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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Awards
Publications
Training
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April Stutters

Fort Collins

Summary

Knowledgeable practitioner with solid background in mental health counseling, offering valuable experience in therapeutic interventions and client support. Proven success in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, effectively addressing diverse mental health needs. Demonstrated skills in active listening and compassionate communication.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mental Health Counselor

Private Practice
08.2025 - Current
  • Beginning in October of 2025, I will be seeing clients 4-years of age up to Senior Citizens. I have been trained and have experience in EMDR and Sand Tray Play Therapy. I will be working with a variety of clients and concerns that include developing social skills, learning self-regulation techniques, grief support, anxiety reduction, overcoming trauma, attachment disorders, parenting, life changes, divorce support, twice exceptional challenges, and more.
  • I will maintain detailed documentation of client progress, effectively communicating with other healthcare providers as necessary.
  • I will Facilitate family therapy sessions to support communication, boundary setting, and healthy relationships among family members of the client.

Workshop Facilitator

Colorado Sand Tray Collective
01.2023 - Current
  • Part of a team that provides two-day workshops, supervision and consultation for school counselors and private clinical therapists in the practice of sand tray play therapy.

School Counselor

Webber Middle School
01.2014 - 01.2023
  • Provided individual, and group counseling as well as classroom lessons for middle school students. Collaborated with parents, teachers, and administrators. Assisted students with family dynamics, educational goals, peer relationships, grief, anxiety disorders, social skills, divorce, twice-exceptional concerns, and more. Also counseled parents and had family sessions. Served as Department Head and was a member of the administrative team.

Mental Health Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • Provided individual, family and group therapy for identified elementary and middle school students ages 5-14. Students were referred for a variety of reasons including: anger management, social skills, grief, trauma and more. Specialized in trauma, grief, stress reduction and case management.

Mental Health Counselor

Private Practice
01.2008 - 2011
  • Had a small private practice after school where I provided EMDR therapy for adults that focused on treating trauma.

Prevention Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Coordinated and conducted an EMDR therapy pilot project for students who have been identified as having trauma. Served on the crisis response team, providing grief services for students. Coordinated a 3-year $280,000 grant focused on tobacco prevention. Created a city-wide social marketing campaign that reached focuses on tobacco prevention and reaches over 5,000 students in junior highs. Recruited and trained teachers from each school to develop teams of students to direct and implement the campaign. Worked closely with an advertising agency and other vendors. Encouraged teachers to attend trainings on evidence-based curriculum, recruited school personnel to create cessation groups in high schools, worked with school administrators to improve district and school based policies, and assisted the local health department with county wide initiatives.

Mental Health Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • Provided individual, family and group therapy for identified public school students ages 5-13 years. Worked with over 200 students over a three year period in ten different school climates. Students were referred for a variety of reasons including: self-regulation, grief, trauma and more. Conducted suicide assessments and served on the district crisis response team. Also provided workshops on relational aggression, as well as trauma and attachment for teachers and students.

Executive Director

Alternatives to Violence
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Directed an agency with a budget of $285,000 serving over a 1,000 survivors/victims a year. In charge of board relations, personnel administration, program development, fiscal management, resource development, facility operations, community relations, and marketing. Also provided crisis counseling for youth and adult victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Education

Masters of Social Work -

Georgia State University
01.2000

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications

Colorado State University-Pueblo
05-1987

Skills

  • Building rapport
  • Crisis intervention
  • Individual counseling
  • Group Counseling
  • Mediations
  • Parent Advisor
  • Family Sessions
  • Resource Development
  • Strengths Finding
  • Suicide Assessments
  • Case Management
  • Anxiety Reduction Techniques

Certification

  • Professional Special Service License, School Social Worker, State of CO 2006
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker 2006

Awards

Program Champion Award for Excellence in School-Based Tobacco 2007 Prevention from the State of Colorado’s Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership

Publications

  • Stutters, A (2010) Taking the Cool Out of Tobacco Middle Ground Magazine (to be published August 2010).
  • Beck, E., Dorsey, E., & Stutters, A. (2003). The Women’s Suffrage Movement: Lessons for Social Action. Journal of Community Practice. 11, 3, 13-33.
  • Stutters, A. & Ligon, J. (2001). Differences in Refugee Anxiety and Depression: Comparing Vietnamese, Somalian, and Former Yugoslavian Clients. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work.10, 85-96.

Training

  • Level 1 & 2 EMDR, The EMDR Institute 2006
  • Level 1 & 2 Sand Tray Therapist, Sand Tray Training Institute of New Mexico 2005
  • Yoga Teacher, RYT 200 hours, Omananda School of Yoga 2010
  • Meditation Instructor, Omananda School of Yoga 2012

Timeline

Mental Health Counselor

Private Practice
08.2025 - Current

Workshop Facilitator

Colorado Sand Tray Collective
01.2023 - Current

School Counselor

Webber Middle School
01.2014 - 01.2023

Mental Health Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2009 - 01.2014

Mental Health Counselor

Private Practice
01.2008 - 2011

Prevention Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2006 - 01.2009

Mental Health Specialist

Poudre School District
01.2003 - 01.2006

Executive Director

Alternatives to Violence
01.2001 - 01.2003

Masters of Social Work -

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications

Colorado State University-Pueblo

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