Counseling Women: Evidence-Based Treatment with Faith Integration

Patti Hinkley, Ed.D. is a professor for the CACREP accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Liberty University. In addition, for the past 40 years, she has been actively involved in various administrative roles for Liberty including Executive Director of LU’s Distance Program, Associate Dean, and Department Chair. Dr. Hinkley is also a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Nationally Certified Counselor. She practiced as a professional counselor for 19 years with Light Counseling Associates in Lynchburg, Virginia.

April Crable, Ph.D., MBA, LPC, SOTP, BC-TMH, received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University, received her MBA from the University of Phoenix, and received her M.A. in Professional Counseling and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. Recently, Dr. Crable was selected as the Clinical Director of Practicum and Internship at Liberty University. Dr. Crable has worked in mental health for almost two decades, providing services to various populations. She has been a counselor educator for over a decade. 

April Crable, Ph.D., MBA, LPC, SOTP, BC-TMH, received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University, received her MBA from the University of Phoenix, and received her M.A. in Professional Counseling and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. Recently, Dr. Crable was selected as the Clinical Director of Practicum and Internship at Liberty University. Dr. Crable has worked in mental health for almost two decades, providing services to various populations. She has been a counselor educator for over a decade. 

Dr. Crable is the owner of CCCDW, LLC which provides customized consulting recommendations and training designed to maximize the performance of individuals and organizations. She is the published author of several books and peer-reviewed articles in counseling journals. Dr. Crable has presented on the state, national, and international levels. She is also the co-founder of CliniVRSE, a virtual reality technology that develops learners’ expansive command of their clinical skills and decision-making while providing them with invivo feedback. Dr. Crable is an appointed member of CACREP’s Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Council and a professional reviewer for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. She serves as an editor for Therapeutic Speakeasy Quarterly, a peer-reviewed eJournal. Dr. Crable specializes in teletherapy, crisis and trauma and counseling, substance abuse, ethics, and sex offender treatment.

Jama Davis, PhD, LMHC (IN), LPC (NC), NCCis an Associate Professor in the CACREP accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Liberty University. Her work in the counseling profession as a counselor, supervisor and professor spans over 30 years, leading her to counsel and teach internationally. She regularly presents at conferences and has published for professional associations.

Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Counseling and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies at Liberty University, she teaches in the CACREP accredited clinical mental health counseling program. Kuhnley earned her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University and her M.A. in Community Counseling from Regent University. Kuhnley is also a certified as a highly reliable coder of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) through Mary Main and Eric Hesse’s UC Berkeley AAI coder certification program. Kuhnley is also the author of several books including Redeeming Attachment. For more information see her website at: https://dranitakuhnley.com/. Her forthcoming trade book releases in September of 2020 and is entitled, “The Mister Rogers Effect: Seven secrets to bringing out the best in yourself and others from America’s beloved neighbor.”