Office of Human Resources - Employee Assistance Office

Jillian McManus received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Arizona State University in 1993. She returned to school and earned her Master’s in Social Work in May of 2000. She holds a LMSW through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. In addition, Jillian is a certified management coach and leads EAO’s successful coaching service.

Jillian has worked in the field of Social Work and Human Services for the past 12 years and has been with the Employee Assistance Office since 1999. Her experience includes individual and family counseling, organizational development, training, adoption and foster care, parenting issues and disabilities and has worked with multiple state agencies and community resources throughout Arizona. In 2006, Jillian was invited to present as a nationally recognized expert in the field of work style assessment and consultation following a successful long-term collaboration where a client organization received ASU’s President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness.

Joan Allen has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work, both from the University of Michigan. Her postgraduate training includes Certificates in Management Development from the University of Massachusetts and in Clinical Approaches to Children and Families from Tuft’s New England Medical Center, Boston. Joan is licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and has an ACSW from the National Academy of Social Workers.

She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Arizona Threat Assessment Professional Association, the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, Cathedral Health Services Advisory Board and ASU’s University Career Women and Faculty Women’s Association.

Joan has worked at the Employee Assistance Office since 1996 and she has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Social Work. Her areas of specialization include handling stress and anxiety, adult ADD, work related problems, relationship counseling, managing transitions, substance abuse, disabilities, stalking, workplace violence and organizational development. Joan’s innovation and leadership helped pioneer a workplace violence threat assessment and response protocol that has delivered incident-free services to ASU for over a decade.

Linda received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Arizona State University in 2000 and earned her Master's in Social Work in May 2005. Linda served her internship at the Employee Assistance Office in the 2004/2005 Academic Year and she is a member of ASU’s University Career Women and Faculty Women’s Association.

Linda has served in the social work field for over 15 years. She specializes in couples and marriage counseling, depression, anxiety, stress and managing personal and professional transition. She has worked with adolescent delinquents through the State Correctional Service system and counseled prospective parents, specializing in adoption through a state-funded program. Linda’s voluntary experience ranges from homeless shelters to charitable projects through the Catholic Women's League. Linda is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.

Jennifer received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Arizona in 1992 and attained a Masters in Social Work from ASU in 2005. She has an LMSW through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Jennifer also received her certification in Life/Career Coaching in 1999.

Jennifer has been working in the mental health field since 1992 and along with Coaching she also specializes in addictions, trauma, domestic violence issues, anxiety/panic disorders, and marriage and family counseling (Imago Therapy). Jennifer is a mentor at Fresh Start Women’s Facility, where they offer career counseling, parenting classes and workshops for women. Jennifer also has worked in the mental health field with children between the ages of 5 and 18, dealing with ADHD, delinquency issues, developmental concerns, divorce and step-family transitions, grief/loss and life skills.