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Marquita Maxwell serves as Core Assistant Professor at Naropa University teaching the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program with Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Concentration. A Georgia-licensed LPC, she holds certifications as Approved Clinical Supervisor, Nationally Certified Counselor, Board-Certified Tele-Mental Health Counselor, and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner.
Her educational background includes:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Sociology from Georgia State University
- Master of Science in Community Counseling from Mercer University
- Master of Divinity with Pastoral Counseling concentration from Mercer University
- Doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University
Specializing in millennial mental health, her clinical focus addresses dating, divorce, spirituality, and stepfamily dynamics through trauma-informed approaches. She integrates Brainspotting techniques with mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling to increase access for marginalized populations, particularly emphasizing digital-age therapeutic connections and multicultural competence.
Her publications reveal consistent themes in counseling education innovation, examining digital learning communities, sexual misconduct response training, and interprofessional internship models. These works demonstrate her commitment to evolving counselor training methodologies within higher education settings while addressing contemporary student mental health challenges.
As an Approved Clinical Supervisor, she provides oversight for counseling students and professionals. Her experience spans multiple institutions including Georgia State University, SCAD, and Emory University where she has developed specialized programming for millennial populations through university counseling centers.
