Leadership Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Training Director in coordinating the design, implementation, and evaluation of all practicum and internship training programs at UCS.
• Serving as the primary contact responsible for overseeing the psychology practicum program at UCS. 
• Serving as a training consultant for licensed UCS clinicians to support their role as clinical supervisors.
• Overseeing and coordinating professional development programming at UCS.
• Engaging in liaison relationships with various campus communities, offering support especially in areas of crisis management, suicide prevention, and training program development and evaluation.
• Co-chairing the Suicide Prevention Coalition within the Division of Student Life.

Education:

• 2021 – The University of Iowa, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
• Certified Crisis Specialist, American Association of Suicidology
• Certified IPT Clinician Level A, Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute

Theoretical Approaches:

• Attachment-based Theories
• Multicultural Therapy
• Feministic Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Areas of Competency:

• Anxiety
• Body Image Disturbance/Concerns
• Chronic Illness/ Pain
• Depression
• Family of origin issues
• Identity Development and Exploration
• Life Transitions
• Medical Trauma
• PTSD/Trauma
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Trauma
• Stress management

Professional Affiliations:

• American Psychological Association
  • Division 17: Society of Counseling Psychology
  • Division 49: Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy.
• Iowa Psychological Association

Biography:

• I place great emphasis on clients’ relationships with themselves and others, on the impact of their various identities, and on supporting clients to grow even after therapy ends. I value supporting communities in need on campus, and creating a safe and collaborative space for clients to feel empowered and make desired changes in their lives.

Publications:

• Adams, M.C., Kivlighan III, D.M., Ye, X., Kilmer, E.D., & Callahan, J. L. (In Press). International coauthorship network among published articles in the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.
• Kivlighan III, D.M., Aloe, A., Adams, M.C., Garrison, Y., Obrecht, A., Ho, Y.C.S., Kim, J.Y.C., Hooley, I., Chan, L., & Deng, K. (2020). Does the group in group-based interventions matter? A meta-analysis of the intraclass correlation coefficient in group treatment research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(4), 322-337.
• Adams, M.C. & Kivlighan III, D.M. (2019). When home is gone: An application of the multicultural orientation framework to enhance clinical practice with refugees of forced migration. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(3), 176-183.
• Kivlighan III, D. M., Adams, M. C., Obrecht, A., Kim, J. Y. C., Ward, B., & Latino, C. A. (2019). Group therapy trainees’ social learning and interpersonal awareness: The role of cohesion in training groups. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 44(1), 62-76.
• Kivlighan, D. M. III, Adams, M. C., Drinane, J. M., Tao, K. W., & Owen, J. (2019). Construction and validation of the Multicultural Orientation Inventory—Group Version. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(1), 45-55.
• Kivlighan III, D.M., Adams, M.C., & Deng, K., Ye, X., & Menninga E.J. (2018). A social network analysis of international collaboration in Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist. The Counseling Psychologist., 46(3), 274- 295.