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Dr. Kristi Gibbs Kristi-Gibbs@utc.edu
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Kristi Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of Counseling and Coordinator of the Counselor Education Unit. Dr. Gibbs received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education with a minor in Play Therapy from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 2004. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Gibbs is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana and Tennessee and a Registered Play Therapist. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, Tennessee Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and International Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Gibbs is past-president of the Tennessee Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.
Prior to coming to UTC, Dr. Gibbs worked as a counselor and clinical supervisor in an agency in New Orleans where her practice consisted primarily of counseling children. Dr. Gibbs has three years experience working in an inpatient psychiatric setting as an assessment counselor and two years in a residential substance abuse facility.
Dr. Gibbs’ research interests include counseling children, preparing students to counsel children, play therapy, and clinical supervision. Her dissertation was entitled “Counselor Educators’ Perceptions about the Process of Training Students to Counsel Children.”
UTC TEACHING HISTORY:
EPSY 502 Introduction to the Counseling Profession
EPSY 510 Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling
EPSY 543 Theories of Human Development
EPSY 544 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
EPSY 561 Seminar in Community Counseling
EPSY 575 Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders
EPSY 576 Theory and Practice in Multicultural Counseling
EPSY 555 Counseling Practicum
EPSY 559/572 Internship in Community Counseling
EPSY 554 Counseling Children and Adolescents
EPSY 563 Introduction to Counseling Supervision
EPSY 564 Introduction to Play Therapy
