Dr. Sharon E. (Hutson) Cheston

Dr. Sharon Cheston is a full professor in the Pastoral Counseling Department at Loyola University Maryland. Her 30+ years of experience as an educator, supervisor, mental health counselor, and author has lead to her attaining an expertise in trauma, the integration of spirituality in counseling, and counselor education and supervision.

 

Sharon distinguished herself as a leader in the counseling field both at the state and national levels serving in leadership roles in the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and with her gubernatorial appointment to the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists where she served as chair, spearheading the process of obtaining licensure for professional counselors in Maryland. The American Counseling Association recognized her contribution to the field with the Carl D. Perkins award for Government Relations in 2004.

 

Faded Rainbows (Available on Amazon.com), her most recent book, is a novel that explores the world of psychotherapy through a counselor and her three clients. The journey is a mysterious revelation of clients’ sacred chronicles and erroneous life assumptions.

 
 
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 Faded Rainbows: Psychospiritual Therapeutic Journeys. (2008). iUniverse, Inc. New York.

ISBN# 0-8091-3420-9

 

Text Box: The journey of psychotherapy is a mysterious revelation of a client’s sacred chronicles and erroneous assumptions about life. Faded Rainbows allows the reader to experience the psychotherapeutic journeys of three clients, Caz, Noelle, and Bally. The difficult work of revealing their traumas and struggles creates unexpected twists, resistance, and surprising discoveries. Lisa’s voyage of healing after her daughter’s death impacts her work resulting in her seeking consultation from her fellow therapists. Her personal and spiritual revelations and healing allows the reader to understand her as a person, not just a therapist. Modeling her own journey of healing, she gently but tenaciously asks her clients to consider alternative ways of living. Faded Rainbows Cropped.jpg

 

 

 As You and the Abused Person Journey Together. (1994). Paulist Press, Mahwah, New Jersey.

ISBN# 0-8294-0775-8

 

Text Box: This book offers insight and encouragement to those who accompany a sufferer of childhood sexual abuse on the path to healing. It is both practical and sensitive as it reveals – through the story of Jessica – the nature and symptoms of sexual abuse, the necessary survival reactions of the victim, the most enabling responses that the victim’s family and friends can make, and, of special significance, the faith implications that can interfere with or enhance the victim’s relationship with God. Readers will find how their sharing and support can help ease the victim’s often long and difficult journey toward wholeness.Abused Person Cropped.jpg

 

Essentials for Chaplains. (1993). Sharon E. Cheston & Robert J. Wicks, eds. Paulist Press, Mahwah, New Jersey.

ISBN# 0-8091-3420-9

Text Box: This book contains the “essentials” to remember when chaplains tackle any of these ten tough issues or situations in ministry: . Burnout, Sexual Abuse of Children, Dealing with Anger, Facing Grief, Guilt and Shame, Working with the Chronologically Gifted, Dealing with Confrontation, Anxiety, Crisis Intervention, Working with Female Patients. Knowing full well the unique demands of chaplaincy, the contributors provide succinct and practical pastoral care information. Each chapter offers chaplains an opportunity to refocus and regroup their efforts on behalf of patients and their families. Chaplains Cropped.jpg

 

Mary the Mother of All: Protestant Perspectives & Experiences of Medjugorje. (1992). Loyola University Press, Chicago.

ISBN# 0-8294-0775-8

Text Box: Mary the Mother of All offers a unique contribution to Marian literature. Written by Protestants from various denominations – Lutheran, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Baptist, Unitarian, and Episcopalian—this collection of essays describes the power and mystery surrounding Mary’s appearances in Medjugorje, Yugoslavia. Since her first appearance to six young Catholic visionaries in 1981, Mary has conveyed many messages of hope and love. And most importantly, she has made it clear that her words are meant for all people from all religions Mary Cropped.jpg

 

 

Making Effective Referrals (1991). Gardner Press, New York.

ISBN# 0-89876-170-0

Text Box: This book is an important resource for the human service practitioner to access the various referral topics quickly and efficiently, and acquire concrete suggestions on how to handle an array of various referral situations. A selection of the Behavioral Science Book Club for 1992. “Finally, a book that address the referral system has been released. Dr. Cheston’s book fills a large gap that has existed in the available literature for many years.” Sharon Hymer, Ph.D. Past President of Social Division NY State Psychological Association Referrals Cropped.jpg   

 

 

 

 

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SHARON ELIZABETH HUTSON CHESTON

                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                        Loyola University Maryland

         Pastoral Counseling Department        

 

8890 McGaw Road, Suite 380R

Columbia, MD 21045

 Office: (410) 617-7611

FAX:  (410) 617-7644

                   E-mail: scheston@loyola.edu       

 

 Private Practice Contact Phone #:  (410) 617-7611

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EDUCATION

1983                       Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Counselor Education and Supervision

                                Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

                                Honors and Accomplishments:

                                         1980-81  Outstanding Young Woman of America

                                         1978-82  Who's Who in the Midwest

 

1975                     Master's (M.Ed.) in Counselor Education

                               North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

                               Clinical Internship: North Carolina State University Counseling Center.

 

1969                     Bachelor's (B.A.) Psychology

                               Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia

                               Honors and Accomplishments: Graduate Cum Laude.

                                         Psychology's Senior Scholar, Junior Scholar, Phi Society, Cardinal Key.

                                         Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities

 

CURRENT POSITION

Pastoral Counseling Department

Loyola College in Maryland

     Professor   1986-present   (Core Faculty Member 1985-86)

 

Teaching Responsibilities:

          Counseling courses in Masters, Certificate of Advanced Study, and Doctoral programs.        

                        Masters-level courses

                               Helping Relationship 

                               Introduction to Research and Statistical Methods 

                               Counseling Theory & Practice

                               Crisis Intervention

                               Interdisciplinary Case Conference 

                               Clinical Case Supervision I, II, III, & IV

                               Pro-Seminar

                       Certificate of Advanced Study-level courses

                               Advanced Clinical Case Conference (CAS)

                       Doctoral-level courses

                               Theory and Practice of Supervision

                               Doctoral Research Seminar

                               Theory and Practice of Counselor Education

                               Doctoral Clinical Case Conference I and II

                               Treatment of Psychopathology

                               Adlerian Psychotherapy

                               Organizational Development

           

Administrative Service to the Pastoral Counseling Department

§    Program Director for Masters of Science 2009-present

§    Chair of the Academic Committee  2008-2009

§  Director of Doctoral Admissions    2003-2008

§  Associate Chair of Department in charge of Academic Operations 1986-2003

 

Service to Loyola University Maryland            

               University Committees

            1987-1989 Faculty Senate

            1988-1990 Academic Computing Committee Member

            1995-1996 Committee for Graduation Speakers and Special Awards and Degrees

            1997-2001 Loyola-Notre Dame Library Committee

            2001-2002 COGS committee and Arts & Science Chairs committee as alternate

            2002 Spring Semester - Graduate Appeals Committee

            2005-6 Served on 30th anniversary committee and college’s fund raising event.

            2007-8 Consultant to Fordham University as they prepare for CACREP

            2008-present Graduate Appeals Committee

 

SCHOLARSHIP

Books and Chapters in Books

Cheston, S. E. (1994).  As You and the Abused Person Journey Together. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.

 

Cheston, S. E. ed. (1994).  Mary the Mother of All:  Protestant Perspectives and Experiences of Medjugorje. Chicago: Loyola University Press.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1993). Treating Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse.  In R. Wicks and R. Parsons (Eds.)  Pastoral Counseling Handbook, Vol. II, pp. 447-448.                                                    Mahwah, NJ:  Paulist Press.

 

Cheston, S. E., & Wicks, R., Eds.  (1993).  Essentials for Chaplains.  Mahwah, NJ:  Paulist Press.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1991).  Making Effective Referrals a Therapeutic Process.  NY:  Gardner Press.  Note: Adopted Aug 1991 by the Behavioral Science Book Club.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1987). Short-Term Counseling.  In B. K. Estadt, M. C. Blanchette, & J. R. Compton (Eds.), The Art of Clinical Supervision:  A Pastoral Counseling Perspective, pp. 111-121.                          Mahwah, NJ:  Paulist Press.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1983). The Relationship Between Family Life Cycle Stages and Amount of Stress of Long-Distance Job Related Relocation.  Ann Arbor, Michigan:  University Microfilms                      International.

 

Journal Articles

Stempel, H., Cheston, S. E., & Greer, J. M. (2004. A Further Exploration of the Vedic Personality Inventory: validity, reliability, and generalizablility. Psychological Reports.

 

Cheston, S. E., Shoup, D. D., Scheers, N. J. & Compton, J. (2003). A comparison of the effects of various childhood traumas on women’s images of God and the helpfulness of addressing                  spirituality in counseling. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 18(4), 19-26. 

 

Cheston, S. E., Piedmont, R.L., Lavin, L. P., & Eanes, B. E. (2003) Changes in clients’ images of God over the course of outpatient therapy. Journal for Counseling and Values, 47(2), 96-108.

 

Cheston, S. E. (2000). A new paradigm for teaching counseling theory & practice. Counselor Education and Supervision, 39(4), 254-269.

 

Cheston, S. E. (2000). The spirituality of encouragement. Journal for Individual Psychology, 56(3), 296-304.

 

Csarny, R. J., Piedmont, R.L., Sneck, W. J., & Cheston, S. E. (2000). An evaluation of the incremental validity of the Spiritual Experience Index-Revised. Research in the Social                                      Scientific Study of Religion, 2, 117-131.

 

Kennedy, C. & Cheston, S. E. (2003). Spiritual distress at life’s end: Finding meaning in the maelstrom. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling,57(2), 131-141.

 

Murphy, P. E., Ciarrocchi, J. W., Piedmont, R. L., Cheston, S. E., & Peyrot, M. (2000). The relation of religious belief and practices, depression, and hopelessness in persons with clinical                                   depression: A structural model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(6),1102-1106.

 

Okerson, F., Cheston, S. E., & Sheers, N .J. (1998).  African American undergraduate students’  willingness to self-disclose to African American and European American and religious versus             secular counselors: An experiment.  Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 9, 97-114.

 

Lombardo, L. T., Greer, J., Estadt, B. K., & Cheston, S. E. (1997).  Empowerment behaviors in clinical training: An empirical study of parallel processes, The Clinical Supervisor, 6 (2), 33-47.

 

Muse, J. S., Estadt, B. K., Greer, J. M., & Cheston, S. E. (1994).  Are religiously integrated therapists more empathic? The Journal of Pastoral Care, Spring, 48(1), 14-23.

 

Kane, D. M., Cheston, S. E., & Greer, J. M. (1993).  Perceptions of God by survivors of childhood sexual abuse:  An exploratory study in an underresearched area.  Psychology and Theology,     Fall, 21(3), 228-237.

 

Cheston, S .E. (1991).  A clinical case presentation paradigm, Clinical Supervisor, 9(2), 149-159.

 

Research in process or being submitted

Cheston, S. E. A new paradigm for Adlerian Psychology. Journal article in progress for Journal of  Individual Psychology.

 

Cheston, S. E. The integration of Adlerian concepts and spirituality. Journal article in progress.

 

Deneke, E. & Cheston, S. E. How the trauma of childhood bullying impacts adults’ capacity to attach to others and God.

 

Ludwig, M. E., Cheston, S. E., & Stewart-Sicking, J. A. Constructing the Masculine Crucible: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Christian Men in Deconstruction and Re-integration. (Being

             drafted for submission to the journal, Counseling and Values.)

 

Berger, C. C., Cheston, S. E., & Stewart-Sicking, J. A. The Experiences and Effects of Healing Touch as Compared to Psychotherapy on a Bereaved Population: A Grounded Theory

             Analysis (Being drafted for submission to the journal, Counseling and Values.)

 

Kohn, M. M., Cheston, S. E., & DyLiacco, G. The Impact of Clergy Sexual Abuse on Adult Survivors: A Between-Groups Comparison of Non-Sexually Abused Adults and Adults                                Abused by Clergy and Non-Clergy (Being drafted for submission to a journal to be determined.)

 

INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, and REGIONAL CONVENTION PRESENTATIONS

Cheston, S. E. (January 1-12, 2008)  Santiago, Chile 3 credit course: Crisis Intervention for Alberto Hurtato Jesuit University.

 

Cheston, S. E. (January 4-11, 2010) Santiago, Chile 3 credit course: Crisis Intervention for Alberto Hurtato Jesuit University.

 

Cheston, S. E. (2001, April). Maryland Licensure Laws. Presented at annual conference of the Maryland Association for Counseling and Development.

 

Cheston, S. E. & Lavin, L. (2000, March). The effect of outpatient therapy on a client’s image of God. Research session presented at the 2000 Annual Conference of the American Counseling            Association, Washington, DC.

 

Cheston, S. E. (2000, March). Counselor licensure requirements. Session presented at the 2000 conference of the Maryland Association for Counseling and Development, Timonium, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1999, October). Counselor licensure requirements for Mental Health Counselors. Session presented at the 2000 conference of the Maryland Mental Health Counselors,                             Columbia, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1999, June). Licensure for the school counselor. Session presented at the 1999 meeting of the Anne Arundel School Counselors Association, Annapolis, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1999, February). Counselor licensure. Session presented at the 1999 conference of the Maryland Association for Counseling and Development, Columbia, MD.

 

Csarny, R. J., Piedmont, R. L., Sneck, W. J., & Cheston, S. E. (1998). The Spiritual Experience Index-Revised: Measure of spirituality or personality? Paper presented at the 1998 conference        of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco

 

Cheston, S. E. (1998, October). Maryland Mental Health Counselors Association Conference, Content session. Counselor Licensure for Mental Health Counselors. Columbia, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1998, October). Maryland School Counselors Association Conference, Content session. The Future of Counselor Licensure. Hagerstown, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1998, April). ACA National Convention, content session presentation, Content session. A new paradigm for teaching counseling theory. Indianapolis, IN.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1997, November). Florida Counseling Association state conference, Invited presentation. Infusing spirituality in counseling. Orlando, FL.

      

Cheston, S. E. (1997, November). Florida Counseling Association state conference. An invited panel member. Spirituality in the workplace. Orlando, FL.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1997, October).  North Atlantic Leadership Conference, Invited presentation. Leadership ethics in the American Counseling Association. Lancaster, PA.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1995, October).  Maryland Association for Counseling & Development.  Invited workshop. Encouragement in Counseling. Solomons Island, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1995, July). North Atlantic Post Abortion Conference, Keynote address. Sexual abuse and its relationship to abortion. Milwaukee, WI.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1991, April). American Counseling Association National Convention, Content session. Making effective referrals.  Reno, NV.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1990, May). Maryland Association for Counseling and Development, Invited Workshop. Intake procedures. Ocean City, MD.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1989, March). American Association for Counseling and Development National Convention, Professional development all day workshop, The supervisory process in small                       groups. Boston, MA. 

 

Cheston, S. E. (1988, November). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Convention, Content session. Case presentation format. St. Louis, MO.

 

Cheston, S. E. (1987, March). American Association for Counseling and Development National Convention, Content session. Long term vs. short term therapy. Chicago, IL.

 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

©Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - State of Maryland. 1998-present (Certified 1989-1998)

©National Certified Counselor - National Board of Certified Professional Counselors.  1984-present.

©Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor - National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors.  1989-present.

©Approved Counselor Supervisor – National Board of Certified Counselor. 1998-present.

                                                           

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES

    Memberships

©American Counseling Association (ACA), 1975-present.

©Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, 1985-present.

©Association for Spiritual, Ethical & Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), 1986-present.

©Maryland Association for Counseling & Development; 1988-present.

©Maryland Association for Spiritual, Ethical & Religious Values in Counseling (MASERVIC), 1990-present.

©American Mental Health Counseling Association, 1987-1996.

©American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Pastoral Counseling Educator, 1996-present.

©American Association of Christian Counselors, 1997-present

 

     Leadership Roles

©Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

                       Chair, 1996-2002.

                       Secretary, 1994-1996.

                       Board Member, 1994-2002.

                               Committees: Ethics, Regulations, Credentialing

 

©Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)

                       President, 1998-1999.

                       Board Member, 1993-1996

                       Membership Chair, 1993-1996.

                       National Chairperson for ASERVIC Convention in conjunction with ACA Convention, 1992.

                       Treasurer, 2002-2004

 

©Maryland Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (MASERVIC)

                       President, 1988-90.

 

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

         

American Red Cross – Baltimore Chapter

        Deputy Executive Director, Community Services             1982-1986

                      

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois – Fox Valley

        Psychologist IV/Program Director                                    1976-1982

 

LIMITED PRIVATE PRACTICE

 

My private practice consists primarily of adult clients who are seeking to improve their mental health and their daily functioning. I have over 30 years of experience in the mental health field.  Through my degrees and continuing education training I have developed skills in treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, and trauma.

 

My primary theoretical orientation is Adlerian. I chose this theory because it blends a humanistic way of being with clients, with a psychodynamic way of understanding clients’ issues, and a cognitive/behavioral way of intervening with clients. All in all I find the Adlerian theory the most comprehensive counseling theory and I have taught 3-credit graduate-level courses on this approach.

 

 

 


Text Box: Contact Information   SHARON ELIZABETH HUTSON CHESTON

 

Loyola University Maryland

Pastoral Counseling Department

 

8890 McGaw Road, Suite 380R

Columbia, MD 21045

 

Office: (410) 617-7611

FAX:  (410) 617-7644

 

E-mail: scheston@loyola.edu

 

Private Practice Contact Phone #:  (410) 617-7611

 

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