to be paroled. Qualified as expert witness and testified in court as to the diagnosis of "Battered Woman Syndrome." Consulted with
psychiatrists, social workers, and other agencies regarding the development of an integrated treatment approach for clients. Provided family
therapy for families who have experienced domestic abuse and whose children were experiencing behavioral problems, including conduct
disorder. Primary assessment instruments included Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, Beck Depression Inventory, and Rotter's
Incomplete Sentences Blank. Modalities included cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, insight- oriented, crisis stabilization, and feminist.
Attended monthly in service training.
Group Therapist, Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina
May 1995-July 1997
Supervisor: Libby Campbell, LBSW
Conducted two therapy groups for battered women. Focus of groups was on increasing safety, understanding the dynamics and impact of
domestic violence, enhancing self-esteem, improving assertiveness, developing healthy relationships, and exploring family of origin issues.
Provided advocacy services and made referrals to community resources. Modalities included: crisis stabilization, client-centered, interpersonal,
feminist, and cognitive-behavioral.
Clinic Assistant, Psychological Services Center University of South Carolina
August 1993-May 1994
Supervisor: Diane Follingstad, Ph.D., ABPP
Conducted crisis intervention for walk-in clients. Conducted psychological intakes with new clients.
Provided telephone counseling and referrals
Research and Program Development/Evaluation Experience
Investigator. Evaluation of EmPower program (Medical crisis intervention program for battered women) to determine clinical efficacy. Study
examines continued involvement in abusive relationships, utilization of community resources and treatment following crisis intervention, and
client satisfaction with services provided. Data collection in progress.
Dissertation Research, Department of Psychology
The University of South Carolina
August 1996-July 1999
Supervisor: Mervyn Wagner, Ph.D., ABPP
Final draft completed and defended. This study compared the effectiveness of two group treatment interventions for battered women: a
cognitive-behavioral intervention and a supportive therapy intervention. Project involved screening and assessment of participants as well as
training/supervision of advanced doctoral students who led groups, data analyses, and final write-up.
Co-Founder /Investigator. Medical Crisis Intervention Program for Battered Women (EmPower), A Collaboration between Richland Memorial
Hospital's Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments, University of South Carolina Clinical-Community Psychology
Department, and Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina. September 1996-present
Supervisors: Lawrence McClure, Ph.D.; Nancy Barton, LMSW, LMFT; Emilie Smith, Ph.D.; Diane Follingstad, Ph.D., ABPP
Developed a volunteer advocacy program for battered women seeking medical assistance in the Emergency and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Departments of Richland Memorial Hospital. Collaborated with medical staff and conducted extensive networking to gain access to the
hospital. Developed physician's protocol and training program to aid medical staff in identifying domestic violence. Conducted training with
nurses and physicians. Developed training manual for crisis volunteers. The manual provided information about domestic violence, information
about the program, and information about crisis intervention and supportive counseling with battered women. Wrote a grant and obtained
funding for a 30-hour per week supervisor to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and coordinate crisis volunteers. Research
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aspect involved assessing the effects of educating medical staff and crisis volunteers on issues surrounding domestic violence. Presented
results at six regional conferences. Paper published.
Project Coordinator. Research Team Investigating the Effects of Father-Daughter Relationships on Subsequent Adult Attachment in College
Females
The University of South Carolina
January 1993-November 1995
Supervisor: Peter Kilmann, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Conducted general planning of research. Provided supervision of graduate and undergraduate students. Responsible for literature reviews,
instrument development, questionnaire administration, and data analysis. Presented results at three regional conferences.
Co-Investigator. Outcome Evaluation at the Nurturing Center,
University of South Carolina, The Nurturing Center, Columbia South Carolina
February 1994-May 1994
Supervisor: Abraham Wandersman, Ph.D.
Consultation review of the agency's closed files to determine the program's client impact based on Child Abuse Potential Scores. Variables
examined were types of services received, length of services, and types of referral (sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect). Responsible for
design, data analysis, and feedback to the agency. Recommendations were presented in both written and oral reports to the evaluation
committee.
Research Assistant. The Effect of Chronic Pain on Marital Relations
University of South Carolina, Doctoral Dissertation 1991.
Supervisor: Tami Leonhardt, Ph.D.
Responsible for coding of interviews of couples in which one partner was experiencing chronic pain.
Research examined how chronic pain affects communication, sexual relationships, and marital
satisfaction.
Principal Investigator. The Relationship Between Sexual Experiences and Affect In College Women,
Smith College, Honors Thesis
May 1989-May 1990
Supervisor: Faye Crosby, Ph.D.
The study examined college women's emotional reactions to both casual and committed sexual relationships. Formulated research questions,
conducted literature review, developed questionnaires, conducted data analysis, and completed write-up. Project was presented to the faculty
of the Psychology Department at Smith College.
Research Assistant. Competent Teenagers: No Quick Fix,
William H. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia South Carolina, 1989.
Supervisor: George Holmes, Ph.D.
This text provided parents with information to help promote socially competent teenagers. Responsible for conducting literature reviews and
editing of text.
Research Assistant, Smith College, Northampton, Mass., 1989.
Supervisor: Faye Crosby, Ph.D.
This text examined the ways in which women cope with various life roles, including work, motherhood, and marriage. Responsible for
conducting literature reviews and editing of Juggling (The Free Press, 1991) written by Faye Crosby, Ph.D.
Teaching and Supervisory Experience
Clinical and Research Supervisor, Richland Psychological and Recovery Services(The Recovery Center), Columbia SC
September 2001-December 2005.
Provide clinical, administrative, and research supervision to social workers and case managers. Supervise office manager in daily operations
of the clinic. Work in collaboration with other psychologists on research and grant writing.
Clinical Supervisor, Comprehensive Community Care.
Chattanooga, TN January 2000-July 2000
Supervisor: Dr Leslie Kertay, Ph.D.
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Provided clinical supervision and educational materials to case managers working in an outpatient clinic for severely mentally ill individuals.
Guest Lectures, Health Psychology (Psych 465)
Fall 1997, University of South Carolina
Course Instructor: Mervyn Wagner, Ph.D., APBB
Clinical-Supervisor, Sistercare, Inc.
July 1997-May 1998
Supervisor: Nancy Barton, LMSW, LMFT
Supervised two advanced doctoral students who had graduate assistantships with an agency for battered women. Provided supervision to
students who were conducting shelter-based and non-shelter based-individual therapy and assessment with victims of domestic violence.
Co-Founder/Supervisor, Medical Crisis Intervention Program for Battered Women (EmPower),
A Collaboration between Richland Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments,
University of South Carolina Clinical-Community Psychology Department, and Sistercare, Inc.,
Columbia South Carolina. September 1996-June1997.
Supervisors: Lawrence McClure, Ph.D.; Nancy Barton, LMSW LMFT; Noel Busch, MSW, MPA; Libby Campbell, LISW
Conducted training and supervision of volunteer advocates who provide crisis intervention counseling to battered women presenting in the
Emergency and Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments of a hospital. Volunteers included doctoral level Clinical-Community Psychology
students, social work students, and nursing students. Training consisted of providing an overview of domestic violence as well as training in
crisis intervention techniques. Provided supervision of advocates as well as crisis intervention with battered women. Trained physicians,
nurses, and social workers to recognize signs of domestic violence and familiarize them with referral process to Sistercare, Inc.
Guest Lecture. Battered Women Who Kill Their Abusers: A Review of The Theoretical and Empirical Literature, Lecture presented to
Prevention of Physical Violence in Dating Relationships Research Team, University of South Carolina. NIMH Grant #lROIMH49781. FaII1996.
Supervisor and Primary Investigator: Diane Follingstad, Ph.D., ABPP.
Guest Lectures on Domestic Violence, Psychology of Marriage (Psych 301), University of South Carolina.
Summer 1996; Spring 1995.
Courses Taught By: Peter, Kilmann, MPH.; Ph.D.; Karlene Kilmer
Case Presentation. Applying Principles of Feminist Therapy, Psychological Services Center Staffing, University of South Carolina. Fall 1995.
Clinical Teaching Assistant/Therapy Supervision . Department of Psychology
The University of South Carolina
August 1995-May 1996
Supervisor: Mervyn Wagner, Ph.D., ABPP
Worked as a teaching assistant for two graduate-level cognitive-behavioral therapy practica. Supervised second year clinical psychology
doctoral students in behavioral assessment practical. During the fall semester, provided workshops on behavioral assessment, individual
therapy supervision, and live earphone supervision. Spring semester involved individual therapy supervision and live earphone supervision in
advanced behavioral therapy practica. Supervised students who were working with adults, families, and couples.
Publications, Presentations, and Papers
Faucette,M.(2002) Coping with Domestic Violence, Columbia SC.
Faucette,M (2002) Dual Diagnosis. Sistercare, Inc. Columbia, SC.
Faucette,M. (2001) Affect Management G. Weber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital, Columbia, SC.
Faucette,M. (2001) Relapse Prevention. G. Weber Bryan Psychiatric Hopsital. Columbia, SC.
Faucette, M. (2000) Symptom Management: Treatment Manual for Psychotic Individuals, Comprehensive
Community Care. Chattanooga, TN.
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Faucette, M. (1999). Group Treatment of Battered Women: A Comparison of Cognitive Behavioral
and Supportive Intervention. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation.
Faucette, M. & Abela, J. (1999). Symptom Management for Trauma Treatment Manual, Mclean Hospital Mood and
and Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital Program. Belmont, MA.
Faucette, M. & Orlando, B. (1999). Eating Disorders: Body Awareness Treatment Manual, McLean Hospital Mood
And Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital Program, Belmont, MA.
Faucette, M. (1998). Friendship and Dating Treatment Manual, McLean Hospital Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders Partial Hospital Program.
Belmont MA.
Faucette, M., Michels, P., & Kennerly, P. (1997) Action group: Anxiety group treatment
Manual. Departments of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Richland Memorial Hospital Family Practice Center, Columbia South
Carolina.
Burke, L., Busch, N., & Faucette, M. (1998) Educating physicians to recognize domestic violence: Knowledge and attitude changes. The
Community Psychologist, 31, 28-31.
Busch, N., Faucette, M., & Burke L. (May, 1997). Emergency medical program for battered women (EmPower). Resource materials presented
at the 6th Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, Columbia, South Carolina.
Faucette, M. Busch, N., & Burke, L. (April 1997). Results of training medical staff and crisis volunteers on issues surrounding domestic
violence. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the South Carolina Psychological Association, N. Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina.
Burke, L., & Faucette, M. (April 1997). Educating physicians to recognize domestic violence: Knowledge and attitude changes. Poster
presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
Faucette, M., & Crosby, F.J. (in press). Book Review: Fathers: A review of fathers, caring for the next generation. Edited by John Snarey.
Masculinities.
Faucette, M. (1996). Battered women who kill: A review of the theoretical and empirical literature. Unpublished manuscript.
Faucette, M., Burke, L., & Rayburn, M. (1996). A community advocacy project for battered women seeking medical assistance: Volunteer
training manual. Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina.
Faucette, M., Burke, L., & Rayburn, M. (1996). Physician's protocol for identifying domestic violence. Sistercare, Inc., Columbia, South
Carolina.
Burke, L., Faucette, M., Burke, L., & Rayburn, M. (November, 1996). Educating medical staff to recognize signs of domestic violence: A critical
Phase in the development of a community service program for battered women seeking medical treatment. Paper Presented at EcoCommunity Conference, James Island, SC.
Burke, L., Faucette, M., & Rayburn, T. (April, 1996). A community-based advocacy project for battered women seeking medical treatment.
Poster presentation awarded 2nd place in the University of South Carolina's Graduate Student Day Poster Competition, Columbia,
SC.
Rayburn, T., Faucette, M., Kilmann, P., & Laughlin, J. (March, 1996). Spousal personality characteristics and marital distress. Poster presented
at the 42nd Annual Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Norfolk, VA.
Crosby, F., & Faucette, M. (1995). Coping with conference books: A review of women work, and coping. Edited by Bonita Long and Sharon
Kahn. Contemporary Psychology, 40, 57-58
Faucette, M., Burke, L., & Rayburn, M. (October, 1995). Development and evaluation of a service program for battered women seeking
medical treatment. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Southern Regional Chapter of the Association of Women in Psychology,
Hilton Head, SC.
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Kilmann, P., Faucette, M., Rayburn, M., Suffoletta, S., & Laughlin, J. (1995, March) The relationship between father-child interactions, selfconfidence, and interpersonal trust. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Southeastern Psychological Association conference,
Savannah, GA.