Amy O'Hana

Associate Professor (Clinical) and Program Lead, Counseling
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Graduate & Research Center

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650 SW Columbia Street

650 SW Columbia Street
Bend, OR 97702
Credentials: 
Ph.D, in Counseling, Oregon State University
M.S. in Counseling, Oregon State University
Service: 

Committee and Community Involvement:

CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocate) in Deschutes County. Humanitarian volunteer, Medical Teams International with three international assignments. Former compensation and pension examiner, Roseburg VA Healthcare system.

Professional Affiliations: 

Oregon Counseling Association

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At OSU
Courses Taught: 

TCE 514 Practicum in Counseling
TCE 515 Internship in Counseling
TCE 541 The Counseling Profession
TCE 550 Principles of Mental Health Counseling
TCE 562 Research Methods
TCE 567 Appraisal of the Individual
TCE 577 Applied Psychopathology and Psychodiagnostics
TCE 578 Crisis, Grief, and Loss

Biography

Amy O'Hana joined the OSU-Cascades faculty in 2012. She has been a counselor educator since 2004, a director of two counseling training clinics, and manages her own private practice. She is the author of "When Your Child is Grieving," available at all major book retailers in July 2019. Her second book, "Beyond Burnout: What to do When Your Work Isn't Working for You" will be released in fall 2020.

Dr. O'Hana's areas of expertise are trauma, diagnosis and assessment, grief and loss, PTSD, and Veteran’s issues. She was previously a certified compensation and pension examiner with the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and specialized in counseling and assessment of Veterans. Dr. O'Hana has research interests in hope theory, a cognitive construct stemming from the field of positive psychology; and spirit-body-mind approaches in counseling. She volunteers as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children in Deschutes County.

Dr. O'Hana earned her Ph.D. in counseling (2005) and M.S. in counseling (2001) from Oregon State University. She is an Approved Clinical Supervisor, and an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor.