Kaylene Brown , Ph.D.,

Dr. Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Assistant Professor in the Graduate Behavioral Sciences Program. It is her passion to work with counselor-trainees in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program as they complete their degree and move toward becoming licensed counselors. She believes it is important for graduates to be competent counselors as they work in the community in various settings while at the same time balancing their faith against the profession which is often contrary to Christianity.

Dr. Brown has a private practice where she sees clients with depression, grief, chronic pain, end-of-life/life review, domestic violence, and trauma victims. 

She taught online counseling courses for seven years for Liberty University. She has worked with victims of domestic violence at the Women's Protective Services. As a contract specialist, she worked with persons with intellectual disabilities at MHMR. 

She has been a member of the Green Lawn Church of Christ for the past 20 years. Dr. Brown has been married to her high school sweetheart for 46 years. They have two grown children, seven grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

Research Interests: 

• Grief and loss issues
• Depression
• Relational Issues
• Domestic Violence
• Trauma
• PTSD

Professional Memberships:

• American Counseling Association
• American Association of Christian Counselors
• Christian Counselors of Texas
• Texas Counseling Association
• West Texas Counseling Association
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• Southern Association of Counselor Educators 

Publications:

Brown, K., & Bradley, L.J. (2002).  Reducing the stigma of mental illness.  Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 24(1), 81-87. 

Collins, P. L., Shaughnessy, M. F., Bradley, L. J., & Brown, K. (2001).  Filicide-suicide: In search of meaning.  North American Journal of Psychology, 3(2), 1-15. 

Presentations:

Recognizing Ethical Landmindes in the Supervisory Process. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (virtual). New Orleans, LA: January 2024. 

Ethically Speaking: How Much Remediation Is Enough? Main Presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (virtual). New Orleans, LA: February 2023.  

What Now? Duty to Warn in a School Shooting Threat. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (virtual). New Orleans, LA: February 2023.  

Ethical Considerations of Using Discussion Boards in  Treatment. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (virtual). New Orleans, LA: February 2023. Ethic 

Ethical Implications of Using CBT with a Theater Group with Incarcerated Individuals. Poster presented with student at the Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans: February 2020. 

Legal and Ethical Supervision of Interns with Mental Health Issues, Revisited. Paper presented at the American Association of Christian Counselors, Dallas, TX: September 2018. 

Legal and Ethical Supervision of Impaired Interns with Mental Health Issues. Main presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA: Feb 2018. 

Ethical Implications of Using Apps in Therapeutic Settings. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA: Feb. 2018. 

Ethical Cultural Adaptations for Trauma Interventions. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA: Feb. 2017. 

Legal and Ethical Considerations in Addressing Civility in Graduate Counseling Programs. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA: Feb. 2017. 

Ethical Implications for Brief Treatment for Traumatized Children and Adolescents in Ecuador. Co-presenter at Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA: Feb. 2017.  

New Age of Aging. Co-presenter at Texas Counseling Association. El Paso, TX:  November 2005. 

Why is She Crying? Multiple Losses of Domestic Violence and Abuse. Sole Presenter at Statewide Family Violence Conference. Austin, TX: 2003. 

Into the Future: Meaning Making out of Grief and Loss. Main presenter at Texas Counseling Association.  Austin, TX: November 2002. 

A Comparison of Online Versus Traditional Sexual Harassment Awareness Training.  Co-presenter at American Counseling Association. New Orleans, LA: March 2002. 

Addressing Sexual Harassment in Schools. Co-presenter, Texas Counseling Association. Dallas, TX: November 2001. 

A Comparison of the Perceptions of Experienced Versus Novice Grief Counselors. Main presenter, poster session at American Counseling Association.  San Antonio, TX:  April 2001. 

Ethics: Decision Making Models. Co-presenter at American Counseling Association.  San Antonio, TX: April 2001. 

Increasing Parental Satisfaction by Improving Parent-Child Relations. Co-presenter of poster session at American Counseling Association. San Antonio, TX: April 2001. 

Techniques and Methods for Counseling Mothers of ADD/ADHD Elementary School-Aged Children. Co-presenter, American Counseling Association. San Antonio, TX: March 2001. 

Ethical Decision Making. Co-presenter, Chi Sigma Iota workshop. Lubbock, TX: December 2000. 

Dissertation Writing: How to Cope Successfully. Co-presenter at Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Greensboro, NC: October 2000. 

Ethics: Overview and Update. Co-presenter, West Texas Counseling Association. Lubbock, TX:  May 2000.