The Counseling Center is staffed

with doctoral-level psychologists licensed or license-eligible in North Carolina.  The staff has collectively many years of experience in college mental health and is committed to providing quality counseling services to the UNC Charlotte community.  In addition, the Center contracts with a local psychiatrist who provides consultation, evaluation, and follow-up for students interested in exploring medication in addition to individual or group counseling.

The Counseling Center serves as a training site for graduate students in psychology and counseling.  These trainees practice under the close supervision of licensed staff psychologists.

Our staff:

Aaron Brink, Psychologist

Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Predoctoral internship, Pace University Counseling Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include relationship and family-of-origin concerns, men's issues, training and supervision, and adjustment to college.

Gene Edwards, Psychologist

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, New Mexico State University
Predoctoral internship, University of Delaware Counseling Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include multicultural psychology, social justice issues in counseling, men’s issues, stress and anxiety management, community/institutional outreach & supervision and training issues.

Susan Funk, Psychologist

Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Predoctoral internship, University of Iowa Counseling Service

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Iowa.

Professional interests include: mindfulness, stress management, use of the relationship in counseling, trauma issues, and relationship issues.

Rebecca MacNair-Semands, Senior Associate Director

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Predoctoral internship, University of Tennessee Counseling Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include counseling center research, community organization, group therapy training, HIV/AIDS prevention, and personality assessment.

Elizabeth (Libby) Malone, Psychologist

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Mississippi
Predoctoral internship, Kansas State University Counseling Center

License-eligible as a psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include family of origin issues, mind-body relationship and wellness, therapeutic assessment, and training and supervision.

Karen Muehl, Psychologist

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Predoctoral internship, UNC Charlotte Counseling Center

License-eligible as a psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include group psychotherapy, supervision and training, individual and cultural diversity, and cross-cultural competence.

Sophia Parrow, Social Worker and Case Manager

M.S.W., Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina.

Professional interests include trauma issues, working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, women’s issues, anxiety and stress management.

Theresa Rhodes, Assistant Director for Training  

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, The Ohio State University
Predoctoral internship, Virginia Commonwealth University Counseling Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina and Illinois.

Professional interests include training and supervision, women's issues, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues, group therapy, and trauma issues.

David Spano, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Programs and Services
   and Director, Counseling Center

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Predoctoral internship, University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina and New York.

Professional interests include supervision, consultation, integrating cognitive and relational approaches to counseling, wellness, college student development, and administrative issues in college counseling.

Predoctoral Interns 2009-2010

Ashley Boester, M.A.

Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, Ball State University

Jacqueline Perry, M.S.Ed.

Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, University of Miami

Elizabeth Sellers, M.A.

Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, Ball State University

Support Staff

Susan Harvanek, Executive Assistant

Rosemary Nelson, Receptionist

Sandra Bondurant, Office Assistant

Teena Power, Office Assistant