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, the Houston 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 Guideposts Magazine – March, 2012 – “A Recipe for Healing”; 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).