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Brief Biography: Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S., LPC
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"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"--Proverbs 1:5
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Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S., NCC, CCMHC, LPC author, therapist, facilitator, motivator, developer, founder, leader, speaker, trainer.
Kevin was one of the original founders of a series of facilities for the homeless that are still in operation in Omaha, Nebraska: Francis House, Siena House, Stephen Center. Kevin has been the director of two different community mental health programs. Prior to working in community mental health centers, Kevin worked for four years in the substance abuse field and was certified for eight years. Currently, he is in private practice and in his fifteenth year of working in the counseling field.
Mr. FitzMaurice has had formal education and advanced training in: Family Therapy, Addictions Counseling, Transactional Analysis, Redecision Therapy, Psychodrama, and both brief and advanced Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Moreover, he has documented over 900 hours of diverse training for CEUs. Additionally, he is the founder of SuperTherapy (ST), which is based on REBT, General Semantics, ancient Taoism, and ancient Christianity.
While Mr. FitzMaurice is trained in many forms of therapy, he does not take an eclectic approach. Rather, Kevin takes an integrative approach believing that everyone needs to be grounded in one theory for no one can master all theories. Kevin's main expertise continues to be in both brief and advanced cognitive-emotive-behavioral psychotherapy.
Credentials: Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Guidance and Counseling, with a specialization in agency counseling, from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, with 61 graduate hours; National Certified Counselor (NCC); nationally Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC); Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Iowa; Certified Professional Counselor (CPC) in Nebraska; Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Nebraska; Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) in Nebraska; Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor in Nebraska for 8 years; Certified Gambling Counselor in Nebraska; 3 Certifications in REBT: Certification in REBT with Family, Child and Adolescent; Primary Certification in REBT; Advanced Certification in REBT; Certified facilitator Batter's Education Program in Iowa; Level-Two Certification in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.
Professional Memberships: American Counseling Association (ACA); American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA); Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC); Nebraska Counselor Association (NCA); the Nebraska Association for Religious and Value Issues in Counseling (NASERVIC); the original chairperson and founder of the Nebraska Board for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (NBTSA); the Association for Private Practice Therapists (APPT); past member of the Speakers Association of the Midlands (SAM); The Nebraska Council on Compulsive Gambling; International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Presentations: Kevin has developed and presented workshops/seminars/trainings to: North Clinic Family Counseling Services, Omaha, Nebraska; Lutheran Family Service of Iowa, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Children & Families of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Counselors Association, Annual Convention, Des Moines, Iowa; Nebraska Counselors Association, Annual Convention, Kearney, Nebraska; Parents United, Inc., at Child Saving Institute, Omaha, Nebraska; Cox Cable Television, Omaha, Nebraska, Nebraska Counselors Association, Annual Convention, Omaha, Nebraska; Chat98 on the World Counseling Network on the Internet; Social Settlement Association, Omaha, Nebraska; World Counseling Network on the Internet; American Counseling Association World Conference on the World Counseling Network; Omaha Christian Singles, Omaha, Nebraska; NAMI Nebraska Annual Conference 2000 DoubleTree Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska; SuperTherapy Institute, Omaha, NE (Sofitel Hotel, Houston, TX); Pawnee Elementary School, Omaha, Nebraska; Omaha Food Coop, Omaha, Nebraska; Speakers Association of the Midlands, Omaha, Nebraska; St. Luke's Church, Ogallala, Nebraska; Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont, Nebraska; Blue Valley Community Action Inc., Fairbury, Nebraska. Furthermore, Kevin has made training presentations to counselors and therapists in other states. Additionally, Kevin has been a guest on several national and regional radio talk shows.
Publications: Kevin has published the following book titles: What Computer Should You Buy?; The Secret of Maturity: How Not to be Codependent; The Secret of Maturity: Second Edition; Self-Concept: The Enemy Within; The Seventh Way: How to Live Beyond Self-Concepts; Beyond Thought and Feeling: Meditation and the Structure of the Ego; Sinners Anonymous: Group Rules; We're All Insane!: Six Reasons Why You're Insane; Attitude Is All You Need! Regain Your Attitude Power Through Empowerment Therapy; Planet Earth Insane Asylum for the Universe: The First Report to the 2000 High Council; Stress for Success: How to Make Stress Work for You!; Discover the Fundamental Patterns that Dominate Human Thinking and Social Behavior: SuperTherapy (ST) Level One Intensive. Kevin has published articles in: Apple Orchard (a computer magazine); GOCA Times (a corporate newsletter); IMHCA (a counselor newsletter); Modern Haiku (a poetry journal); On Three (a computer magazine); Quick Strokes (a computer newsletter); RETwork (a psychology newsletter). Kevin has published poetry in Japan and the USA in such poetry journals as: Brussels Sprout; Cicada; Dasoku; Haiku Quarterly; Ko; Modern Haiku; New Cicada; Poetry Nippon; Tandava.; The Red Pagoda. In 1994, Kevin edited the revision of Dr. Ellis's magnum opus, Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy, in which Dr. Ellis references him several times. In 1995, Kevin edited Better, Deeper, and More Enduring Brief Therapy, in which Dr. Ellis references him several times. In 1998, Kevin edited Seven Guidelines to Great Relationships! for Dr. Ellis. In 2000, Kevin edited yet another book for Albert Ellis, Ph.D. the most famous living psychologist in the world. Kevin has been responsible for the development and publication of numerous counseling forms and numerous client handouts. Additionally, Kevin has a video based training series for counselors called Mental Health for Everyone based on his TV show of the same name. Furthermore, Kevin maintains his own web site at http://www.kevinfitzmaurice.com/.
Volunteer Work: In 1986, Kevin founded the first formal Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) meetings in Omaha and was the founder and first chairperson for the Intergroup Committee for SLAA. Kevin volunteered as a co-facilitator of groups for Parents United for two years ending in early 1997. Kevin has served on the following committees: Ethics Chairperson for Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association, Metropolitan Child Abuse Coalition (MCAC) Protocol Committee, MCAC Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Committee, Chairperson for the Nebraska Board for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (NBTSA), NBTSA Rewrite Committee.
Addictions: Kevin's sobriety dates are as follows: Drugs 11-12-1985, Alcohol 11-13-1985, Tobacco 11-18-1985, Coffee 04-24-1987, Meat and fish 04-01-1990, Chocolate 04-01-2000 was broken in December 2002 and has not yet been beaten though many attempts over the years have been successful for a time. Kevin does drink green tea which contains caffeine though less than coffee. Green tea is also a health drink as it contains antioxidants.
Received Kevin has received extensive individual counseling from both genders. Kevin has received extensive group counseling from both genders. Kevin attended Parents United for some years. Kevin has spent hundreds of hours in 12-Step group meetings such as AA, Al-Anon, and SLAA. Kevin received drug and alcohol treatment.
Music: Kevin's musical preferences can be succinctly stated as the being the 5 Bs: Beethoven, Bach, Baroque, Blues, Beatles. There are others, but these five are the main sources for Kevin. Additionally, most any Jazz from the 20s and 30s is appreciated.
Movies: Kevin is a fan of foreign films (subtitled not dubbed), selections from film festivals, independent films, and early films from the 30s and 40s. See Movies
Books: See suggested readings: Good Books
Main Influences: The King James version of the Bible, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Taoism, General Semantics, J. Krishnamurti, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche. For more information on any of these, see suggested links: Links
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Speaker
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Mission Statement
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Enemy of Self-Esteem
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Resume of
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Cognitive Credits
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, M.S.: Some Quotations
QUOTATIONS VARIOUS SOURCES
"A fool is only a fool because he won't see he is a fool."--Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
"A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."--James Joyce
"Failure doesn't have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person."--Albert Ellis & Robert A. Harper, A Guide to Rational Living, Third Edition, p. 206
"When receiving correction, the wise seeks to learn and the fool seeks to justify with excuses."--Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
"My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:"--Proverbs 3:11
"Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die."--Proverbs 15:5
"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."--Hebrews 12:6
"If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"--Hebrews 12:7
"But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons."--Hebrews 12:8
"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism."--Norman Vincent Peale
"By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit."--Albert Ellis & Robert A. Harper, A Guide to Rational Living, Third Edition, p. 194. Order A Guide to Rational Living
"If we eliminated all errors, we would also eliminate much discovery, art, insight, learning, and creativity that results from facing errors."--Kevin Everett FitzMaurice
QUOTATIONS SCRIPTURE
"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"--Proverbs 1:5
"Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety."--Proverbs 11:14
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise."--Proverbs 12:15
"Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy."--Proverbs 12:20
"Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established."--Proverbs 15:22
"Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end."--Proverbs 19:20
"Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war."--Proverbs 20:18
"Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth."--Isaiah 16:3
"Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.]"--Ecclesiasticus 6:2
"As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time."--Ecclesiasticus 22:16
"Give not over thy mind to heaviness, and afflict not thyself in thine own counsel."--Ecclesiasticus 30:21
"A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel."--Ecclesiasticus 32:18
"And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it."--Ecclesiasticus 37:13
"Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action."--Ecclesiasticus 38:33
"Gold and silver make the foot stand sure: but counsel is esteemed above them both."--Ecclesiasticus 40:25
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