Michael W. Mangis, Ph.D. 630.365.0899 ext. 102
mmangis@heartlandcounseling.org
Executive Director
Welcome
to Heartland Counseling. Since 2000 Heartland has been serving Elburn
and the surrounding communities with compassion and professional excellence.
I have been practicing psychology and teaching graduate psychology students
since I completed my doctorate in 1989. The combination of teaching and
practice has helped me to keep current in the field of psychology and
to see what is the worst and the best of how psychology is typically practiced.
I have put that knowledge into the development of what I believe to be
one of the best counseling centers in the area.
I have assembled a team of
outstanding clinicians committed to the ideals of ministering to the community
and to their clients with passion and professional integrity. You'll feel
the difference from the first phone call that you make. You are our first
priority. Though my teaching position severely limits the number of patients
I can personally see, I oversee all of the clinical work at Heartland.
Our training and continuing education program is the best around. All
of our staff members attend workshops and training sessions designed to
keep up their skills and awareness of current issues in the field. Even
the most experienced staff continue to collaborate, supervise and support
each other's work so that none of us grows stale.
About Me
I grew up on a farm in the small town of Malta, Montana. I attended Wheaton College for my undergraduate degree and the University of Wyoming for my doctorate. I have been married to my wife, Patti, since 1985. We have one son, Joshua. I completed my internship at Pine Rest Christian Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since 1989 I have been on the faculty of the Wheaton College Graduate School where I teach courses in professional ethics, spiritual formation, psychoanalytic psychology and the integration of psychology and Christian faith.
Counseling Style
My style is eclectic. I have primarily been influenced by psychodynamic theories. Most people come to therapy because they are dissatisfied with something about their relationships. If relationship history is the main problem I look for unhealthy patterns of relating that usually began in early life. Most problems of living come from patterns that once served a purpose and are now difficult to give up. I enjoy opportunities to integrate Christian spiritual formation into the psychological process. I believe in a bio-psycho-socio-spiritual model of understanding people. In other words, we need to take care of our physical health, psychological health, relational health and spiritual health if we want to be whole and mature.
Specialties
I enjoy working with adolescents and adults in individual, couple or family counseling. I also consult with churches and businesses to help create healthier work and worship environments. I am a certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapist and partner with Amy Blossom at Reins of Change for that work.
Hobbies and Interests
I enjoy woodworking, reading, crossword puzzles, music, listening to my son play the drums and playing with any new technology toy.
Favorites
I resist naming "favorites" because I like variety and my tastes change with my mood. One of my favorite books is "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. Since I was a child I have loved C.S. Lewis' fiction, especially the space trilogy. My favorite music genres range from folk to rock to jazz to classical to western. My ipod has all of those genres and I go through stages in each. My favorite movie is "Babette's Feast," a Danish film based on a short story by Isac Dineson (Karen Blixson). I still occasionally watch my favorite childhood movie, "Follow Me Boys," an old Disney classic . with Fred MacMurray. Another old favorite is Jermiah Johnson with Robert Redford On TV I enjoy "House," "24," "Monk," and "The Unit."
Employment
|
1989
- present Wheaton
College Wheaton,
Illinois
Professor of Psychology, Counseling Ministries
Program Coordinator
Teach Master’s and Doctoral courses in psychoanalytic
therapy, Christian spirituality, and professional ethics
Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor,
1995
Tenure, 1996
Promotion to Professor 2008 2000 - present Center
for Rural Psychology Elburn,
Illinois
Executive Director
The Center for Rural Psychology is a not-for-profit
organization that seeks to serve the mental health needs of underserved
rural communities through training, consultation, service, and research.
2000 - present Heartland
Counseling Elburn,
Illinois
Clinical Psychologist, Executive Director, Clinical
Supervisor
Part-time private practice providing marital therapy,
family therapy, group therapy and individual therapy for adults and
adolescents in addition to supervising psychology interns for Wheaton
college and the Chicago Area Christian Training Consortium.
1989 - 2000 Christ
Church Counseling Center Oak
Brook, Illinois
Clinical Psychologist
Part-time private practice providing marital therapy,
family therapy, and individual therapy for adults and adolescents.
1988 - 1989 Pine
Rest Christian Hospital Grand
Rapids, Michigan
Staff Psychologist
Pine Rest is a JCAHO accredited private psychiatric
hospital.
Staff psychologist on an inpatient adolescent unit
Responsibilities included individual therapy, group
therapy, marital therapy, family therapy, psychological assessment,
diagnostic intake interviews, treatment planning and management, aftercare
planning and follow-up outpatient care.
1987 - 1988 Pine
Rest Christian Hospital Grand
Rapids, Michigan
Psychology Intern
|
Education
|
1984
- 1989 University
of Wyoming Laramie,
Wyoming
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
1980-1984 Wheaton
College Wheaton,
Illinois
BA Psychology (with Honors)
|
Licensure
|
Licensed
Clinical Psychologist, Illinois license 071-004331
|
Additional Professional Activities
|
Steering
Committee member: Chicago Area Christian Training Consortium - Internship
in Professional Psychology
Professional
Advisory Council: Living Well Cancer Resource Center
Aten, J. D. & Mangis, M. W.
(Invited Guest Editors), (In Press) Special Issue: Clinical Supervision &
Christian Spirituality. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
|
Professional memberships
|
American
Psychological Association |
Courses
|
Rural
Psychology
Equine
Assisted Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychology
Professional
Issues and Ethics
Spiritual
Direction and Care of the Soul
Advanced
Psychoanalytic Psychology
Spiritual
Formation and Psychology
Preceptor
(supervision) Groups
Community
Psychology
Child
and Adolescent Psychology
Clinical Research
Design
|
Publications
|
(2008) Mangis, M. W. Signature Sins:. Downers Grove: InterVarsity.
Mangis, M. W. (In Press). Contemporary Psychodynamic
Psychotherapies. In S. Jones & R. Butman (Eds.), Modern Psychotherapies.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity.
Aten, J. D.
& Mangis, M. W. (in press). Guest editors’ notes: Spirituality
and clinical supervision: Opening the dialogue. Journal of Psychology
and Christianity.
Aten, J. D.,
Mangis, M., Campbell, C., Tucker, B., Ahmed Kobeisy, & Halberda,
R. (In Press). Spirituality and Termination. In J. D. Aten & M.
Leach (Eds.), Spirituality and the Therapeutic Process: A Guide
for Mental Health Professionals: American Psychological Association.
Aten,
J. D., Flanagan, K. S., Saylor, N., Sandbulte, N., & Mangis,
M. (2007). Enhancing Rural Psychology Training and Awareness. The
Mississippi Psychologist, 32(1), 1-4.
Watson,
R. A., & Mangis, M. W. (2003). Personhood, Spiritual Formation,
and Intersubjectivity in the Desert Fathers and Mothers. In T. Speidell & W.
School (Eds.), On Being a Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach to
Personality Theories (pp. 34-54). Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock.
Mangis,
M. W. (2003). Spiritual formation and Christian psychology: A response
and application of Willard's Perspective. In T. W. Hall & M.
R. McMinn (Eds.), Spirituality formation, counseling, and psychotherapy.
New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Watson,
R. A., & Mangis, M. W. (2001). The contribution of the desert
tradition to a contemporary understanding of community and spiritual
intersubjectivity. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20(4),
309-323.
Mangis,
M. W. (2001). The Integration of Psychoanalytic Psychology and Contemplative
Theology: Lessons from the History of Spiritual Direction. In T.
Phillips
& M. McMinn (Eds.), The Care of the Soul: Exploring the Intersection
of Theology and Psychology (pp. 187-202). Downers Grove, Illinois:
InterVarsity.
Mangis,
M. W. (2000). Spiritual formation and Christian psychology: A response
and application of Willard's perspective. Journal of Psychology
and Theology, 28(4), 187-202.
Mangis,
M. W. (1999). An alien horizon: The psychoanalytic contribution
to a Christian hermeneutic of humility and confidence. Christian
Scholar's Review, 28(3), 411-431.
Mangis,
M. W. (1996). Research into practice: Current research in Psychodynamic
Psychology. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 15(1), 73-78.
Mangis,
M. W. (Ed.) (1996) Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology. Grand Rapids:
Baker Book House.
Mangis,
M. W. (Ed.) (1996) Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology. Grand Rapids:
Baker Book House.
Neal,
C. J., & Mangis, M. W. (1995). Unwanted sexual experiences among
Christian college women: Saying no on the inside. Journal of Psychology
and Theology, 23(3), 171-179.
Mangis,
M. W. (1995). Religious beliefs, dogmatism, and attitudes toward
women. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 14(1), 13-25.
Mangis, M. W. (1991).
Contemporary Psychoanalysis: The object relations model. In S. Jones & R.
Butman (Eds.), Modern Psychotherapies. Downers Grove: InterVarsity.
|
Professional Presentations
|
“The Decisions and
Rewards of Practicing Psychology in a Rural Area.” Paper
presented with Megan Oetinger at the annual conference of the
National Association for Rural Mental Health, Kansas City, August
2007
“Signature Sins” Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies, 2007
“What’s all
the Fuss about Integration? A Primer to 50 years of history” Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies, 2006
“Outreach to Underserved
Populations” Preconference workshop at the annual conference
of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, 2006
“Clinical Supervision:
A Christian Approach” Paper presented at the annual conference
of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, 2006
“Clinical Supervision
I: The Process and Ethics of Clinical Supervision” Continuing
Education Workshop, Elburn, IL, July 29, 2004.
“Clinical Supervision
II: Models, Methods and Multiculturalism” Continuing Education
Workshop, Elburn, IL, July 30, 2004.
“Metaphors for Christian
Counseling and Psychotherapy” Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies,
Dallas, TX, April 2005
"Training Students
to Work with Underserved Populations" Paper presented at the
annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Arlington Heights, Illinois, April 2002
"Signature Sins: The
Impact of Gender on Grace, Freedom and Responsibility" Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies, Arlington Heights, Illinois, April 2002
"Giving Psychology
Away: Consultation in International Settings" Paper presented
at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Richmond, Virginia, March 2001
"Applied Clinical Integration
from the Pastoral Care Tradition." Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies,
Richmond, Virginia, March 2001
“Hope for the Whole
Person: Relating Spiritual, Biopsychosocial, and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives” Paper presented at
the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Tulsa, March 2000.
“Psychoanalytic Psychology,
Contemplative Theology, And Psychology of Religion” Paper
presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological
Association, Boston, August 1999.
"Cross-Cultural Perspectives
in the Integration of Psychology and Christian Faith" Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies, Colorado Springs, April 1999.
"The Integration Of
Psychoanalytic Psychology And Contemplative Theology: Lessons From
The History Of Spiritual Direction." Paper presented at the
annual conference of the Midwest Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Minneapolis, October 1998.
“Integration Models: Implications for Personal and
Professional Development.” Symposium presented, with colleagues,
at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Chattanooga, March 1998.
“Integrated Training
in Clinical Psychology and Spirituality: Empirical, Theoretical,
and Applied Considerations.”
Symposium presented, with colleagues, at the annual conference of
the American Psychological Association, Chicago, August 1997.
“Psychoanalytic Developmental
Theory and the Contemplative Spiritual Tradition: Theoretical and
Experiential Integration.” Symposium presented, with colleagues,
at the annual conference of the Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Seattle, June 1997.
“The Integration of
Psychoanalytic Psychology and Contemplative Theology: Lessons from
the History of Spiritual Direction.” Paper presented
at the Wheaton Theology Conference, April 1997.
“Character matters:
The personal life of the Christian Therapist.” Symposium presented,
with Mark McMinn, at the annual conference of the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies, St. Louis, April 1996.
“An Alien Horizon:
The Psychoanalytic Contribution to a Hermeneutic of Suspicion and
Humility.” Paper presented at the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia,
April 1995.
“The Psychodynamic
Contribution to a Christian Hermeneutic of Suspicion and Humility.” Paper presented at Baylor Literary
and Academic Conference, Waco, Texas, Feb. 1995.
“Raising Children
of Faith"
Community workshop series for First United Methodist Church, Crystal
Lake, Illinois, May 1994.
"Potentials and Obstacles
in the Integration of Object Relations Theories and Christian Faith." Invited address to the clinical staff
of Pine Rest Christian Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, October
1991.
"Potentials and Obstacles
in the Integration of Object Relations Theories and Christian Faith." Paper presented with Eric Johnson,
MA at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies Conference
in Anaheim, California, June 1991.
"Sexism and the Church:
A Developmental Model for Understanding and Preventing Gender Discrimination." Paper
presented with Cynthia J. Neal, Ph.D. at the Christian Association
for Psychological Studies Conference in Anaheim, California, June
1991.
"Abused Children: Recognition
to Resolution." Invited
address at the Seventh Annual School Teacher's Seminar, Christ Church
of Oak Brook, February 1991.
"Beyond Symbiosis:
The Path to Spiritual Maturity." Workshop
presented at the International Congress on Christian Counseling,
Atlanta, Georgia, November 1988.
"Forgiveness through
Psychotherapy: A Self Psychology Perspective." Workshop presented at the Michigan Youth Conference, Bellaire,
Michigan, June 1988.
|
Graduate Projects
|
The Dynamics of Sexism:
Personality, Christian Beliefs, and Attitudes Toward Women. Doctoral dissertation, University of
Wyoming (1989).
Attitudes toward Death
among Young Women and Men. Master's
thesis, University of Wyoming (1986).
|