Shanelle Clay

Shanelle Clay is an Instructor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) Department at the University of Western States. A licensed professional counselor in DC, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and a national certified counselor, she has 10 years of experience providing culturally competent mental health services across school, community, and private practice settings. Her clinical expertise includes trauma, grief, and sensitive topics like death and dying, alongside school counseling for children as young as three years old.

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Her research focuses on cultural techniques in mental health delivery, improving clinical supervision practices, advancing racial equity in counseling, and addressing gender-specific mental health challenges. Though no specific publications are listed, her work bridges clinical practice with systemic issues in mental health accessibility.

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