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Counseling Services
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Therapists

Andrew B. King, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

  • Director of Counseling Services
  • Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Memphis, 1996;
  • M.A. in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1989;
  • B.A. in Psychology, Rhodes College, 1985.
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist - Illinois. 
  • Certified Health Service Provider by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
  • Member of Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors. 
  • Provides psychotherapeutic services in addition to administrative duties
  • Areas of special interest include post-traumatic stress, adjustment and individuation of college students, dream interpretation, training of new psychotherapists, and men's issues

Jessica A. Ulrich, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Staff Counselor
  • M.S.W., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • B.S.W., University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Illinois
  • Theoretical Orientation: Integrative with focus on Person-Centered framework
  • Provides psychotherapeutic services in addition to administrative duties
  • Areas of special interest include social anxiety, dysfunctional relationships, and other general issues

Michael J. Kessler, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

  • Staff Psychologist
  • Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
  • Member of American Psychological Association
  • Theoretical Orientation: Integrative with focus on Cognitive and Person-Centered frameworks
  • Areas of special interest: men’s health, problems associated with alcohol and drug use, student-athletes, diagnostic assessment, anxiety and depression, and other general issues

Megan E. Denton, M.A., Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Staff Counselor
  • M.A. in Clinical Adult Psychology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • B.A. in Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
  • SIUE Sexual Assault Awareness Task Force Coordinator
  • Theoretical Orientation: Integrative with an emphasis on Cognitive-Behavioral and Person-Centered frameworks
  • Areas of special interest: women's issues, survivors of trauma, anxiety disorders, domestic violence/relationship issues, diagnostic assessment and other general issues

W. Irene Summers Temple, Ph.D.

  • Staff Psychologist
  • Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  • M.S. in Counseling and Guidance from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Areas of special interest: ethnic, gender, sexual, and spiritual identity roles and development; interpersonal communication; family dynamics; and first-generation college student experiences

Psychiatrist

Claudia A. Kachigian, M.D., J.D.

  • Licensed Psychiatrist
  • M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law
  • Psychiatry Residency at University of Pennsylvania, Albert Einstein Medical Center

2013-2014 Master's Practicum Trainees

  • TBA

Support Staff

Leanne Brase, Office Support Specialist

  • Provides clerical and administrative support
  • Facilitates the PAP program

Graduate Assistants

Sydney Greenwalt, B.A., Psychology, Coker College, SC

  • Pursuing M.A. in Clinical Adult Psychology
  • SIUE Sexual Assault Awareness Task Force Assistant

Student Workers

Mary Foreman

Caitlin Kuder

Kaitlyn Leigh

Kelsey Fark


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