Victoria Fleming

Dr. Fleming is an educator and clinical practitioner. She is an accredited continuing education provider for the NBCC and periodically serves as adjunct faculty to graduate training programs. Dr. Fleming has owned and operated North Shore Counseling since 2004. She is a board certified telemental health provider, clinically licensed in multiple states. She is a cofounder of Emerald Springs Equine Services, a non-profit dedicated to making trauma-informed equine-assisted psychotherapy available to veterans, first responders, and medical front line workers.

Ph.D.   July, 1995, Educational Psychology. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405.  

Major: Human Development; Minor: Counseling Psychology. Comprehensive exams included: Human Development, Learning & Cognition, Measurement and Statistics, Social Psychology, and Counseling 

M.S.     May, 1995. Counseling Psychology. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405

M.S.     May, 1992, Educational Psychology. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405

B.S.     May, 1990, Psychology. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233

Licensure:

     Licensed Professional Counseling (CT #46-003898)

     Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (IL #180-005618)

     Licensed Professional Counselor (WI #5288-125)

     Registered Social Worker CE Sponsor (IL #159-000875)

Certifications:

     National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., National Certified Counselor (NCC  #90063)

     National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., Approved CE Provider (ACEP #6248)

     Board Certified Tele-Mental Health 

     Holographic Memory Resolution® (#0017)

North Shore Counseling, Ltd. (an Illinois company): Executive Director and Clinical Director, Clinician & Clinical Supervisor. Operates in Illinois and Connecticut.

Counseling CE, LLC (an Illinois Company): Owner & Executive Director. Accredited CE Provider by the NBCC and State of Illinois. Provides CE for mental and behavioral health practitioners.

Appletree Billing & Credentialing (a Connecticut Company):  Co-founder of this company dedicated to making clinical business processes easy so clinicians can focus on clients.

Emerald Springs Equine Services (a Connecticut Not-for-Profit): President of this organization dedicated to providing trauma-informed equine assisted psychotherapy to veterans, first responders, and medical front line workers.

Northwestern University: Director of Education & Faculty Development and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, and adjunct faculty appointment in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Associate Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence. 

Higher Learning Commission: Peer Consultant/Evaluator. As a member of the evaluation team, I conducted on-site visits to institutions of higher education seeking to renew or receive accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.

Miami University: Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Adler University: Adjunct Professor

North Park University: Adjunct Professor

Fleming, V.M. (2011). You Complete Me and Other Myths that Destroy Happily Ever After. Northbrook, IL: North Shore Wellness Services, Ltd.

      O’Leary, K. J., Chadha, V., Fleming, V.M., Martin, G., & Baker, D. W. (2008). Medical subinternship: Student experience on a resident uncovered hospitalist service. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 20 (1), 18-21.

      Alexander, J., Kuo, C., Johnson, K., Fleming, V. M., Schreiber, J., & Daytner, K. (2006). Effects of IQ and knowledge cohesiveness on memory task performance in early elementary school. In F. Columbus (Ed.), New Developments in Learning Research. Happauge, NY: Nova Publications.   

Fleming, V.M., Schindler, N., Martin, G., & DaRosa, D. (2005). Separate and equitable clinician-educator tracks. Journal of the American Medical Association 294(9), 1101-1104.

DaRosa, D.A., Marcdante, K., Simpson, D., & Fleming, V.M. (2005). Faculty Development. In Fincher, R.E., (Ed.), Guidebook for Clerkship Directors, (3rd ed). Omaha, NE: Alliance for Clinical Education.

Fleming, V. M., Lipscomb, S., Light, G., & Nielsen, B. (2004). Teaching for learning with technology: A faculty development initiative at a research university. Studies on Education, 7, 7-21. 

Alexander, J. M., Fabricious, W. V., Fleming, V. M., Zwahr, M., & Brown, S. A. (2003). The development of metacognitive causal explanations. Learning and Individual Differences, 13(3), 227-238.

      Fleming, V. M. (2002). Improving students' exam performance by introducing study strategies and goal setting. Teaching of Psychology, 29(2), 115-118.

      Fleming, V. M. (2001). Helping students learn to learn by using check lists, modified rubrics, and e-mail. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 12(1), 5-21.

     Fleming, V. M., & Alexander, J. M. (2001). The benefits of peer collaboration: A replication with a delayed post-test. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 26(4), 588-603. 

      Fleming, V. M. (1999). Group counseling in the schools: A case for basic training. Professional School Counseling, 2(5), 409-413.

      Manion, V., & Alexander, J. (1997). The benefits of peer collaboration on strategy use, metacognitive causal attribution, and recall. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 67, 268-289.

Fleming, V.M. (2020, September). “The Anxiety Epidemic: The Plight of the coming-of-age Millennials & Gen-Zs.” UC-Berkeley School of Optometry Faculty Retreat.

Fleming, V.M. (2019, September). “Anxiety and Millenials.” Optometric Glaucoma Foundation Annual Educators Program. Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V.M. (2018, May). “Anxiety of a Generation.” Keynote address at the Illinois College of Optometry annual retreat. Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V.M. & Kobin, H. (2015, November). “Courage and Contagious Optimism in Couples Work.” Illinois Counseling Association Annual Conference. Skokie, Illlinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2014, June). “Practical Professionalism: Estate Planning & Elder Law.” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Northbrook, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2014, April). “Unleashing the Creative Spirit.” Keynote address at the Women of Creativity Weekend Retreat. Oldenburg, Indiana.

Fleming, V. M. (2012, January). “Hey Parents: It’s Time We Have The Talk.” Parent Network Presentation at Highland Park High School. Highland Park, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2008, March). “Bullying.” A school-wide assembly presented to 5th and 6th graders at Fredrick School. Grayslake, Illinois. 

Fleming, V. M. (2006, March). “Bullying in the Schools: Working with Students and Teachers and Planning for School wide Prevention.” Teacher In-Service Presentation, Community Consolidated School District 21. Wheeling, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2006, March). "The Interactive Lecture: Making Information Stick." EPEC Training Program: Washington, DC. I was part of a 5-faculty team offering a 3-day program for End-of-Life and Palliative Care educators. 

Fleming, V. M. (2006, March). "Student-Centered Teaching." Southeast Missouri Hospital: Faculty workshop. Cape Girardeau, MO.

Wayne, D. B., & Fleming, V. M. (2005, October). "Developing Tools for Assessing Procedural Competence among Residents." Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) annual meeting. Cleveland, Ohio.

Fleming, V. M. (2005, September). "Evidence Based Teaching." Pediatric Fellows Training Program at Children's Memorial Hospital. Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2005, September). "E-Learning: Potential uses, probable pitfalls, and practical applications." American College of Surgeons annual meeting. Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2005, June). "Assessment Issues in Professional Training Programs." Faculty plenary provided at the Art Institute of Illinois. Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2005, April). "Teaching Learner-Centered Approaches to Teaching." General session at the Higher Learning Commission's Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2005, April). "Effective Questioning." 2-hour session at the required Residents as Teachers Program, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2004, September). “Problem Based Learning.” Teaching seminar offered for incoming PBL tutors. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (2004, August). “Effective Teaching for More Learning.” Center for Public Safety: Management Training Division, Northwestern University. Members of the audience were law enforcement officers and administrators who serve as the instructors in this program. Evanston, IL.

Fleming, V. M. (2004, July). “Effective Teaching in Genetics Counseling Training Programs.” Genetics Counseling Program, Northwestern University. I provided a 2-hour workshop during their summer faculty retreat. Chicago, IL.

Fleming, V. M. (2004, June). “What Makes Great Teachers Great.” Howard University College of Medicine: Plenary Session, Faculty Retreat. Washington, DC.

Fleming, V. M. (2004, June). “Effective Feedback.” Howard University College of Medicine: Faculty Workshop. Washington, DC.

Fleming, V. M., Lipscomb, S., Nielsen, B., & Light, G. (2004, April). Teaching for learning with technology: A faculty development initiative at a research university. Paper discussion at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Light, G., Luna, M., & Fleming, V. M. (2004, April). Transforming pre-tenure faculty conceptions of and approaches to teaching: Faculty development at a research university. Paper discussion at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Fleming, V. M. (August, 2003). Better teaching through improved lectures and working with challenging students. Invited lecture at the Illinois Eye Institute/College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (April, 2003). Applying cognitive science to teaching. Invited presentation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Departmental Grand Rounds. Chicago, Illinois.

Fleming, V. M. (March, 2002). Using case studies to promote achievement. Presented at the Association of Teacher Education's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Fleming, V. M. (November, 2001). Using student-selected beta weights: Affective and effective outcomes for students across disciplines. Presented at the 21st annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching in Oxford, Ohio.

Fleming, V. M. (October, 2001). The impact of beta weights on grade outcome and student perception of course grading. Presented at the Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology at the annual meeting in Oxford, Ohio.

Fleming, V. M. (October, 2000). Helping First Year Students Succeed in the Classroom. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology in Oxford, Ohio.

Fleming, V. M., & Brewer, P. (November, 1999). Using cooperative groups formed form very different disciplines. Presented to the Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology at the annual meeting in Oxford, Ohio.

Brewer, P., & Fleming, V. M. (February, 1999). Crossing departmental boundaries: An inter-disciplinary project. Presented at the Presidents’ Day Teaching Effectiveness Retreat at Miami University.

(Fleming), V. M. (1997, November). Using technology in the classroom: An application of SAS. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology, Oxford, Ohio.

(Fleming), V. M. (1997, April). The benefits of peer collaboration on strategy use, metacognitive causal attribution, and recall.  Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.

Alexander, J., & (Fleming), V. M. (1996, April).  Metacognition and sorting strategy development.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

(Fleming), V. M. (1996, March). Teaching and learning styles: A preliminary investigation. Presented at Miami University's Institute for Educational Renewal's Linking Conference, Hamilton, Ohio.

Alexander, J., (Fleming), V. M., Schmiederer, M., Eaken, G. (1995, March). Individual differences in imagery production in fourth grade. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of SRCD, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Alexander, J., (Fleming), V.M., Eaken, G., & Koch, S. (1994, August).  Strategy use within a less cohesive knowledge base.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Los Angeles, California.

(Fleming), V. M. (1992, October). Content specificity as it relates to academic achievement and academic self-concept.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the Mid-West Educational Research Association in Chicago, Illinois.

Sexton-Villalta, C., (Fleming), V. M., Mitchell, M., Basile, S., Ruff, E., Morganett, R., Altekruse, M., Unthank, C. (1992, October).  The AACD/SCC Bilateral Conference:  An opportunity for sharing. Presented  at the annual convention of the Indiana Counseling Association in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mueller, D., Cueto, S., Prentice, J., Rembold, K. L., & (Fleming), V. M. (1991, April).  Exploring the perimeter of the moral domain.  Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago, Illinois.

Altekruse, M., Dodds, B. L., Sexton-Villalta, C., & (Fleming), V. M. (1991, January). Empirical evidence of counselor effectiveness in individual, group, career, and program settings.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Counselor Education Society's Strategic Planning Committee in St. Louis, Missouri.