Dr. Katherine Shirley

  • Title: Professor
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences
  • Email Address: kashirley@bellevue.edu
  • Office Phone: 1.402.557.7598
  • Office Location: #4211 Educational Services Building
  • Subject(s):
    • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Degrees Awarded:
    • Ph.D., Counselor Education & Supervision from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)
    • Ed.S. & M.A. Counseling Services from Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)
    • B.A. Psychology from Rider University
  • Experience:
    • Graduate-level counselor education since 2015
    • Licensed professional counselor since 2015
    • 15 years in youth behavioral healthcare
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (NE) since 2020
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (NJ) since 2015
  • Certified Professional Counselor (NE) since 2020
  • National Certified Counselor since 2010
  • Approved Clinical Supervisor since 2014.
  • ACES Research Grant Award (2023)
  • ACES Emerging Leader (2017)
  • CSI Excellence in Counseling Research Grant (2013)
  • NBCC Minority Fellowship Program Scholar (2013)
  • Counseling supervision
  • Sandtray interventions
  • Youth suicidality in children 10 and younger