C William Walker, Ph.D., LICSW, L.P

University and Colleges
University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, BA, 1959
University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, MSW, 1964
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, PhD, 1970

Professional Memberships
America Psychological Association
Minnesota Psychological Association
National Association of Social Workers
EMDR International Association

Dr. Walker has been licensed as a psychologist by the Minnesota Board of Psychology since 1983. He has also held licensure as an independent clinical social worker since 1990. He is certified by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work as a Board Certified Diplomat. Since 2004 he has received training and gained practice experience in the provision of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for patients who have been psychologically traumatized. He is certified as an EMDR therapist by the EMDR International Association.

Dr. Walker has held professional positions in several medical settings over the course of his career. He recently retired from full time practice as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and mental health consultant in the Department of Psychology at the Affiliated Community Medical Center (ACMC) in Willmar after 21 years of service. Prior to coming to ACMC, he was employed for seven years in the Department of Psychology at the Park Nicollet Medical Center in Bloomington, then in private practice. He has held Allied Health medical staff privileges at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar and at the Fairview Hospital (now Fairview University Hospital) in Minneapolis.

Dr. Walker has had past faculty appointments in the Graduate Schools of Social Work at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and at Smith College where he was an Associate Professor in the treatment methods sequence. While employed at ACMC, he provided practicum supervision for doctoral candidates placed in the Clinic by the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology and served as an internship supervisor for a Master’s Degree psychology student placed by Bethel College. He has also provided post graduate licensure supervision for both social work and psychology practitioners.

Dr. Walker’s diverse professional experiences have contributed to his attaining a high level of diagnostic and therapy skills. He has a well developed biopsychosocial  perspective which is of central importance in the comprehensive assessment and design of individualized approaches to pain management.