Counseling Psychology

Hunter Named Percy Hughes Award Recipient

Cheré Hunter ‘21G has been named the 2025 recipient of the Percy Hughes Award.
Fall Issue of COE News Celebrates Centennial School

The fall issue of COE News is a celebration of Centennial School's 60th anniversary. Julie Fogt, director of Centennial School and affiliated COE professor, introduces the issue.

Read the full issue at: https://conta.cc/4nIdaQR.
Ge Decolonizes Mental Health Treatment for Chinese Clients

Song Ge '19G, an alumna of the College of Education's Counseling Psychology doctoral program, is the author of "Deliberate practice in localizing helping techniques."
Finding Joy in Education

In 2025, the field of education faces unprecedented challenges. For instance, the National Center for Education Statistics reports that during the 2024-2025 school year, 74% of public schools in the United States faced difficulty hiring teachers to fill vacant positions. Furthermore, teachers indicate that a common reason why they leave the profession is they feel that teaching is an undervalued profession.
- Counseling Psychology
Mora Ringle Calls for Culturally Responsive Mental Health Services

As the Latino population in the U.S. grows, so does the demand for mental health care that is both culturally and linguistically responsive. Yet, the pipeline of Spanish-speaking therapists remains thin, and opportunities for evidence-based training in Spanish are rare.
COE Summer Institute Students Gather in Greece

Over forty students, faculty and staff from the College of Education (COE)'s Global Programs are gathered in Athens, Greece for the start of the 2025 Summer Institute. Each year this experience offers students working in education from across the globe an opportunity to engage with professors and fellow students in an in-person, intensive learning environment.
- Counseling Psychology
- Research
Liang Works with Teachers to Create Trauma-Responsive Classrooms

Counseling Psychology professor Chris Liang has been working with Raub Middle School teachers on creating trauma-responsive classrooms. The work is supported by a grant through the United Way and compliments a larger grant that supports an anti-violence pilot program at the school.
- Counseling Psychology
Considering the Role of Language in Mental Health Counseling

A new study published in the International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) explores how language impacts CBT training and implementation. The researchers point out, “With a rapidly growing Latine population in the U.S. (Dietrich & Hernandez, 2022), there is an increased need to understand the role of language in evidence-based practice training and implementation.”
- Counseling Psychology
- School Psychology
Making Mountaintop a Better Place

Once a week, Lori Gallagher Anderson arrives on Lehigh’s Mountaintop Campus with fresh groceries for the food pantry housed in Iacocca Building. Transporting all of those supplies into the building can be a challenge. “There are days I have my wagon piled high and multiple bags slung across each shoulder,” she laughed. But Anderson receives help from an unexpected source: a campus transit driver.
- Counseling Psychology
Newly-Formed Club Compiles Mental Health Resources

COE graduate students from the recently-approved Counseling Psychology Club have compiled resources to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month and help students through finals week.