Counselor Leadership Competencies:

Involvement with legislative or social advocacy:

• Contacted congress members to show support for the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act

Membership in Professional Counseling organizations:

• American Counseling Association since 2021

  • Membership Card (Here)

• Ohio Counseling Association

  • Membership Card (Here)

• Ohio Counseling Association Additional Memberships

  • Chapter Membership: Eastern Ohio Counseling Association (EOCA)

    • OCA Division Membership: Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES)

    • OCA Division Membership: Ohio Substance Use Disorder Professionals (OSUDP)

    • OCA Division Membership: Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities of Ohio (SAIGE)

    • OCA Division Membership: Ohio Association for Counselors in Private Practice (OACPP)

Attendance at two or more State or National American Counseling Association Conferences:

• American Counseling Association- Virtual Conference Experience, May 2021

• Virginia Counselors Association Virtual Convention- Counselor Education Series, November 2021

  • Completion Certificate (Here)

• All Ohio Counselors Conference in Columbus, Ohio, October 2023

  • Completion Certificate (Here)

Manuscript submitted for publication in a peer reviewed counseling journal

• Smith, M. (2023). Counselor educators' acceptance of immersive and interactive virtual reality as a pedagogical tool: An application of the UTAUT model. [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies, Liberty University.

•  Edwards, N., Bohecker, L., Higgins, B., Smith, M., Wiggs, J. (2023). Telehealth supervision: A systematic integrative review. [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies, Liberty University.

•  Higgins, B., Smith, M., Lewis, E., Guidry-Davis, R., & Volk, F. (2022). Examining the effect of self-compassion and depressive symptoms in black males: A moderated moderation model. [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies, Liberty University.

Scholarly presentation submitted to a state, regional, national, or international counseling conference

• Smith, M. (2024, April, In Review). Integrating Virtual Reality in Counseling Education: A deep dive into innovation and inclusivity. Chi Sigma Iota: Alpha Gamma Chapter of Slipper Rock University Statewide Conference, Slippery Rock, PA.

• Smith, M. (2024, October, In Review). Integrating Virtual Reality in Counseling Education: A deep dive into innovation and inclusivity. North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NACES), Rosemont, IL.

• Smith, M. (2024, June, In Review). Integrating virtual reality in counseling education: A deep dive into innovation and inclusivity [Virtual presentation]. Association for Humanistic Counseling.

•  Smith, M. (2024, February, Accepted). Integrating virtual reality in counseling education: A deep dive into innovation and inclusivity [Virtual presentation]. Counselor Education Distance Learning (CEDL), Palo Alto, CA.

•  Brinkley, M., Wiggs, J., & Smith, M. (2024, February, Accepted). Enhancing military, cultural competency, and advocacy in counselor education. [Poster Presentation]. North Carolina Counseling Association Conference, Greensboro, NC.

•  Smith, M. (2023, November). Disordered eating: It’s not black and white; it’s gray [Virtual presentation]. Central Virginia Counselor Development Symposium, Lynchburg, VA.

•  Brinkley, M., Wiggs, J., & Smith, M. (2023, October). Enhancing military, cultural competency, and advocacy in counselor education [Virtual presentation]. North Carolina Counseling Association Conference, Greensboro, NC.

•  Smith, M., Brinkley, M. & Wiggs, J. (2023, October, Accepted). Exploring the integration of virtual reality in counselor education: Unlocked future potentials [Poster Presentation]. Ohio Counseling Association Conference, Columbus, OH.

• Smith, M. (2023, September). Disordered eating: It’s not black and white; it’s gray [Virtual presentation]. Black Mental Health Symposium, Jacksonville, FL.

•  Smith, M. (2023, July). Addiction treatment + career counseling = super [Virtual presentation]. Addiction Studies Institute, Columbus, OH.

Licensure/ Certifications:

• Ohio Licensed Profesional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

  • License Number: E.2203011

    • Licensed since 7/2022

    • License verification here

• Ohio Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) with Supervisor Endorsement

  • License Number: LICDC.162255

    • Licensed since 6/2022

    • License verification here

• Virginia Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

  • License Number: 0701010183

    • Licensed since 12/2020

    • License verification here

• Virginia Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner (LSATP)

  • License Number: 0718000507

    • Licensed since 12/2021

    • License verification here

• North Carolina Licensed Addictions Specialist (LCAS)

  • License Number: LCAS-23754

    • Licensed since 10/2017

    • License verification here

• North Carolina Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)

  • License Number: CCS-20926

    • Licensed since 5/2021

    • License verification here

• National Certified Counselor (NCC)

  • Certification Number: 1533132

    • Certified since 10/2021