Clinical Manager, Counseling Internship Program
The Center for Grief Care and Education at The Institute for Palliative Medicine
4311 Third Ave.
San Diego
CAUSA
92103
Email:
nreich@sdhospice.org
Biographical Sketch: Nicole Reich is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked in the field of grief and loss for over a decade. Nicole is an AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor at The Center for Grief Care and Education, and is responsible for managing all aspects of the Counseling Internship Training Program. Nicole oversees the recruitment, training, curriculum development, and supervision of graduate level and postgraduate psychotherapists. Nicole also plays an integral role in promoting grief education and care by providing direct support to our local community. Examples include leading our partnership with local school districts to provide grief support to students and teachers in our county and also responding as a mental health partner with San Diego County to crises within San Diego. Nicole provides direct counseling support to our community members and hospice families. She is trained in EMDR and CISM. Serving as San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine (SDHIPM) faculty, Nicole teaches courses such as Legal/Ethical Concerns and the Delivery of Grief Care. Nicole has also taught for local universities.
Nicole earned her MA in Psychology from Chapman University in Orange, CA. She is also certified as a Fellow in Thanatology by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Prior to her experiences at SDHIPM, Nicole worked in a variety of mental health settings.