Ashley Bentzel

Theories Practicum

Core Candidate Assistant Professor - Graduate School of Counseling - Naropa University - Boulder, CO

(2025-12)

• Theories
• Practicum

Co-teacher - Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel - Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA

(2023-08 - 2025-05)

• The DSM and Psychopathology for a CNS Perspective
• Assessment
• Introduction to School Counseling

Assistant Professor - Naropa University - Boulder, CO

(2023-12)

• Adapted institutional assessment tools to include multicultural frameworks, broadening the scope of student evaluation and cultural competency.
• Instructed students in Counseling and Helping Relationships, emphasizing the development of core communication skills, empathy, and ethical practice.
• Cultivated a student-centered classroom that prioritized collaborative growth, successfully guiding students through complex concepts by adapting instruction to individual learning styles.

Graduate Assistant - Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA

(2024-08 - 2025-05)

• Assisted with graduate school orientation and recruitment
• Conducted literature reviews and assisting with research data collection and analysis
• Coordinated and facilitating workshops and seminars for the counseling program

Full-Time Student - Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA

(2022-08)

• Created lessons on and instructed topics, including research and qualitative case studies
• Provided presentations for trauma-informed care class
• Created lessons and presented on program development and proposals

Mental Health Therapist - Pivot Point Counseling - Bel Air, MD

(2023-06)

• Screening, assessments, and evaluating clients
• Formulate client therapeutic goals and treatment plans
• Utilizing psychological methods and techniques to assist clients in making a change

Co-teacher - Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, PA

(2023-12 - 2024-06)

• Adapted the current rubric to include additional diverse and multicultural materials
• Created lessons and instructing on diagnosis and psychopathology
• Facilitated a collaborative learning environment, meeting students at their understanding, and assisting their growth by expanding their knowledge

School Counselor - Harford County Public Schools - Bel Air, MD

(2020-08 - 2024-08)

Aberdeen Middle School

• Designing and educating students on emotional wellness
• Delivering education on college and career readiness
• Educating staff on suicide awareness and restorative practices

Student/Intern - Loyola University Maryland - Baltimore, MD

(2020-01 - 2020-05)

Lansdowne High School

• Created and implemented a social-emotional learning group for teenage girls
• Provided an empowerment intervention for TGNCY
• Established a plan of action for multiple students who are at risk for dropping out

Student/Intern - Loyola University Maryland - Baltimore, MD

(2019-09 - 2019-12)

Timber Grove Elementary

• Created and implemented a social emotional learning group
• Researched and implemented a career program
• Monitored mentor groups for increased attendance

Full Time Student - Loyola University Maryland - Baltimore, MD

(2019-01 - 2019-09)

• Developed a foundation of the importance of family systems
• Presented genogram and grasped use as a diagnostic tool
• Researched and presented RADS-2

Student/Practicum - Loyola University Maryland - Baltimore, MD

(2018-09 - 2018-12)

Dumbarton Middle School

• Developed and implemented a stress management group
• Researched and presented ethical concerns regarding the LGBTQ+ population
• Established intervention strategies to increase graduation rates in Baltimore Schools

Behavioral Interventionist - Trellis - Sparks, MD

(2018-01 - 2018-08)

• Provided one-on-one ABA services with clients who have special needs/developmental disabilities
• Developed and executed plans for learners that incorporate motivation, reinforcers, neutral items, mastered skills and current acquisition skills
• Gathered and examined data to collaborate with the interventionist team to provide learners with a progressive program

Ed.D - Counselor Education and Supervision - Shippensburg University (2026-05)

MA - Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Graduate Certificate Program - Vancouver Island University

MA - School Counseling - Loyola University Maryland (2020-05)

BS - Psychology - University of Maryland University College (2017-12)