Doctoral students Minnie Tsai and Glory Munthali, faculty member Dr. Bianca Augustine, and alumnus Dr. Darius Green led roundtable sessions at the "Law & Ethics in Counseling Conference" in January. We appreciate their commitment to moving the counseling profession forward!

Can we all give a big round of applause to Dr. Skip Niles for his outstanding achievement in becoming the next President-Elect of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Way to go, Dr. Niles!👏👏👏

We are excited to launch our LGBTGEQIAP+ affirming counseling training study! If you graduated within the last 5 years from your master’s counseling program, complete this interest survey by March 28 to participate: wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6z…

Going to the 2024 American Counseling Association conference? Make sure to attend the below session where the Exemplary Practices for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness will be introduced by two of our faculty, Dr. Amber Pope and Dr. Bianca Augustine!

Join us in congratulating Minnie Tsai as a 2024 winner of the Virginia Counselors Association Foundation's Pete Warren Student Fellows Scholarship!

Congratulations to W&M master's in counseling student Carlie Carter for being awarded 2nd place in the American Counseling Association's Future School Counselor Essay Competition. Please join us in celebrating Carlie's outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to Dr. Fears!

Please join us in congratulating Minnie Tsai, a first-year doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program, as she has been awarded the BIPOC Sponsorship by the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) and VCA Foundation (VCAF)!!

Several of our master's and doctoral students presented at the 2024 VACES Conference in Richmond. Thank you to all who presented for sharing your knowledge and expertise with our profession!

Introducing Dr. Shontell White Zenon! From the doctoral program in Counselor Education, Dr. Zenon successfully defended her dissertation today in front of friends, family, faculty, and colleagues. Please give her a well-deserved round of applause!

Today is Teal Day! We join American Counseling Association to celebrate Counseling Awareness Month 2024. Today, we highlight the work of our counseling students and faculty to emphasize their tremendous impact and to help debunk the stigma related to mental illness. #CounselorsHelp #WMSOE

Please join us in congratulating master's student Kala Burton, as she has been awarded the BIPOC Sponsorship by the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) and VCA Foundation (VCAF)!!

Join us in congratulating Counselor Education faculty member Dr. Olivia Uwamahoro Williams! Dr. Uwamahoro Williams is a 2024 ACA Leadership Award recipient for her leadership and advocacy as 2024 Branch President of the Southern Region of the American Counseling Association.

Join us in congratulating Sabrina Ruiz, second year master's student in counseling, who earned the 2024 Pete Warren Fellows Scholarship from the Virginia Counselor Association. Congratulations Sabrina!

Please join us in congratulating Doctoral Candidate Stefan Vasic for being awarded the Make a Difference Grant from the Association for Humanistic Counseling. Congratulations Stefan!

Introducing Dr. MK Curry! Dr. Curry successfully defended their dissertation on July 18th. Congratulations Dr. Curry!

Introducing Dr. Tamika Jackson! Dr. Jackson successfully defended her dissertation on August 2nd. Please give her a well-deserved round of applause!

Big weekend for W&M at the AARC-Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling conference, filled with awards, presentations, and smiles all around!

Let's extend a big round of applause to Hannah Khan, 2nd-year master's student in the W&M counseling program, receiving the Master's Level Exemplary Research and Assessment Award at the AARC-Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling conference last week!

We are so proud of our W&M faculty! Please congratulate Dr. Jaimie Stickl Haugen for receiving the Exemplary Assessment and Evaluation Practices Professional Award at AARC-Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling in Pittsburgh, PA last week.