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Dr. Kristi Gibbs Kristi-Gibbs@utc.edu
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Kristi Gibbs is an Associate Professor of Counseling and Director 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 Tennessee and is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. 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 and the Lookout Counseling Association.
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: | ||
| COUN 5020 | Introduction to the Counseling Profession | |
| COUN 5100 | Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling | |
| COUN 5430 | Theories of Human Development | |
| COUN 5440 | Theories and Techniques of Counseling | |
| COUN 5610 | Seminar in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | |
| COUN 5750 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders | |
| COUN 5760 | Theory and Practice in Multicultural Counseling | |
| COUN 5550 | Counseling Practicum | |
| COUN 5590/5720 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | |
| COUN 5540 | Counseling Children and Adolescents | |
| COUN 5630 | Introduction to Counseling Supervision | |
| COUN 5640 | Introduction to Play Therapy | |
