Counseling & Psychological Services

Professional Interests / Areas of Expertise: He has a particular interest in the relationship between physical and mental health, men's issues, mindfulness, research in clinical settings, and program evaluation. Chris is respectful of each individual and focuses on the development of the whole person. He integrates interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral therapy into his work with students, while also emphasizing a client-centered, mindfulness, and multicultural approach.

Approach to counseling / Theoretical Orientation: Chris is respectful of each individual and focuses on the development of the whole person. He integrates interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral therapy into his work with students, while also emphasizing a client-centered, mindfulness, and multicultural approach.

Personal Interests: In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending time with his family; sports and exercise, whether it be heading to the gym, hiking a trail, or watching a game on T.V.; traveling and exploring new places; and the challenges of learning how to do new home improvement projects.

Professional Interests/Areas of Expertise: Denises areas of interest include outreach and prevention and she has developed a number of campus wide programs addressing a variety of mental health issues. As part of such efforts, Denise co-created and co-leads the Mental Health Ambassadors, a peer education group that is focused on delivering presentations to students on mental health related topics. Denise provides individual therapy and is a generalist in practice with an expertise in the treatment of eating disorders. In addition to individual therapy, Denise often leads general therapy process groups and provides supervision to both Masters and Doctoral level students. Over the years, Denise has provided consultation to communities such as Greek Life, Residence Life, and the Appalachian Spiritual Life Association. Denise is the Project Director for the SAMHSA funded Suicide Prevention Project on campus and supervises the campus Suicide Prevention Coordinator.

Approach to counseling/Theoretical Orientation: Denise is rather eclectic in her approach to therapy working from both psychodynamic and cognitive behavior theories and practices. Denise also integrates interpersonal theory as well as some gestalt practices into her interventions. Due to the nature of our center, Denise works within a short term model in her delivery of therapy.

Personal Interests: In her personal time, Denise enjoys being with her family adventuring in the mountains or just relaxing together. She travels across the US in her RV or enjoys camping on nearby lakes and forests. She recently started running again and trying yoga.