Mary Doty, Ph.D. has been the Center Director since 1992 and part of the staff since 1989. She is also the Center's Liaison to Women?s/Re-entry Student Center, the Athletics department, and the Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information (SAAVI ) Office. She completed her Ph.D. in Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Utah State University in 1990; an M.S. is Applied Psychology from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1981, and a B.A. in Social Work from Eastern College (Pennsylvania) in 1974. Her doctoral research was on body image and eating issues among college females. She has developed extensive specialties in treatment of eating disorders, traumatic stress disorders, and use of animal-assisted therapy. Several doctoral students have co-facilitated body image/eating issues groups with her as a part of their training experience. She is a Mental Health member of the Utah Critical Incident Stress Management Team and has been a Disaster Mental Health Trainer for the American Red Cross. Her therapeutic orientation is integrative, with special attention to tailoring interventions to client readiness(stages of change model) and the use of dynamic, emotion-focused, cognitive, behavioral, and existential modalities. Additionally, Dr. Doty is very active in the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD), having presented at the annual national conference on several occasions and being in her second term as an elected governing board member.

David Bush, Ph.D. is the Assistant Director / Training Director and the Center's Liaison to the Academic Resource Center, Disability Resource Center, Center for Persons with Disailities (CPD) and the Retention and First year Experince office. He joined the Center staff in 1989. He completed his undergraduate training in psychology at BYU, together with a Master?s in Counseling also at BYU. His Ph.D. in Combined Clinical/Counseling was awarded from USU in 1984. His experience includes school counseling, community mental health and private practice. His theoretical orientation comes from a Quantum model that borrows from quantum mechanics and includes a spiritual dimension as well as focus on thoughts, feelings, needs, and actions. His research interests include group work and depression. Clinical focus has been on assessment of learning disorders and treatment of sexual addictions. He loves teaching and averages a class each semester for the Psychology Department.

Mark Nafziger, Ph.D. is Clinical Coordinator and the Center's Liaison to the Student Health Center, the International Students Office, and the Office of University Advising. He has been at USU since 1990. Prior to that time, he completed his internship at Notre Dame University's Counseling Center and Oaklawn Psychiatric Hospital and his Ph.D. at Ohio State University. Undergraduate training was completed at Goshen College in Psychology. Mark is a licensed psychologist involved in volunteer work for a statewide Critical Incident Stress Management Team. His therapeutic orientation combines cognitive, behavioral, and existential perspectives. Present research focuses on counseling center outcome studies using the College Adjustment Scale and the OQ45. He is also interested in the interface between psychology and wellness/healthy living.

LuAnn Helms, Ph.D. is Internship Coordinator and the Center's liaison to Student Support Services, Gay and Lesbian Student Resource Center and Allies on Campus. She has been at USU since 2003. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M University in 2002. She completed her Master?s Degree in Counseling at California State University, Sacramento with a dual major in School Counseling and in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling in 1995. Prior to graduate school, she completed her Bachelor?s Degree at Missouri Valley College with a dual major in Youth and Human Service Agency Management and in Alcohol and Drug Studies. Her professional interests include: Individual, group, and couples therapy; anger, anxiety, and stress management; therapist training and supervision; program development; diversity issues; substance abuse treatment and prevention; domestic violence issues; identity and self-esteem development; and wellness. She conceptualizes clients mostly from the Multimodal Therapy perspective and her therapeutic interventions are eclectic but predominately cognitive behavioral.

Thomas Berry, Ph.D. is the Reach Peer / Outreach Coordinator and the Center's Liaison to Career Services, Pride Alliance, Student Wellness Center and Residence Life . He came to USU in 2004 after working in several other university/college counseling centers. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001 and completed his internship at the University of Wyoming Counseling Center. He had previously earned a masters degree in counseling and psychology from the Universities of Houston and Missouri respectively and his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. His therapeutic orientation integrates across interpersonal, object relations and cognitive-behavioral perspectives and he is particularly interested in Schema Therapy. His clinical interests include working with individuals dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, issues of sexuality, and life course and career decision making. His teaching interests include issues of diversity, college student development, personality, abnormal psychology, history of psychology and statistics and research methods. His research interest include student retention, the effect of campus climate on student success, clinical supervision and problem-solving conceptualizations of college student adjustment.

Amy Kleiner, Ph.D. is the Practicum Coordinator and Center's Liaison to Multicultural Student Services, Greek Life and the Department of Psychology/Community Clinic. She joined the Counseling Center staff in August 2005, after completing her predoctoral internship at the Center. She earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2005. She earned her master?s degree in counseling from Northeastern University in 2000. Her bachelor?s in psychology is from Cornell College. Amy?s primary area of clinical and research interest include: models and stages of therapeutic change, counselor training and supervision, diversity and social justice issues, and marriage and family therapy. She conceptualizes clients from an integrative approach, specifically focusing on phases of the therapeutic change process, common mechanisms of change, and client readiness for change. Amy also enjoys many outdoor activities in the Rocky Mountains, especially downhill skiing, hiking, backpacking, and cycling.