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:

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.

James Harbin, Psychologist

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland
Predoctoral internship, University of California at San Diego
Psychological and Counseling Services

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include positive psychology, substance use/abuse concerns, men’s issues, dialectical behavioral therapy approaches, program research and evaluation, and supervision & training.

Rebecca MacNair-Semands, Associate Director and Clinical Services Coordinator

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.

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.

Lynelle Ragland, Psychologist and Coordinator of Multicultural Programs

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Predoctoral internship, Texas A&M University Counseling Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina and Virginia.

Professional interests include multicultural issues, relationship issues, couples counseling, and supervision.

Theresa Rhodes, Psychologist and Training Director

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.

Jessica Walker, Psychologist

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Lehigh University
Predoctoral internship, Appalachian State University Counseling and Psychological Services Center

Licensed psychologist in North Carolina.

Professional interests include supervision/training, multicultural issues in counseling, countertransference, outreach programming and counseling center research.
 

Predoctoral Interns 2008-2009

Suzanne McGarity, M.A., Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology, American University

Karen Muehl, M.S., Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Katherine Wilson, M.A.M.F.T., Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, University of Memphis

Support Staff

Susan Harvanek, Executive Assistant

Rosemary Nelson, Receptionist

Sandra Bondurant, Office Assistant

Joanne Kendrach, Office Assistant