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Counseling Department

Mission:

The Counseling Department is a diverse and dynamic community dedicated to the development of highly effective clinical mental health counselors, future leaders, counselor educators, supervisors, and innovators in the counseling profession.

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The Counseling Department faculty bring strong backgrounds in clinical practice, research, advocacy, counselor education, and other disciplines that are the basis of practice as a clinician, researcher, counselor educator, and supervisor.

The Department is committed to five core values across all of our programs:

  • creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive learning community for all students, faculty, and staff;
  • providing excellent education and supervision for students;
  • promoting healing and empowerment by addressing social privilege and oppression;
  • generating knowledge through research and scholarship of the highest level;
  • and providing services to the local, national, and international counseling community informed by science and scholarship.
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Counseling Department Faculty

Susan Branco, PhD, LPC (VA), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH
Susan Branco, PhD, LPC (VA), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH
Associate Professor
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Szu-Yu (Darlene) Chen, PhD, LPCC, NCC, RPT
Szu-Yu (Darlene) Chen, PhD, LPCC, NCC, RPT
Associate Professor
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Kelly Coker, PhD, LCMHC, BC-TMHC
Kelly Coker, PhD, LCMHC, BC-TMHC
Full Professor
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Alisha Guthery, PhD, LMHC, CATP
Alisha Guthery, PhD, LMHC, CATP
Visiting Faculty 
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Diana Herweck, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, NCC, ACS
Diana Herweck, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, NCC, ACS
Director of Clinical Training
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Tameeka Hunter, PhD, LPC, NCC, CRC
Tameeka Hunter, PhD, LPC, NCC, CRC
Assistant Professor
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Rachel Jacoby PhD
Rachel Jacoby PhD
Associate Professor
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Margaret Lamar, PhD
Margaret Lamar, PhD
Associate Professor
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Chi Li, PhD, NCC
Chi Li, PhD, NCC
Tenured Associate Professor
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Sandra (Sandi) Logan-McKibben, PhD, NCC, NCSC, ACS, BC-TMH, PPS-SC (CA), LPC (CT)
Sandra (Sandi) Logan-McKibben, PhD, NCC, NCSC, ACS, BC-TMH, PPS-SC (CA), LPC (CT)
Associate Director of Clinical Training
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Jorge Rosales Lopez, PhD, CRC, LPC, NCC
Jorge Rosales Lopez, PhD, CRC, LPC, NCC
Assistant Professor
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Regina Moro, PhD
Regina Moro, PhD
Associate Professor
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Karen Roller, PhD, MFT
Karen Roller, PhD, MFT
Associate Professor
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Donna S. Sheperis, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS, CCMHC, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider
Donna S. Sheperis, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS, CCMHC, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider
Professor and Chair
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LaToya Smith, PhD, LPC (Texas)
LaToya Smith, PhD, LPC (Texas)
Assistant Professor
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Megan Speciale, PhD
Megan Speciale, PhD
Associate Professor
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Shreya Vaishnav, PhD
Shreya Vaishnav, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Wendy M. Wade MA, PhD, LPCC, CADC 1
Wendy M. Wade MA, PhD, LPCC, CADC 1
Assistant Professor
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Donya Wallace, PhD, NCC, LPC
Donya Wallace, PhD, NCC, LPC
Assistant Professor
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Cristen Wathen, PhD, LCPC, NCC
Cristen Wathen, PhD, LCPC, NCC
Tenured Associate Professor 
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