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Administrative Offices of
The Clinebell Institute at:
Claremont School of Theology


Butler Building 3rd Floor
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711-3199
Tel:909-451-3690
Fax: 909-447-6351
Email: TCI@cst.edu


Clinical Offices of
The Clinebell Institute at:
The Claremont United Methodist Church


211 West Foothill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711


 

K. Samuel Lee  

Rev. K. Samuel Lee, Ph.D.
Executive Director


B.A., Westmar College
M.Div., Yale University
Ph.D., Arizona State University

Dr. Lee’s scholarly interests include integrating spirituality in counseling, multicultural pastoral practice, spiritual care and counseling, and multiculturalism in theological education. Ordained by the United Methodist Church, Dr. Lee served as a local church pastor for more than ten years. A licensed psychologist in California, Dr. Lee brings empirical research expertise and psychotherapy competence. His clinical expertise includes marriage therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches to depression and anxiety, spiritual and religious issues, to name a few. In recent years, Dr. Lee contributed to development and adoption of multicultural competencies for the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education and the American Association for Pastoral Counselors.

     
Jill Snodgrass  

Jeney Park-Hearn
Clinical Services Director

 

     
Duane Bidwell   Rev. Duane Bidwell, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor / Senior Staff
Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors

B.A.,
M. Div.,
Ph.D., Brite Divinity School


Dr. Bidwell is a Fellow with The American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
     
Cynthia Cecil   Cynthia P. Cecil, MSW, ACSW
Clinical Supervisor / Senior Staff
Member in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors


B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh

Cynthia Cecil comes to Clinebell, most recently, from Pittsburgh, PA where she was a licensed clinical therapist and Director of Community Services and Staff Development for the Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute, a Samaritan Counseling Center. She brings over 35 years of clinical and program director experience in the mental health field. She has been a field supervisor for MSW students for a number of universities around the United States. Cynthia completed the Education for Ministry Program (EFM) from the University of the South through the Episcopal Church.
     
William Clements   Rev. William M. Clements, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor / Senior Staff
Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors


B.A., University of Alabama
B.D., Union Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont School of Theology


Dr. Clements has a long-standing special interest and expertise in ministry with the aging. He has many years of experience in medical education, specifically the clinical teaching of behavioral science and the practice of individual and relational psychotherapy. His current interests include depression, alcoholism, couple and individual counseling, and empirical research, as well as the teaching and practice of pastoral care and counseling.
     
Rev. Kathleen J. Greider   Rev. Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor / Senior Staff
Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors


A.B., Wilson College
M. Div., Harvard Divinity School
M. Phil., Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary


Dr. Kathleen J. Greider is a senior staff clinician and supervisor at The Clinebell Institute and also Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. She has nearly 30 years of clinical experience in general hospital and in-patient psychiatric settings, pastoral counseling and psychotherapy, spiritual direction, and parish ministry. Dr. Greider is the author of Reckoning with Aggression: Theology, Violence, and Vitality and Much Madness is Divinest Sense: Spiritual Wisdom in Memoirs of Soul-Suffering. Her clinical specializations are in helping persons to live with psychiatric disorders and helping persons to grow in well-being and spiritual depth.
     
Rev. David Lutz  

Rev. David Lutz, D. Min.
Senior Staff Counselor
Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors


B.A., Whitworth College
M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
D. Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary

     
Carrie Park  

Carrie Park, Psy.D.
Clinical Supervisor / CA# PSY 22587

B.S., University of Florida
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Psy.D., Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Carrie Park is a licensed psychologist in the state of CA and is currently a Senior Staff Psychologist at The Claremont Colleges. Dr. Park’s professional background includes training and employment at several college counseling centers and experience working in a community mental health setting.  Her areas of professional interest include adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, women’s issues, identity development, and GLBTQ concerns.

     
Dr. Sharon Rabb  

Sharon Rabb, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor / Senior Staff
CA LMFT #16926

B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D., California Graduate Institute

Dr. Sharon Rabb is an educator, Clinical Psychologist, and Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist with 26 years of experience in private practice, Faith-Based Organizations and Community-Based Organizations. She is currently pursuing her M.A. from Claremont School of Theology, and serves as a Senior Staff member at The Clinebell Institute. Sharon specializes in work with couples, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Victims of Sexual Abuse. She develops and conducts leadership training for laity and trains lay members to facilitate support groups within the Church. Sharon has presented at numerous church conferences and seminars on the following topics: Marriage and Family; Single Parenting; How to Set Boundaries in Relationships; Women’s Empowerment; and Leadership Skills Training for Clergy.

     
Dr. Nana Sadamura  

Nana Sadamura, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor / CA # PSY 14372

B.A., University of Southern California
M.S., California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of Southern California

Dr. Sadamura is a mental health practitioner and classroom instructor. She is knowledgeable about theory- and research-based treatment planning and techniques and is trained and experienced in inclusive instruction. She encourages trainees to broaden their thinking, explore outside of their comfort zones, and examine their own assumptions. Her clinical work focuses on assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders, and brain injury, as well as on compensatory skill building. She also has training and experience in career assessment with college students (with and without disabilities).

     
David Fallon   David Fallon
Staff Counselor / MFT
     
HeeJin Lee  

HeeJin Lee, M.Div.
Intern

HeeJin Lee received a B.A in philosophy of religion and an M Div from
Methodist Theological University in Seoul. Currently HeeJin is in her
second year of the M.A in Practical Theology program with emphasis in
Spiritual Care and Counseling at CST. She serves as a Pastoral
Counselor at Holliston United Methodist Church. Her interests include
discovering and maturing self-identity in spirituality, and human
relationships.


     
Mazvita Machinga   Mazvita Machinga, M.A.
Resident


Mazvita Machinga received a B.A. in education, majoring in Religious Education from Africa University, a B.S. in counseling from Zimbabwe Open University, and a M.A. from Claremont School of Theology. Currently Mazvita is in her third year of the Ph.D. in Practical Theology program with an emphasis on pastoral care and counseling. Mazvita is a deacon candidate and serves as a volunteer chaplain at Pomona First Baptist Church. She has over ten years experience working with abandoned and neglected children in Zimbabwe. Mazvita's research interests include the use of spirituality for sacred healing from trauma.
     
Heidi Park  

Heidi Park, M.Div.
Resident


Heidi Park received a B.A. in religion from Duke University and a M.Div. from Yale Divinity School. Currently Heidi is in her fifth year of the Ph.D. in Practical Theology program with emphasis in Spiritual Care and Counseling at CST. She serves as Pastoral Counseling Resident for Community Church at Holliston in Pasadena. Heidi’s research interests include identity formation and maturation and the influence of spirituality on these processes.

     
Jenny Yates   Jennifer Yates, M.A.
Resident


Jennifer Yates received a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and a M.A. in Educational Psychology, and a School Psychologist credential from California State University, Long Beach. Currently Jennifer is in her fourth year of the Ph.D. in Practical Theology program with an emphasis in Spiritual Care and Counseling. She is presently serving as a school psychologist in an inner-city middle school. Jennifer's research interests include spiritual care and counseling with marginalized populations, the effects and treatment of trauma associated with religious and spiritual abuse, attachment to the sacred, and spiritual resiliency.
     
Krista Wuertz   Krista Wuertz, M.Div.
Resident


Krista Wuertz received a B. A, from University of California at Santa Cruz, a California Teaching Credential from Dominican University, and a M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary.  Ms. Wuertz taught second grade for five years at Oakland Hebrew Day School, and worked as an emergency clinician for two years in Colorado. Ms. Wuertz is currently a third year Ph.D. student in the Spiritual Care and Counseling program at Claremont School of Theology.  Her research interests include liberation, womanist and feminist theology as well as relational-cultural practices of care.

     
Krista Wuertz  

Hyoju Lee
Resident

Hyoju Lee received a B.A. in theology from Mockwon University and a M. Div from Drew University. Currently Hyoju is in her second year of the Ph.D. in Practical Theology program with an emphasis in Spiritual Care and Counseling at Claremont School of Theology. Ordained by the Korean Methodist Church, Hyoju served as a hospital chaplain for two years and as a local church pastor for more than ten years. Hyoju's research interests include liberation, feminist, and practical theologies.

     
Krista Wuertz  

KyungHwa Song
Resident

KyungHwa Song received a B.A. in psychology from Seoul National University and a M.A. degree in Christian Counseling from Asian Center for Theological Studies. She completed Ph.D. coursework in Pastoral Counseling at Ewha Women's University and has worked and trained as a counselor in a number of settings in Korea, including the Pastoral Counseling Center at the Methodist Seminary in Seoul. Currently, KyungHwa is in her first year of the M.A. Practical Theology program with an emphasis in Spiritual Care and Counseling at Claremont School of Theology. Her research interests include mental health, stress and depression, self-esteem, personality and relational problems of women and children.

 

   

 

Krista Wuertz   Arsen Muradyan
Intern


 

     








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