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Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente

  • Associate Professor - College of Education
  • Associate Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
Portrait of Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Counselor Education

Texas A&M Univ-Corpus Christi, 2004

Master's Degree

MS in Counseling and Guidance

Texas A&M Univ-Corpus Christi, 1998

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Psychology

Baylor University, 1994

  • Ybanez-Llorente, Kathy (Principal), Resendiz, Maria D (Co-Principal). Attaining Culturally sensitive Counseling Educational opportunities for Speech, linguistic and trauma informed intervention Services (ACCESS), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Institutional (Higher Ed), $424761. (Submitted: July 28, 2021, Funded: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Ybanez-Llorente, Kathy (Principal). Perception of State Counseling Licensing Boards Regarding Supervision, College of Education Faculty Pilot Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $6000. (Funded: 2016). Grant.
  • Ybanez-Llorente, Kathy (Principal). Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Chapter Grant, Kaleidoscope of Counseling Conference 2013, Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), $250. (Submitted: 2013). Grant.
  • Ybanez-Llorente, K., Leggett, E. S., & Cartwright, A. D. (2021). Conducting Supervision. In B. Flamez & S. Lenz (Eds.), Practical Approaches to Clinical Supervision Across Settings. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
  • Ybanez-Llorente, K., & Smelser, Q. K. (2019). Intake and Clinical Assessment in Family Therapy. In B. Flamez & J. Hicks (Eds.), Introduction to Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling: Applied Practice (pp. 177–214). Cognella, Inc.
  • Casado-Kehoe, M., & Ybanez-Llorente, K. (2017). Clinical Supervision. In S. Degges-White & N. L. Davis (Eds.), Integrating the Expressive Arts Into Counseling Practice: Theory-based Interventions (2nd ed.) (pp. 259–273). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
  • Fulton, C. L., Hartwig, E. K., Ybanez-Llorente, K., & Schmidt, E. A. (2016). Clinical supervision in the addictions field: A case example of effective gatekeeping. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 34(1), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2016.1113106
  • Ybanez-Llorente, K., & Smelser, Q. K. (2014). Client as expert: Incorporating spirituality using the Tree Ring Technique. Counseling and Values Journal, 59, 35–48.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: TCA Distinguished Service Award, Ethics Committee Chair, Texas Counseling Association. July 2023 - October 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: TCA Presidential Award, Texas Counseling Association. November 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Service, College of Education. August 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award, American Counseling Association. April 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dr. Jamesanna Kirven Outstanding Counselor Award, Texas Counseling Association. 2022
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  1. Chair

    Admissions Coordinator, COUN Program

  2. Member

    Presidential Commission on Student Success

  3. Co-Chair

    Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Ethics Committee

  4. President

    Association for Specialists in Group Work ASGW

  5. Member

    American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethics Committee

  6. Co-Chair

    American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethics Committee

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