Denice Crowe Clark, PhD, LMFT

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  • BS, Finance &. Management, University of South Carolina
  • MFT, Family Therapy, Mercer University School of Medicine
  • PhD, Human Services, Walden University

Research Interest

Dr. Clark’s clinical and research interests include integrative and holistic approaches to therapy. Her dissertation examined the clients’ perspective of the altered frame of walk-and-talk therapy, a practice in which traditional talk therapy is combined with physical movement in an outdoor setting. She is also interested in the burgeoning field of psychedelic-assisted therapy, particularly ethical training and practice.

Selected Publications

  • Clark, D. C. (2019). Walk-and-talk therapy: An integrated approach to wellbeing. Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) Spring Conference. Jekyll Island, GA. May 2, 2019.
  • Clark, D. C. (2019). How MI am I?: Working with clients across the spectrum of “volunteerism.” Alabama Department of Public Health satellite conference and live webcast, Montgomery, AL, April 23, 2019.
  • Clark, D. C. (2019). Walk-and-talk therapy. Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services (MACHS) Conference. York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA. March 30, 2019.
  • Cole, B., Clark, D. C., Seale, J. P., Shellenberger, S., Lyme, A., Johnson, J. A., Chhabria, A.
  • (2012). Reinventing the reel: An innovative approach to resident skill-building in Motivational Interviewing for brief intervention. Substance Abuse, 33(3), 12-15.
  • Clark, D. C. (2017). Expanding Motivational Interviewing proficiency. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. December 8, 2017.

Professional Involvement

  • American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)
  • Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT)
  • International Breathwork Foundation (IBF)
  • National Organization for Human Services (NOHS)

Contact Dr. Denice Crowe Clark


clark_dc@mercer.edu