William T. Nagahiro
Office Address: 30 Pleasant Street • Conway, NH 03818
Phone: 603-387-1579
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph. D In Counseling Psychology (APA Approved)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 1983
M.Ed. In Counseling and Guidance
University of Hawaii at Manoa, May 1978
BA in Psychology
Whittier College, May 1973
Certification/License
Licensed New Hampshire Psychologist since 1985
License #335
Spiritual Training and Practice
Ridhwan School
A.H. Almaas – 1995 to 2003
Conway Community Sangha
Organize and facilitate weekly meditation and discussion group since 1992
Zen Meditation for Beginners
Teach meditation courses for the local community
Zen Practice
Retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh, Roshi Bernie Glassman (Zen Peacemaker Order)
Nancy Mujo Baker (No Traces Sangha – NY) 1992 to 2003.
Work weekly with Sensei (Teacher) Mujo Baker since 1996.
“Healing Power of Presence”
Attended 7 day retreats for four consecutive years with John Welwood (Omega Institute).
Shambala Training
Level 1 – 1995
Professional Experience
Employer: Self-Employed, Private Practice, Conway, NH
Title: Psychologist, New Hampshire License #335
Dates: July 1985 to present
Description of Duties:
Outpatient psychotherapy – Provide child, adolescent, family, marital and adult services. Specialty
areas include sex abuse, substance abuse, marital issues, depression, trauma, school-related problems
and parenting issues.
Group Psychotherapy – Provide Internal Family Systems group therapy to health care providers.
Psychological Evaluation – Provide full psychological evaluations for children, adolescents and adults.
Consultation – Provide mental health consultation to teachers, counselors and administrators. Also
consult local businesses in conflict resolution and grief issues.
Appointments – Community Sex Abuse Task Force, Board of Directors for Visiting Nurses, Board of
Directors for Children Unlimited (Developmental, Educational, and Therapeutic Services for preschool
aged children).
Employer: The Center for Self-Leadership
Title: Assistant Trainer
Dates: January 2008 to Present
Description of Duties:
Assist lead trainer in the Internal Family Systems Model to therapists in a large group setting.
Provide instruction and demonstrations and support to participants.
Supervise program assistants during the 1 year training program.
Employer: Carroll County Mental Health Services
Title: Psychologist
Dates: September 1983 to August 1985
Description of Duties:
Provide outpatient psychology to children, adolescents, families and adults.
Provided evaluation and consultation to public schools for children with academic and emotional difficulties.
Consult Head Start Programs.
Employer: Child and Family Services, Inc. (APA approved internship)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dates: September 1982 to August 1983
Description of Duties:
Outpatient Child Guidance Clinic –
Provided individual, marital and family therapy. Group therapy for young boys.
Psychological Evaluation –
Provided full psychological batteries for children, adolescents and adults.
Direct treatment and consultation services for Head Start, Adoption Services, Community Health Center,
and Residential Treatment Program for Children.
Employer: Cheney School District, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Psychological Consultant
Dates: The 1982 school year
Description of Duties:
Provided mental health consultation to teachers and administrators in a rural public school.
Provided counseling services to children and families.
Implemented Group counseling program to the entire school.
Employer: Catholic Social Services, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Family and Marital Therapist
Dates: January 1982 to October 1982
Description of Duties:
Provide counseling services to couples, families, children, adolescents, and adults.
Employer: Lincoln Lancaster Child Guidance Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Family and Child Therapist
Dates: August 1980 to July 1981
Description of Duties:
Provided diagnostic and treatment services to children, adolescents and adults in a community mental health clinic.
Facilitated group counseling sessions for children of divorce.
Provided mental health consultation in the public school.
Implemented group counseling for “behavioral problems” in rural public schools.
Employer: Cedars Home for Children (Residential Facility), Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Psychological Consultant
Dates: 1980 to 1981 school year
Description of Duties:
Provided consultation services to staff and public schools for Children from the Cedar’s home.
Provided liaison services to Child Protective Services, State Welfare, Juvenile Court and the public schools.
Employer: Hawaii Department of Education, Molokai, Hawaii
Title: Elementary School Counselor
Dates: 1979 school year
Description of Duties:
Provided counseling services to four elementary schools on the island of Hawaii. This included individual and
group counseling, consultation with teachers, parents and administrators.
Provided evaluation and placement services.
Employer: Human Resources and Development Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: Play Therapist
Dates: November 1977 to January 1979
Description of Duties:
Conducted group play therapy for emotionally handicapped children whose parents were receiving family therapy.
This included preadolescent (ages 7-12) and adolescent (ages 13-18) groups.
Employer: Human Resource and Development Center
Title: Psychiatric Aide
Dates: 1977
Description of Duties:
Provided home services for an autistic/psychotic young adult male.
Carried out treatment plan, which included teaching personal hygiene and social behaviors.
Participated in family therapy, training sessions and operated video recording equipment.
Employer: Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: School Counselor
Dates: Summer Session 1978
Description of Duties:
Provided individual group counseling services for immigrant students in an English as a Second Language program.
Employer: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: Graduate Assistant
Dates: 1976 school year
Description of Duties:
Implemented a Peer Counselor-Consultant Training Program for an intermediate school noted for a high
incidence of behavioral problems.
Weekly sessions focused on teaching interpersonal skills, communication skills and counseling skills to behavior
problem students. They eventually taught the same skills to other students.
Employer: Hawaii Mental Health Department
Title: Outreach Counselor and Teacher
Dates: June 1976 to June of 1977
Description of Duties:
Seek out alienated youth in a rural community offering alternative education and employment opportunities.
Worked on a crisis intervention team for drug abusers, runaways and violence problems in the rural schools.
Developed an elementary school tutoring program and “Rap Center” for adolescents.
Taught math and reading to high school students preparing for GED.
Employer: Nursing Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: Group Facilitator
Dates: 1977 school year
Description of Duties:
Facilitated encounter group for student nurses.
Teaching Experience
Institution: Private Practice
Title: Psychologist/Workshop Trainer
Dates: February – September 2010
Description:
Provide workshops for therapists on the Spritual Dimensions of the Internal Family Systems Model- Group
Consultation/Therapy Process
Institution: Private Practice
Title: Psychologist/Workshop Trainer
Dates: Summer 2008
Description:
Provide Nonviolent Communication Workshops for Health Care Organizations and the community.
Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dates: Spring Semester 1982
Description of Duties:
Supervised Master’s Degree counselors in a counseling practicum in weekly group sessions.
Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant (Field Placement)
Dates: Fall Semester 1981-Spring Semester 1982
Description of Duties:
Supervised Master level students in a variety of community settings.
Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dates: Spring Semester 1980
Description of Duties:
Provided lectures on counseling Asian Pacific Islanders.
Facilitated seminar discussions regarding cross-cultural counseling.
Institution: Young Women’s Christian Association, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title: Workshop Trainer
Dates:1980
Description of Duties:
Provided lectures and facilitated groups for singles.
Institution: Human Resource Development Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: Workshop Trainer
Dates: December 1977
Description of Duties:
Conducted Social Skills Training Workshops for parents, teachers, counselors and administrators in the Hawaii
Public Schools.
Institution: Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: High School and Intermediate School Teacher
Dates: 1974 school year
Description of Duties:
Taught high school Psychology and Special Education in the intermediate school.
Institution: Whittier School District, Whittier, California
Title: Elementary School Teacher (California Teaching Credential 1973)
Dates: 1973 school year
Description of Duties:
Long term substitute for second, fifth and sixth grades.
Research Experience
Doctoral Dissertation
Social Role Taking: A Treatment Model for Aggressive Children in the Elementary School Setting (July 1983)
Master’s Thesis
The Effects of Group Peer Tutoring Upon the Tutor (May 1978)
Institution: Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
Title: Research Assistant
Dates: June 1977 to June 1978
Description of Duties:
Conduction research project involving the implementation and evaluation of a Peer Counselor-Consultant
Training Program in the Hawaii Public Schools.
Institution: Child and Family Services, Inc. (Adoption Unit)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dates: September 1982 to August 1983
Description of Duties:
Examine characteristics and experiences of families who had adopted “different” and “hard to place” children.
Awards and Appointments
University of Nebraska Regents Fellowship 1980 and 1981 academic years
Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Eastern Psychological Association
Asian American Association