Meet Our Board Member

Karen Wickwire, Ph.D.

Born in Montana, Dr. Wickwire was raised in Rock Island, Illinois.  She graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology.  After college, she moved to Dallas, Texas, and from there returned for her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas.  Upon completion of that degree, she worked in a Family Services Agency in Midland Texas before returning to school for her Ph.D. at the University of Southern Mississippi.  She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Seattle V.A. Medical Center in Seattle.  Dr. Wickwire embarked on a successful private practice in Seattle until she returned to the Quad Cities in 2009 for family reasons.  Recently retired, Dr. Wickwire also had a private practice in Bettendorf, Iowa.  Dr. Wickwire worked primarily with adults in her general practice work and has consulted with a number of organizations over the span of her 40-year career.

Dr. Wickwire resides with her husband in Davenport, Iowa and in Palm Springs, California.