Faculty & Staff Directory

Specialization:

Clinical Supervision in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Education:

· Ph.D., Counseling and Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Doctoral Minor: Educational Research Methodology

· M.S., Community Counseling, University of North Georgia

· B.S., Psychology and Human Services, Clayton State University

Professional Information: 

Dr. McKibben is a National Certified Counselor, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider, and a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern in Florida. He has clinical experience with individuals and couples and has worked in outpatient community mental health, inpatient psychiatric, cancer center, residential addiction treatment, and private practice settings. Currently, he is expanding his focus on couples counseling, having completed advanced training on, and working toward certification in, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). He is also a certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator, an evidence-based assessment and feedback program for couples.

Dr. McKibben’s research has been nationally recognized with the 2022 Supervision Award from the Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, 2019 American Counseling Association Research Award, and the 2018 Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy Outstanding Article Award. He is the Editor-in-Chief for Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, the official journal for the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. McKibben’s research interests include the supervisory relationship, influences of attachment strategies, counselor development, and multicultural considerations in clinical supervision, as well as clinical outcomes in EFT. Dr. McKibben employs a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research approaches, and he regularly publishes about research methodologies, including “how to” journal articles and book chapters on various research paradigms. He has published over 25 journal articles and 7 book chapters, and he has delivered over 60 international, national, regional, state, and local conference presentations.