Jessica Fripp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counselling
Chicago, Online
“The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” – James Baldwin
OVERVIEW
Dr. Fripp is an associate professor, and her research interests include strategies for engaging diverse populations in mental health treatment and increasing access to care for underserved communities. Prior to entering higher education, she earned a master’s degree in community Counselling and has spent the past 14 years working with low-income, ethnically diverse individuals and families in community and agency settings where engagement to treatment is low. Clinically, she is passionate about providing trauma-informed care, fostering resilience, and promoting ethical competence through culturally responsive, strengths-based Practise. She values education as a pathway to empowerment and is dedicated to preparing future counselors to serve with integrity, compassion, and cultural humility.
MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS
- American Counselling Association.
- Association for Counsellor Education and Supervision.
- Southern Association for Counsellor Education and Supervision.
- Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association.
- Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia.
Publications + Presentations
Publications
Program practices for cultivating antiracist counselors
Anti-racist Practices in the Helping Professions: Inclusive Theory,
Pedagogy, and Application (pp. 197-224).
Enhancing the therapeutic alliance with African American clients: Using a critical race theoretical approach to navigate conversations about racism
Demographics, stigma, and Religious Coping and Christian, African Americans’ Help-Seeking
The impact of participating in a juvenile offender mentorship course on students’ perceptions of the legal system and juvenile offenders
Examining youth participatory action research as a context to disrupt implicit bias in African American adolescent girls
“God is a keeper”: A phenomenological investigation of Christian African Americans’ experiences with religious coping.
Exploring the influence of attitude and stigma on participation of African American and Latino populations in mental health services
Presentations
The Impact of Anti-DEI Legislation on Counsellor Educators’ Well-Being and Burnout.
Navigating the Impact of Anti-DEI Legislation in Counsellor Education.
Parallel rehabilitation: Moving toward mutually optimal wellness through the gatekeeping process.
Conference (SACES), Dallas, TX.
Norming the post traumatic growth inventory on a sample of sexual minority individuals Association
The impact of burnout and self-compassion on graduate students in mental health settings.
Program practices for cultivating anti-racist counselors.
Conference (SACES), Baltimore, MD.