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Biography Katherine K. Wilson, Ph.D. is the Program/Clinical Director of the WinWay Center for Gambling Recovery. Dr. Wilson received her Master’s Degree in 1972 from the University of Nevada-Reno and her Ph.D. in 1980 from Arizona State University. She began her mental health career in 1972 as a clinician at a community mental health clinic that served Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City, Nevada. In addition to holding licensure as a Psychologist and certification as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona, Dr. Wilson has been certified as a gambling counselor in Arizona, and she is a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor and a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor Supervisor. A pioneer in the research, assessment, and treatment of women gamblers, she is a lecturer and researcher in the field of problem gambling who has presented various findings at national and international conferences on gambling. In designing treatment programs, Dr. Wilson has incorporated the latest research on problem gambling. She and the staff provide a skilled team strongly committed to facilitating the recovery process for problem gamblers and their family members.
Licensure Psychologist (Arizona License #0870) Certifications
Professional Memberships American Psychological Association
Gambling Related Research and Presentations "That’s Why the Lady is a Gambler: Thinking Patterns of Women Gamblers." Research paper presented at the Twelfth National Conference on Problem Gambling, June 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Compulsive Gambling." Training presentation to the Clinical staff of the Meadows, December 1998, Wickenburg, Arizona. "The Relationship between Grief and Loss and Compulsive Gambling." A workshop presented at the 1998 Gamblers Anonymous Mini-Conference, September 5, 1998, Phoenix, Arizona. Repeated at the 2001 Gamblers Anonymous Mini-Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. "Gambling Addiction." Training workshop for continuing education credits sponsored by the Arizona State Psychological Association, April 1999, Phoenix, Arizona. "Gender Differences and Similarities in Problem Gamblers." Presentation (with co-presenter Loreen Rugle, Ph.D.) of research findings at the 13th National Conference on Problem Gambling, June 1999, Detroit, Michigan. "Characteristics and Patterns of Financial Markets Pathological Gamblers: Similarities and Differences with Recreational Pathological Gamblers." Presentation of Research findings at the 13th National Conference on Problem Gambling, June 1999, Detroit, Michigan. "Working the Steps of Gamblers Anonymous." A Workshop presented at the 1999 Gamblers Anonymous Mini-Conference, September 18, 1999, Phoenix, Arizona. "Personal and Cultural Factors in the Etiology of Pathological Gambling in Women in the United States." Research paper presented at the National Association for Gambling Studies Conference 2001 on Culture and the Gambling Phenomenon. November 2001, Sydney, Australia. "Personal and Cultural Factors in the Etiology of Pathological Gambling in Women in the United States." Culture and the Gambling Phenomenon: Proceedings of the 11th National Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies. 2001, Sydney, Australia. 397-410. "Gambling Addiction and Family Issues" Training and presentation to the members of the Arizona Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, April 19, 2002. "That's Why the Lady is a Gambler, Part I: Issues and Patterns of Women Gamblers." Training Workshop presented at the Spring Training Institute: Lives Beyond Limitation: Implementing the Vision, May 28-30, 2003, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Tan-Tar-A Resort and Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. "That's Why the Lady is a Gambler, Part II: Treatment of Women Gamblers." Training Workshop presented at the Spring Training Institute: Lives Beyond Limitation: Implementing the Vision, May 28-30, 2003, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Tan-Tar-A Resort and Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. "Relapse Prevention, Part I: Early Relapse Indicators in Compulsive Gambling." Training Workshop presented at the Spring Training Institute: Lives Beyond Limitation: Implementing the Vision, May 28-30, 2003, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Tan-Tar-A Resort and Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. "Relapse Prevention, Part II: Staying in Recovery - the Challenge for Compulsive Gamblers." Training Workshop presented at the Spring Training Institute: Lives Beyond Limitation: Implementing the Vision, May 28-30, 2003, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Tan-Tar-A Resort and Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. |
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