Talitha Parish Easterly, Ph.D.
Counseling Psychologist
Education: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Washington State University (2009)
Dr. Talitha Parish Easterly was born and partially raised in California, lived in Washington State prior to moving to Michigan, and considers Hawaii home. Talitha’s clinical interests include multicultural counseling with a particular emphasis on African American wholeness and health, graduate student wellness, grief and loss concerns, spirituality, and alcohol and substance abuse counseling. Therapy orientation: Primarily Interpersonal Process intuitively combined with therapeutic elements of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), positive psychology, and multicultural theory. Her research interests involve (1) counseling preferences among African American adults surrounding areas of spirituality and race, (2) multiracial identity development, and (3) recruitment, retention, persistence, and achievement matters among racially diverse college student populations. Talitha has administrative experience in student affairs, and has taught undergraduate classes in the areas of Black Psychology, African American Womens’ History, and Educational Leadership. Talitha currently serves as Outreach Coordinator and co-advises the MSU Counseling Center Student Advisory Board.
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