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Teresa Haase is a Core Associate Professor in the Low-Residency Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program at Naropa University, where she serves as a licensed professional counselor (LPC), school counselor, and approved clinical supervisor (ACS) with expertise in heart-centered leadership and mentoring.
Education:
- PhD in Counseling, George Washington University
- MA and EdS in Counseling Psychology, James Madison University
- BA in English and Secondary Education, James Madison University
Research Focus: Dr. Haase's work centers on Clinical Mental Health Counseling through transpersonal and mindfulness-based frameworks. Her pioneering research in Expressive Arts Therapy explores poetry and collage interventions for trauma recovery, while her Grief and Loss Counseling specialization addresses young widowhood and meaning-making processes. She has developed innovative Counselor Supervision techniques using metaphors to enhance communication and confidence in graduate students.
Publication Trends: Over two decades, her scholarship consistently bridges creativity and mental health—particularly in loss processing and therapeutic communication. Recent work examines leadership in polarized environments while maintaining strong emphasis on expressive arts applications for sexual assault survivors and bereavement contexts.
Mentorship: She provides intensive supervision for practicum and internship students across courses including Psychopathology, Advanced Human Development, and Expressive Arts Therapies, emphasizing counselor formation through experiential learning.
