Rate My Professor Marie Damgaard

Marie Damgaard is an instructor in the Health Sciences Addictions Counselling Program at the University of Lethbridge. She holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology specializing in Mental Health and Addictions and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy, both from the University of Lethbridge. Damgaard has over 15 years of professional experience in trauma, addiction, and sexuality, beginning with research during her undergraduate studies on topics such as aging and sexuality, sexual experiences, and non-normative sexual patterns. She has taught courses including ADCS 1000: Introduction to Addictions, ADCS 3729: Sex Addiction, HLSC 3850B: Sex Addiction, and HLSC 3240: Issues in Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Lethbridge. Additionally, she has instructed Psychology courses at Lethbridge College and courses on Indigenous traditions at Red Crow College. Damgaard developed curriculum for the Addictions Counselling program for the Government of Saskatchewan and volunteered for five years in palliative care, supporting individuals with strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. She holds certifications as a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT), Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist (CMAT), Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist (SP), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), and is licensed by the Province of Alberta.