Corinne Bridges

Dr. Corinne Bridges, LPCC, BC-TMH, NCC, AAT-I Level One, is a full time Associate Professor in the Counselor Education and Supervision PhD program and a qualitative research expert who mentors doctoral students through the dissertation process. She has clinical counseling experience in both public and private sectors.
Dr. Bridges received the Outstanding Educator Award (2025, SNHU), the Bernard L. Turner Award (2024, 2025, Walden University) for excellence as a doctoral committee chair supporting an award-winning dissertation, and the Faculty Excellence Award (2020, Walden University). She has also been nominated for the Distinguished Online Teaching Award (2025, SNHU), the NCACES Deanna Hawes Outstanding Mentor Award (2024), the ACES Locke Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award (2023), and the George Barbour Award for Good Faculty–Student Relations (2013, University of Cincinnati).
Her research focuses on ecological counseling, rural and agricultural mental health, chronic pain, women’s issues, multicultural and LGBTQ counseling, counselor education, and online learning. She has published and presented qualitative and quantitative research and serves as an editorial reviewer for Journal of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision (NARACES), and Adoption Quarterly.
Dr. Bridges is an advocate for community engagement and social change and has served as a committee member for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Colorectal Family Advisory Council, a Board Member for the Hirschsprung Disease Research Collaborative, as the vice president of the Chi Sigma Iota Upsilon Chi Chi Chapter, a board member for the Greater Cincinnati Counseling Association, a committee member for the Real World Solutions to Real World Problems: Cultivating Collaboration towards Healthcare Equity Conference, and a Board Member on the Patient and Family Advisory Council, Wellsboro Guthrie Medical Center. Currently, she is giving back to her local community and serving as a Girl Scouts of America Leader.

Courses Taught

COUN 8125 - Teaching in Counselor Education

COUN 8551 - Preparing for Dissertation

RSCH 8351 - Advanced Qualitative Research and Analysis

RSCH 8301 - Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis

RSCH 8101 - Research Theory, Design & Methods

COUN 8203 - Survey Research Methods

COUN 8120 - Program Evaluation

COUN 6785 - Prevention, Advocacy, and Consultation

COUN 6743 - Psychopharmacology

COUN 8110 - Professional Orientation, Ethics, and Identity

COUN 8501 - Doctoral Companion 1

COUN 8502 - Doctoral Companion 2

COUN 8503 - Doctoral Companion 3

Education

EdD, University of Cincinnati

MA, Xavier University

BA, University of Cincinnati

Public Service

Leader: Girl Scouts of America, Volunteer -

Secretary: Wellsboro Area Youth Soccer, Volunteer -

Riding for the Disabled Assoc. Singapore Equine Assisted Therapy , Volunteer -

Awards / Honors

Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University, 2020

Faculty Excellence Award (Nominee, Winter), Walden University, 2019

Faculty Excellence Award Nominee Summer, Walden University, 2018

Faculty Excellence Award Nominee Summer, Walden University, 2017

George Barbour Award: Good Faculty Student Relations (Nominee), University of Cincinnati, 2013

Ohio Legislative Advocacy Day Professional Counsel, Ohio Counseling Association, 2010

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Southern New Hampshire University, 2019

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Southern New Hampshire University, 2020

Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award (Nominee), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), 2023

Bernard L. Turner Award, Walden University, 2024

NCACES Deanna Hawes Outstanding Mentor Award (Nominee), NCACES, 2024

Certificate of Excellence , Walden University, 2024

Distinguished Online Teaching (DOT) Award (Nominee), SNHU, 2025

Outstanding Educator Award , SNHU, 2025

Bernard L. Turner Award, Walden University, 2025

Faculty Advisor, Honorable Mention , ACA, Ethics Committee , 2021

Publications

Bridges, C., Frazier, W. (2018). Teaching Across Settings In L. Haddock & J. Whitman Preparing the Educator in Counselor Education. (pp). New York, NY: Routledge.

Crump, B., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Counseling youth with problem sexual behaviors: Effective diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of clinical impairment. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior

Hale, N., Bridges, C. W. (2020). The Experiences of Counselor Educators Transitioning to Online Teaching. Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Milan Nichols, M., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Conflict in the Multicultural Counseling Classroom: Counselor Educator's Experiences. Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Pincus, R., Bridges, C. W., Remley, T. (2019). School Counselors Using Motivational Interviewing with Student Clients.. The Journal of Professional Counseling

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Counselors’ Knowledge and Attitudes of the Recovery Paradigm. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health

Shelton, D., Bridges, C. W. It Takes a Village: Adoptive Parent Experiences of Support . Adoption Quarterly

Shelton, D., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Analyzing Adoptive Parent Interviews using the Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Method.

Thompson, J., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Intersectionality in Multicultural Counseling Education.

Zazzarino, A., Bridges, C. W. (2019). A Population at Risk: Counseling Sexual Minorities with Serious Mental Illness. . Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education

Wanzer, V., Gray, G. M., Bridges, C. Lived Experiences of Professional Counselors with Gender Diverse Clients. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Oswin, S., Shaw, S., Bridges, C. W. A quasi-experimental study on subjective mood scores of patients: ketamine and ketamine assisted psychotherapy.. Journal of Counseling and Development

Salem, F., Bridges, C. W. Fostering Connections in the Online Learning Environment.

Shurn, B., Bridges, C. W. Overcoming Identity Dissonance: Empowering the Next Generation of Counselors. .

Ruscitto, K., Baker, C., Bridges, C. (2022). Students’ Experiences of In-person and Online Clinical Residencies: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Moore, D. M., Bridges, C., Gray, G. The Supervisees’ Experiences with Parallel Processing. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Henry, B., Bridges, C. W., Shaw, S. The Correlation of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pornography Consumption Among Males. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Moore, S., Bridges, C. Contributions to LGBT ally identity development. .

Presentations

Shelton, D., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Adoptive Parent Support Experiences: Implications for Counseling Families. ACA, New Orleans.

Hale, N., Bridges, C. W. (2019). A Meaningful Transition to Online Counselor Education: Perceptions and Best Practices. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Bridges, C. W., Stehn, M., Brubaker, M. (2015). Connecting from a distance: How male and female faculty engage in intentional relationship building in online counselor education. . ACES

Marsha, M., Patton, J., Bridges, C. W. (2019). Experiences of Conflict While Teaching Multicultural Counseling: An Ecological Perspective. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Haddock, L., Bridges, C. W., Cannon, K. (2019). Ethical Challenges in Online Education: Civility, Relationships, and Cultural Competency.. "CMHC & Beyond" Virtual Conference

Bridges, C. W., Haddock, L., Cannon, K. (2019). Ethical issues in online counselor education: Civility, relationships, and cultural competency.

Stehn, M., Bridges, C., Michael, B. (2015). Best practices and diverse approaches to online counselor education: A panel discussion. . ACES

Taylor, J., Bridges, C. W., Tang, M. (2012). Singularity of Professional Identity within Counselor Education: Implications for Teaching, Supervision, Practice, and Research.

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2020). A Question of Paradigms: Ethical Implications for Counselors who Identify in Wellness Despite the use of the Recovery paradigm. .

Haddock, L. R., Cannon, K. B., Bridges, C. (2020). Ethical Decision Making in Gatekeeping. .

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2020). Rural Counseling: Implications for the Counseling Relationship. .

Cannon, K. B., Haddock, L. R., Bridges, C. (2020). Using the Collaborative and Multiperspectival Decision-Making Model for Ethical Gatekeeping with Counseling Students. .

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2023). An ecological approach to rural counseling in farming communities. .

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2021). Counseling Rural Farmers: An Ecological Perspective.

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2021). Counseling rural farmers: An ecological perspective. .

Rogers, L., Bridges, C., Cannon, K., Paessler-Chesterton, H. N. (2023). Dual relationships and conflicts of interest: Legal vs ethical. .

Ruscitto, K., Bridges, C. (2021). Ecological counseling: Best practices with rural farmers. .

Bridges, C., Rogers, L., Paessler-Chesterton, H. N., Cannon, K. (2021). Ethics of assumption: Professional identity development in counselor education. .

Cannon, K., Bridges, C., Chesterton, Haddock, L. (2022). Gatekeeping in Online Counselor Education: An Ethical Decision Making Model. .

Cannon, K. B., Haddock, L. R., Bridges, C. (2020). Using the Collaborative and Multiperspectival Decision-Making Model for Ethical Gatekeeping with Counseling Students. .

Bridges, C. W., Rogers, L., Cannon, K., Paessler-Chesterton, H. (2026). AI Feedback in Counselor Education: Ethics, Policy, and Practice.

Hale, N., Bridges, C. (2020). Transitioning from land based to online counselor education: Ethical challenges and implications. .