Credentials

• Licensed as an Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia (2021-present)

Training

• Intensive Training

  • Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) Level 1-3 Trained (2022-2023)

  • Somatic and Attachment Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR Trained (2022)

• Highlighted One Day Trainings

  • Special Topics in IFS Therapy: The Presence of the Therapist, Polarizations, Extreme Protectors, and the Cycle of Addiction (2023)

  • Essential Competencies to Work with Transgender/Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (2022)

  • The Ethics of TeleMental Health with Dr. Becky Beaton-York (2020)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice (2020)

  • Competent Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients (2019)

  • An Introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model: Theory and Practice (2019)

Clinical Experience

• Active Resilience Counseling & Coaching (Counselor, 2022-present)

• Skyland Trail, nationally recognized psychiatric treatment organization serving adults (Clinical Intern, 2020-2021)

• The Extension, community supported non-profit providing long-term residential treatment to individuals experiencing homelessness (Group Counselor, 2020-2021)

Professional Leadership

• International Association of Resilience & Trauma Counseling

  • Chair, Graduate Student Committee (2022-2023)

  • Vice-Chair, Graduate Student Committee (2021-2022)

Education

• Doctorate (PhD) in Counselor Education and Supervision from Auburn University (2024)

  • Dissertation: The role of self-control in the experiences, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals related to self-injury

• Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University (2021)

Clinical Supervision Training

• COUN8540 Supervision Theories (Auburn University)

• COUN8910 Supervision Practicum (Auburn University)

• Provided over 200 hours of supervision to master’s-level students in their clinical practicum (Auburn University and University of West Georgia)

• Provided supervision training to clinical internship site supervisors (Auburn University)

Teaching and Research Experience

• Teaching Experience

  • Auburn University, department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling

    • Adjunct Professor (Fall 2024-present)

    • Graduate Lecturer (2021-present)

  • University of West Georgia, department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology

    • Part-time Faculty (Spring 2024-present)

    • Graduate Lecturer (Fall 2023)

• Research Experience

  • Publications

    • Ellison, S. E., Tierney, P., & Taylor, M. (2024). A target model for social justice supervision. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 6(3).

    • Ellison, S. E., Tyler, J. M., & Tuttle, M. (2024). Beyond the standards: A qualitative analysis of perfectionism among master’s-level counseling students. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 6(3).

    • Ricks, L., Tuttle, M., & Ellison, S. E. (2022). Child abuse reporting: Understanding factors impacting veteran school counselors. The Professional Counselor, 12(2), 149-166.

    • Tyler, J. M., Tuttle, M., Naviaux, M., & Ellison, S. (2022). The experiences of collegiality by early-career counselor educators. Journal of Counselor Supervision and Preparation, 15(2).

  • Selected Presentations

    • Tyler, J. M., & Ellison, S. (2024, November). Providing ethical and clinical guidance: Equipping CITs for effective work with chronically at-risk clients. 3-hour pre-conference presentation invited to the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Dallas, TX, United States.

    • Ellison, S., Whisenhunt, J., Meyer, J., & Tyler, J. M. (2024, June). The role of self-control in experiences, attitudes, and behaviors related to nonsuicidal self-injury: A grounded theory analysis. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) Conference, Toronto, Canada.

    • Whisenhunt, J., & Ellison, S. (2024, June). Using mindfulness with clients who self-injure within the context of over- and under-controlled profiles. Presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) Conference, Toronto, Canada.

    • Ellison, S., Shaw, E., & Estes, R. (2023, October). Adapting RO DBT concepts in supervision to alleviate perfectionism and imposter syndrome. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

    • Ellison, S., & Tyler, J. (2023, October). Counseling students’ experiences of perfectionism within graduate training: Implications for supervisors and counselor educators. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

    • Tierney, P., & Ellison, S. (2023, March). The “Americas” of Charlie Brown and Childish Gambino: A critical race theory comparison. Presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.