The Department of Counseling and Family Sciences (CFS) is delighted to announce that Dr. Judith Brannon has joined the School of Behavioral Health as Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training for the Marital and Family Therapy MS program.
Dr. Brannon is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the founder of EmpowerMend Wellness & Consulting. Her career spans community mental health, school systems, and private practice, giving her a broad view of how clinical care is delivered across settings. She earned her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Eastern University and a master's degree in School Counseling from SUNY Buffalo.
Open communication, supportive mentorship, and compassionate, faith-informed leadership shape the way Dr. Brannon teaches and guides students through clinical training. Her doctoral research focused on self-care among community mental health providers, and she is especially passionate about helping clinicians recognize and respond to burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. Her hope is that students graduate not only as competent clinicians, but as resilient professionals prepared to sustain themselves through long, meaningful careers in the helping professions.
We are grateful to have Dr. Brannon as part of the CFS community and look forward to the ways she will support our students and strengthen clinical training. Welcome, Dr. Brannon!