Noelle R. St. Germain-Sehr is a Clinical Associate Professor and Counseling Clinical Experience Director for the Online Counseling Program at William & Mary. She received her doctorate from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 2003 and has thirty years of clinical experience working with diverse client populations in various settings including community mental health clinics, employee assistance programs, and private practice. She has extensive experience overseeing the clinical field placement aspects of counselor training having served as the Director of Training at Argosy University Dallas for eight and a half years prior to joining the Tribe in May of 2019.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas, a National Certified Counselor, and an ACISTE Certified Mental Health Professional (ACMHP) trained to assist individuals with the integration of spiritually transformative experiences. She serves as Secretary for the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), served five years as Co-Chair of the SACES Women's Interest Network (SACES WIN), and is the Executive Director of The Center for Traumatic Grief and Loss and The International Induced After-Death Communication (IADC®) Therapy Board overseeing training in IADC® therapy. She is on the Editorial Board for Counselor Education and Supervision and is an active presenter at professional conferences.
Dr. St. Germain-Sehr maintains a part-time psychotherapy practice and is completing a five-year training program in Bioenergetic Analysis, a relational mind/body psychotherapy developed by Dr. Alexander Lowen. Her research focuses on expanding education, research, and training related to traditionally marginalized topics and populations, and reducing associated pathologizing, stigmatization, oppression, and discrimination. Specific topics/populations of interest include transpersonal experiences, LGBTQ+ counseling, and neurodiversity. Current research projects include LGBTQ+-affirmative counseling training, the relationship between after-death communication (ADC) and grief, and mental health providers’ knowledge and attitudes related to after-death communication.