Hannah Stokes

I earned my doctoral in counseling psychology in 2018. After completing an internship at the University of Iowa and a postdoc at Ohio University, I joined the faculty at Duquesne University as a Clinical Assistant Professor where I supervise the clinical work of graduate student therapists in training. I approach psychotherapy from an integration of existential, humanistic, Gestalt, and psychodynamic lens with a keen interest in the historical and cultural factors salient to clients. I have some training in structured approaches including CBT, ACT, CPT, and the UP, however I am most comfortable focusing on relationships including the therapeutic relationship.

My primary focus at Duquesne is clinical work and teaching. I have a relational approach in the classroom seeking to experiment with engaging and high impact teaching practices. Because of my interest in high impact teaching practices, I tend to craft ways of taking students outside the classroom. I am very interested in study abroad and plan to take Duquesne students abroad in the near future. My own experiences traveling abroad with and without students have been transformative. I am also interested in the history of mental health treatment broadly and the ways in which this intersects with the history of the psychology department at Duquesne. I plan to connect this interest in history to my teaching as I encourage current students to engage with alumni and various historical archives in Pennsylvania.

• Ph.D.,  Counseling Psychology and Special Education
  Brigham Young University, UT
• BS, Psychology
  Utah State University