Actually, call me Dr. Nick!
I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Psychology from Texas
Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas in 1991, a Master of Arts degree in
Theology from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1996, and a
Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy from St. Mary's
University in San Antonio, Texas in 2001. I also completed several
hours at St. Edward's University in Austin and the University of Texas in
Austin toward my particular specialties.
I have been invited back to teach at two of my alma maters, Texas Lutheran
where I have lectured in both the undergraduate theology and psychology
departments, and St. Mary's University where I have taught two of the core
courses for the graduate marriage and family therapy department,
Introduction to Clinical Practicum and Marital Therapy, since 2003, as well
as Advanced Child Development since 2010. I served as clinical supervisor
for the Family Life Center, the training clinic for interns of the graduate
department of Counseling and Human Services at St. Mary's since 2003. My
official designation was Senior Lecturer/Professor Pro Rata. I
have also supervised post-graduate therapists in pursuit of full licensure
privately.
I am a Clinical Fellow of the
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
. I am an Approved Supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy and the
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
, and the
Texas State Board of Examiners of Licensed Professional Counselors
. I am also a consecrated minister in the Evangelical Church of America. I
have written articles for the
Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
and the national newsletter of the American Association for Play Therapy,
and have presented at many local, state, and national professional
conferences. My main areas of scholarly interest are therapeutic humor,
couples therapy and infidelity.
I served as Executive Director for the
Guadalupe Valley Christian Counseling Center,
a non-profit agency that quadrupled in clients served, staff and offices
since I took the position in 2003. I retired from that position in
2020 to focus on my private practice. I have owned and operated, with my
wife Ashley,
www.AshleyWilkensTherapy.com
, a fellow Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed
Professional Counselor,
Insight Education, LLC
, which offered an opportunity for MFTs, LPCs, social workers and other
mental health professionals to receive board-approved Continuing Education
Units on a variety of topics, from treating obsessive-compulsive disorder to
dealing with infidelity. We retired that business in 2018 so
that both of us could focus more exclusively on our private practices, where
we have found a great deal more meaning.
I see my private practice clients at the Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement - www.icfetx.com .
Ashley and I have been married since 2003 and have two fantastic children.
