Academic background
- Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Appalachian State University
- B.A., NC A&T State University
Research interests and professional background
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with graduate certificates in Expressive Arts Therapy, and Systemic Multicultural Counseling. My counseling experience includes private practice, addictions treatment centers, and community- based counseling.
I served as Continuing Education Chair for the North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. My current research interests include: cultural humility, transformative learning in experiential education, and self-compassion and spirituality in counseling.
Classes taught
- COUN 503 Group Counseling
- CNPY 502 Theories of Counseling and Helping Professions
- COUN 591 Internship in Counseling
Presentations
2023
Presenter, Cultivating a Relational Approach to Cultural Humility; NCAMFT Spring Conference
2022
Presenter, Self-Compassionate, Arts-Based, and Relational (SAR) Approaches to Addressing Trauma in Children and Adolescents; Olde English Consortium; School Counselors/CDFs Conference
2017
Presenter, Systemic Multicultural Perspective in Counseling; DePaul College (India)
2017
Poster Presentation, Acculturative Stress and Marital Distress among US Latino and Hispanic Immigrant Couples; NCAMFT Spring Conference
2017
Presenter, Mind Body Connection for Women’s Mental Health, Bethesda Health Center
2015
Poster Presentation, Ethiopia Abroad, Global Symposium; Appalachian State University
2015
Presenter, Expressive Arts Therapy; Friday Forum, Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia)
2015
Presenter, Community Mobilization and Empowerment of Female Sex Workers in Karnataka State, South India: Associations with HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk; SAMFT, Appalachian State University