Katie Gamby

Contributing Faculty
College of Social and Behavioral Health
School of Counseling
M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Dr. Katie Gamby is a Counselor Educator and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor in the state of Ohio. She has worked as a counselor educator since 2016. She is a contributing faculty member in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Walden and research interests include decolonizing wellness practices, strength based supervision, and the integration of creativity into counseling.

Education

BS, Indiana Wesleyan University

MA, University of Toledo

PhD, University of Toledo

Awards / Honors

Stark County's Notable Names in Mental Health, Professional of the Year , , 2024

Eastern Ohio Counseling Association Best Counseling Practice Award, , 2023

Ohio Counseling Association Professional Leadership Award , , 2019

Publications

Gamby, K. (2021). Wellness decolonized: The philosophical and historical underpinnings of wellness and recommendations for the counseling field. Journal of Mental Health Counseling

Presentations

Gamby, K. (2024). Desposito, M. & Gamby, K. (2024, May) De-Pathologizing Minority Stress: Improving Competent Care Through a Transdiagnostic Framework. Presented at the Association for Humanistic Counseling Annual Conference, Virtual. .

Gamby, K. (2024). Gamby, K. & Desposito, M. (2024, June). Near Enemies of Truth: Addressing Spiritual Bypassing in the Therapeutic Setting. Presented at the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling Annual Conference, Virtual. .

Gamby, K. (2022). Gamby, K., Forristal, K., Burns, D. (2022, March). Wellness decolonized: The history of wellness and recommendations for the counseling field. American Counseling Association; Atlanta, GA. .