Dr. Mary-Jeanne Raleigh, director of Counseling Services at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is the new president-elect of the American College Counseling Association. (Submitted photo)
Raleigh has been director of the college’s Counseling Services since 2008. She has extensive experience in the field of mental health and over 20 years specifically in college mental health. She earned her Ph.D. in environmental studies from Antioch University New England with a dissertation that explored the relationship between childhood nature contact and coping strategies in college students. She received her master of education and psychotherapy degree from University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, her master of arts in literature from Stony Brook University-New York, and her bachelor of arts in psychology from Castleton State College in Vermont. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland a Maryland Medical Corps Behavioral Health emergency responder, and a national certified counselor.
Source: SMCM