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 taught the core courses for the graduate marriage and family therapy department, including Introduction to Clinical Practice and Marital Therapy for 15 years. 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, also for 15 years. My official designation was Senior Lecturer/Professor Pro Rata. I have also supervised post-graduate therapists in pursuit of full licensure privately for many years.
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 therapist ethics, to dealing with infidelity. We retired that business in 2018 so that both of us could focus more exclusively on our private practices.
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. At least the slight majority of the time they are fantastic.
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