Clinical Associate Professor and Counseling Clinical Field Experience Director (online programs)
Noelle R. St. Germain-Sehr is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Counseling Clinical Experience Director for the Online Counseling Program at William & Mary. She received her doctorate from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 2003 and has over thirty years of clinical experience working with diverse client populations in a variety of settings including community mental health clinics, employee assistance programs, and private practice. She has extensive experience overseeing the clinical field placement aspects of counselor training and has over 20 years of higher education teaching experience.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas, a National Certified Counselor, and an ACISTE Certified Mental Health Professional (ACMHP) trained to assist individuals with the integration of spiritually transformative experiences. She serves as Secretary for the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), served five years as Co-Chair of the SACES Women's Interest Network (SACES WIN), and is the Executive Director of The Center for Traumatic Grief and Loss and The International Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) Therapy Board overseeing training in IADC therapy. She is on the Editorial Board for Counselor Education and Supervision and is an active presenter at professional conferences.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr maintains a part-time psychotherapy practice and is completing a five-year training program in Bioenergetic Analysis, a relational mind/body psychotherapy developed by Dr. Alexander Lowen. Her research focuses on expanding education, research, and training related to traditionally marginalized topics and populations, and reducing associated pathologizing, stigmatization, oppression, and discrimination. Specific topics/populations of interest include transpersonal experiences, LGBTQ+ counseling, and neurodiversity. Current research projects include LGBTQ+-affirmative counseling training, the relationship between after-death communication (ADC) and grief, and mental health providers’ knowledge and attitudes related to after-death communication.
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About Noelle R. St Germain-Sehr
Noelle R. St. Germain-Sehr is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Counseling Clinical Experience Director for the Online Counseling Program at William & Mary. She received her doctorate from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 2003 and has over thirty years of clinical experience working with diverse client populations in a variety of settings including community mental health clinics, employee assistance programs, and private practice. She has extensive experience overseeing the clinical field placement aspects of counselor training and has over 20 years of higher education teaching experience.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas, a National Certified Counselor, and an ACISTE Certified Mental Health Professional (ACMHP) trained to assist individuals with the integration of spiritually transformative experiences. She serves as Secretary for the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), served five years as Co-Chair of the SACES Women's Interest Network (SACES WIN), and is the Executive Director of The Center for Traumatic Grief and Loss and The International Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) Therapy Board overseeing training in IADC therapy. She is on the Editorial Board for Counselor Education and Supervision and is an active presenter at professional conferences.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr maintains a part-time psychotherapy practice and is completing a five-year training program in Bioenergetic Analysis, a relational mind/body psychotherapy developed by Dr. Alexander Lowen. Her research focuses on expanding education, research, and training related to traditionally marginalized topics and populations, and reducing associated pathologizing, stigmatization, oppression, and discrimination. Specific topics/populations of interest include transpersonal experiences, LGBTQ+ counseling, and neurodiversity. Current research projects include LGBTQ+-affirmative counseling training, the relationship between after-death communication (ADC) and grief, and mental health providers’ knowledge and attitudes related to after-death communication.
| Present | Clinical Associate Professor & Counseling Clinical Experience Director, William & Mary ‐ School of Education | |
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Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2022 - Present | Secretary, Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision | 2021 - Present | Editorial Board, Counselor Education and Supervision | 2020 - Present | Executive Director, Center for Grief and Traumatic Loss & Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) Board | 2017 - Present | Member, International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) | 2015 - Present | Member, American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE) | 2000 - Present | Member, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) | 2017 - 2022 | Co-Chair Women's Interest Network, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) | 2019 - 2019 | Chair Interest Network Operations Manual Taskforce, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) |
Courses
- EDUC C45 Transpersonal Counseling
- EDUC C47 Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- EDUC C42 Practicum in Counseling
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