Erin Justice

Erin Justice serves as Director of Clinical Training at The Chicago School's Washington, DC campus in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling department, while also holding an adjunct professor position at Southern New Hampshire University where she teaches practicum and internship classes. She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of the Cumberlands in 2022, following a Master's in School Counseling from Winthrop University (2010) and undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Catawba College (2003).

Her research interests focus on counseling education methodologies, mindfulness practices in therapeutic settings, and student success strategies in counselor training programs. Justice specializes in child and adolescent therapy using evidence-based approaches including CBT, Play Therapy, Reality Therapy, and TF-CBT. Her work emphasizes creating safe therapeutic environments through humanistic principles of genuineness, empathy, and unconditional positive regard.

Her recent publications examine mindfulness practices among doctoral counseling students and online syllabus design for student success. These works reflect her commitment to innovative teaching methods and counselor wellness in educational settings.

• West Virginia Elementary School Counselor of the Year (2020-2021)
• West Virginia School Counselor of the Year (2023)

Justice has extensive experience mentoring and supervising both school counselors and clinical counseling students during practicum and internship experiences. She serves as an Approved Licensed Professional Supervisor (ALPS) in West Virginia, providing supervision for working counselors seeking licensure. Her professional memberships include the American Counseling Association, National Board of Certified Counselors, American School Counselor Association, and West Virginia counseling associations.