Zahide Sunal

Zahide Sunal is an Assistant Professor of Counseling and CMHC Program Coordinator at The University of Texas at Tyler. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Old Dominion University (2020), an M.C. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Arizona State University (2016), and a B.A. in Psychological Counseling and Guidance from Ankara University, Turkey (2012).

Her research focuses on counselor training and supervision, clinical supervision, multicultural supervision, assessment training, integrated behavioral health, and mixed-method research methodologies. She teaches courses including COUN 5392 – Helping Relationships and Clinical Interview and COUN 5397 – Internship II.

Her recent work explores rural mental health technology adoption, supervision validation frameworks, and multilingual counselor training. She has contributed to understanding research self-efficacy in doctoral students and interprofessional collaboration in clinical settings.

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