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Catherine Wells

Catherine Wells
She/her

Embedded Mental Health Counselor for Residence Life

Contact Information

150 Dr. Mary Walker Health Center Building
315-312-4416

Education

  • BS, Communications with English Minor, Ithaca College, 2017
  • MS, Mental Health Counseling, State University of New York at Oswego, 2022

Classes Taught

  • CPS 391 - Intro to Family
  • GST 109 - Who do you think you are? Identity Development in College

What I enjoy most about working with students:

I enjoy their sense of humor! Even though therapy work can be intense I feel like I end up laughing with all of my students. 

What are your areas of focus or interests in Counseling?:

I often focus on the narrative of someone’s life and their strengths. I’m also interested in using a feminist and social justice based approach to conceptualize therapy. I’m not an art therapist but I enjoy using expressive arts and creativity in therapy - we might draw, which people sometimes freak out about but we persevere.

What do you enjoy outside of work?

Outside of work I love swimming in the lake, pools, wherever. I always want to be spending time outside (so mindful am I right), reading, or watching movies. I’m often once again pressing play on like, The Parent Trap but also enjoy going to see a new movie.  

What advice would you give to your first-year self?

I would say to leave the dorm more! I would mainly advise against taking an 8am Philosophy class. What happened in that class? I’ll never know, I was asleep.