About Me

 Dwan Reed, LMSW, ACG
Therapist, Freelance Writer, and Speaker

Dwan Reed is a licensed Master of Social Work, graduate of
Denver University, and the University of Missouri. She studied in Madrid,
Spain with St. Louis University. She is currently a doctoral student at
Northcentral University – Marriage and Family Therapy. Dwan, a former child
therapist and school social worker, is a freelance writer, public speaker, and
volunteer women’s prison educator and counselor.

Dwan has a wonderful husband and two brilliant children. She
is a Toastmaster and Area Governor for L43. She recently spoke in Tanzania,
Africa at “Safari for Souls.” Dwan is a member of the Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy, the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and Christian Counselors of Texas.

Dwan is a graduate of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian
Writers’ Guild – Apprentice Program. Her short stories can be found in Chicken
Soup for the Soul – “All in the Family;” “The Dreaded Green Drink” – Total Body
Magazine; “A Prayer in the Life of a Preacher’s Wife” – Guideposts Magazine’s:
True Stories of Extraordinary Answers to Prayer series – Unexpected Answers;
“Rx for Marriage” – MD Anderson’s Cancer Center: Proton Pals newsletter and
website; “The Spiritual Storm Survival Kit” – Virtuous Woman Magazine
September/October 2010; Chicken Soup for the Soul –“Shaping the New You”;
“Undercover Cat Lover” – Nurturing Paws; “The List”
– Hurray God; and “Somersault” – Kernels of Hope (coming soon).

An article about Dwan and her family will be featured in
Guidepost magazine’s March, 2012 edition.