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Cook Counseling Center Staff

Counselors/Psychologists 

Charlotte Amenkhienan, Ph.D. || Charles B. Anderson, Ph.D.  || Gary T. Bennett, Ph.D. || Cathye G. Betzel, Psy.D. || DaHyun Chun, Ph.D. || Trent Davis, Ph.D.  || Anna Epperson, M.A., NCC || Christopher Flynn, Ph.D. (Director) || Rita Klein, Ph.D. ||  Ryoichi Noguchi, Ph.D. ||  Robert Ritchie, M.S. (Case Manager) || Charity Rolfes, Ph.D. || Marina Shafran, Ph.D. ||  Ellie T. Sturgis, Ph.D. || Yanping Wang, Ph.D.  || Ryan Weatherford, Ph.D. || Amber Wenderlich, M.A. ||  Beth Wilson, Ph.D.

 

Psychiatry Staff

Vicki Arbuckle, PMHNP-BC || Joseph Frieben, MD || Cynthia Gibbons, FNP-BC || James Reinhard, MD ||
 || Crystal Smith, LPN

 

Support Staff

Cheryl Curran || Diann Diaz ||  Wanda Hale || Sandy Ward

 

Pre-doctoral Psychology Interns
2011 - 201
2

Angie Dahl, M.S. || Daniel Isenberg, M.Ed. ||
 Zetta Nicely M. A. ||


 


Charlotte Amenkhienan, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Outreach / Diversity Coordinator

Charlotte Amenkhienan is the Multicultural and programs evaluation Coordinator at the center. In addition, she coordinates Outreach Requests, Peer Assistance for Learning (PAL), and Learning Assistance programs. Her professional areas of interest include cross-cultural counseling issues, stress management, adjustment issues, and depression. Other areas of special interest include the provision of outreach services to individuals and groups who would otherwise not utilize traditional mental health services, and working with international students. Her theoretical orientation is cognitive-behavioral.

 

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Charles B. Anderson, Ph.D.
 (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Associate Director

Charles Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Associate Director of the Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center.  He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2003 from Virginia Commonwealth University and pursued postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics in Richmond, Virginia.  Dr. Anderson has a thorough grounding in psychodynamic psychotherapy, with a particular interest in intensive short-term dynamic and experiential approaches to therapy.  He is experienced in forensic risk assessment and intervention with high risk populations and has a clinical and research specialty in the eating disorders.  He is also trained in the facilitation of community building workshops under the M. Scott Peck model.  Dr. Anderson did his group therapy training with the late Dr. Jack Corazzini, and is currently working toward ABPP certification in group therapy.

 

 


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Gary T. Bennett, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Sport Psychologist /
CC-AASP

Gary’s area of interest including substance abuse, trauma, and sport psychology. Currently, he is working fulltime in the Virginia Tech Athletics Department where he meets with both individual student-athletes and with varsity teams. Gary’s theoretical style is influenced by cognitive-behavioral, feminist, acceptance and mindfulness, and brief therapy models. Gary is a member of APA (Division 47—Exercise and Sport Psychology) and of The Association of Applied Sport Psychology. He is a Certified Consultant - Association for Applied Sport Psychology


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Cathye Griffin Betzel, Psy.D.
(
Georgia School of Professional Psychology)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Interim Assistant Director / Training Director

Cathye's professional interests include psychological assessment and women's issues, with a special interest in couples therapy. Her  theoretical orientation is primarily systemic with influences from cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and constructivist theories.  Cathye coordinates the APA accredited pre-doctoral internship in psychology, as well as post-doctoral and practicum training programs at the CCC. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 12 - Clinical Psychology and 17- Counseling Psychology), the Virginia Psychological Association, the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, and the Southeastern Psychological Association. She is listed as a Health Service Provider in the National Register of Health Services in Psychology.


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DaHyun Chun, Ph.D. (Ohio University)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Group Coordinator

DaHyun’s clinical interests include working with affect, depression, anxiety, body image and eating disorders, cross-cultural issues, and spirituality, along with providing outreach and consultation to underserved populations. Her passion lies in group therapy, psychotherapy, and working with international students and ethnic minorities. Her style is influenced by cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, object relations, gestalt, and humanistic theories. She is a member of the American Psychological Association along with the Asian American Psychological Association. Other areas of interest include drinking good coffee, reading, and racquetball.


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Trent Davis, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech)
Licensed Professional Counselor

Trent’s professional interests include depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, and serious mental illness. He enjoys working with individuals, groups, and couples in therapy. Trent also focuses on stress management and wellness in his clinical work. His therapeutic influences are Humanistic, Cognitive-Behavioral, Systemic, and Interpersonal theories. Some personal interests include bicycling, fly fishing, and playing drums.

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Anna C. Epperson, MA (Virginia Tech)
National Certified Counselor

Anna Epperson is a part-time staff counselor at Virginia Tech first coming to the counseling center in 2001. She is a doctoral candidate in Virginia Tech’s Counselor Education and Supervision program. One of her professional interest is using the integrative therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She is interested in working with students with depression, anxiety issues, and any issue that impacts students’ adjustment to and success in college. She is interested in group therapy and has led social anxiety groups as well as mindfulness groups. Her theoretical orientation is integrative with an emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR.

 

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Christopher Flynn, Ph.D. (University of Miami)
Director
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT)

Christopher Flynn has been Director of the Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech since fall of 2006; the Cook Counseling Center is IACS-accredited and offers an APA-approved internship in professional psychology. Dr. Flynn previously served as Director of the Counseling & Career Services at Loyola University New Orleans (1989-2006) and as a staff psychologist at the University Counseling Services of Boston College (1984-1989). He has taught a wide range of courses over the past thirty years including personality, abnormal psychology, and human sexuality. Dr. Flynn received his Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) in 1983 from the University of Miami (FL). He is an active member of the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD), and has served on the AUCCCD Board of Directors. His clinical interests include individual and couples therapy, sexual functioning, disparities in access to mental health, and crisis response.

  

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Rita Klein, Ph.D. (Fordham University)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Senior Staff Psychologist

Rita's professional interests include test anxiety, anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties and communication skills. Her treatment orientation is cognitive-behavioral with techniques borrowed from other orientations. Group interests include graduate student therapy groups, support groups and skill building groups. Couples and family interventions are also an interest.


 

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Robert S. Ritchey, M.S. (Radford University) 
Licensed Professional Counselor
Case Manager

Rob's professional interests include acute psychopathology, suicide and criminogenic processes. As the CCC Case Manager, Rob works as a liaison with various mental health providers and agencies in the community in order to assist with the provision of comprehensive mental health services for students. Rob also works as a student advocate by assisting students with significant mental health needs in accessing available campus resources. During non-working hours he enjoys spending time with his family (plus fishing with the guys.)

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Charity Rolfes, Ph.D. (Purdue University)
Staff Counselor

 

 

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Marina Shafran, Ph.D. (Western Michigan University)
Staff Counselor

Marina’s major interests include sexual abuse, genocide, combat trauma, secondary trauma, and grief and loss. She enjoys working with students from underrepresented groups and international students. Her therapeutic influences are Humanistic, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Existential theories. Some personal interests include Holocaust studies and traveling.

 

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Ellie T. Sturgis, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Interim Assistant Director

Ellie’s professional interests include anxiety, mood, and eating, and substance abuse disorders as well as attentional and learning difficulties which impede a student’s ability to demonstrate knowledge. She is also interested in relationship issues, particularly those of LGBT students. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on anxiety, substance abuse, eating, and physiological disorders. Her therapy is influenced by cognitive-behavioral, biological, interpersonal perspectives and she uses a collaborative style when working with clients. In addition to her background as a therapist, Ellie spent a number of years on the faculties of medical schools and universities and has been an academic dean, thus she is able to help students learn to negotiate the challenges of university life.

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Yanping Wang, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Yanping’s professional interests include mood and anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, trauma, cross-cultural and diversity issues, spirituality, and borderline personality disorder. She enjoys working with students from diverse backgrounds through individual, couples, and group therapy as well as outreach and consultation services. Her therapeutic approach is integrative and is influenced by cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, interpersonal, psychodynamic and object relations theories. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She is listed as a Health Service Provider in the National Register of Health Services in Psychology. Some personal interests include gardening, hiking, books/movies, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

 

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Ryan Weatherford, Ph.D. (Lehigh University)
Staff Counselor
Resident in Clinical Psychology

Ryan’s clinical interests include relationship conflicts, depression, substance abuse, cultural identity development, and stress. His specialty areas are substance abuse treatment, group psychotherapy, supervision, and research. Ryan works from an interpersonal/humanistic approach integrating cognitive behavioral and motivational strategies. Personal interests include hiking, books/movies, cooking, and following his favorite sports teams.

 

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Beth Wilson, Ph.D. (Indiana University)

Beth is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and has worked with college students at a number of different counseling centers. She enjoys working with students from diverse backgrounds through individual, couples and group therapy. Beth's therapy style is influenced primarily by Narrative and Interpersonal Therapy. Narrative therapy is a respectful and collaborative approach to counseling and community work. It focuses on the stories of people's lives and is based on the idea that problems are manufactured in social, cultural and political contexts.  Each person produces the meaning of their life from the stories that are available in these contexts.  A wider meaning of narrative therapy relates significantly to a relatively recent way of thinking about the nature of human life and knowledge which has come to be known as "postmodernism" which believes there is no one objective "truth" and that there are many multiple possible interpretations of any event.  Thus within a narrative approach, our lives are seen as multi-storied vs. single-storied. Beth also believes that the relationship between the client and the therapist is an essential component to client change. She assumes that we are relational by nature and thus many problems are interpersonal in nature; familial experience is the central source of learning about ourselves and others; and the therapist-client relationship can help resolve problems. Personal activities include physical activities, spending time with family, watching movies, and cooking.

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Angie Dahl, M.S. (Utah State University)
Ph.D. Candidate
Psychology Pre-doctoral Intern

I am a pre-doctoral intern completing my PhD from Utah State University’s Combined Clinical, School and Counseling Program. During my training, I have worked with child, adolescent and young adult populations in a variety of settings, including public schools, counseling centers, a student health center and community clinic. I enjoy working with students in individual and group therapy as well as outreach and consultation. My clinical interests are broad and include working with LGBTQ issues, identity related concerns, anxiety, diversity, and students with attentional / learning disabilities. My therapeutic style is largely influenced by constructivist, humanistic and cognitive behavioral theories. My current research focuses on LGBTQ adolescent and young adult sexual and religious identity development. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, shopping, and exploring the outdoors.

 

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Daniel Isenberg, M.E.d. (Lehigh University)
Ph.D. Candidate
Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern

Dan is finishing his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Lehigh University, where he earned his Masters of Education in Counseling & Human Services. Dan has completed several courses in the area of diversity and multiculturalism, and worked on research projects investigating multicultural supervision, Jewish identity, and been involved in disaster relief projects with post-Katrina Gulf Coast residents. Dan is also interested in psychotherapy training and is presently working on his dissertation in this area. Dan enjoys working with the college population because the college years represent a significant period of change and growth for students. He has worked with students on issues including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, academic and peak performance concerns, vocational concerns, obsessive-compulsive disorder, perfectionism, anger management, drug & alcohol issues, challenges as a minority student, sexual orientation, personal identity concerns, and others.

 

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Zetta Nicely, M.A. (Radford University)
Psy.D. Candidate
 Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern

Zetta is a student in the Counseling Psychology Psy. D. program at Radford University. Her clinical interests include women’s issues, gender and identity development, trauma and post-traumatic growth, resiliency, first-generation college students, and adolescents. Zetta’s therapeutic style is strongly influenced by interpersonal, feminist, and existential themes. Her undergraduate experience at Berea College fueled her passion for Appalachian issues, particularly social and environmental justice, cultural dignity and traditional wisdom. Zetta cooks, gardens, explores nature, and invents crafty projects every chance she gets.  She is slowly learning to sew and plans to begin learning to play banjo while on internship.

 

 

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updated 09.23.2011

 
 
 

Cook Counseling Center's Online Screening Module

Cook Counseling Center and Screening for Mental Health, Inc. offer free and anonymous online screening for depression, alcohol use, eating disorders, and anxiety. The online screenings are informational, not diagnostic, and treatment recommendations are not provided. Online screening is made available so that Virginia Tech students may find out whether consultation with a Cook Counseling Center counselor may be helpful.