Bryon
Pickens
Bryon Pickens
Biography
Dr. Bryon Pickens is an Associate Professor for the online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Dr. Pickens previously served as a faculty member at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS and Argosy University in Nashville, TN. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-MHSP) and Board Approved Supervisor in the state of Tennessee. He maintains a private practice in the Memphis, Tennessee area where he specializes in couples counseling, addictions, and co-occurring disorders.
Dr. Pickens also specializes in the development and management of large grant programs, where his work has resulted in approximately $3 million in awards to education and community programs. He has been involved in grant work to support counseling student field experiences with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has served as a Subject Matter Expert on grant matters with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and has successfully funded community initiatives in Tennessee and Mississippi to offer greater access to mental health services to some of the most impoverished regions of the country.
Education History
Degree Institution Year Ed.D. The University of Memphis , Memphis, TN 2013 M.S. The University of Memphis , Memphis, TN 2008 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Counseling Association Member Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Member Association for Humanistic Counseling Presentations
Title Location Date An introduction to grant writing for clinicians Cleveland, MS 2019 The master's level cohort: Implementation and evaluation of a structured, developmental curriculum New Orleans, LA 2016 Hardiness and coping: Positive intervention with college students Portland, OR 2016 Counselor burnout: Perspectives of LPCs in rural, impoverished areas Cleveland, MS 2016 Counseling student self-efficacy in the pre-practicum lab experience Birmingham, AL 2014 The advantages of project-based learning for promoting real world learning opportunities in counselor education programs Nashville, TN 2011 Project based learning in counselor education Memphis, TN 2011 A model of family treatment for Individuals with co-occurring disorders Memphis, TN 2011 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Addiction/Substance Abuse Co-occurring Disorders Comorbid Disorders Clinical Psychology / Mental Health DSM/Diagnosis GLBT Identity Models Diversity Social Economic Status Marriage & Family Couples Counseling Research Design/Methodology Quantitative Inquiry Therapeutic/Theoretical Orientation Humanistic/Existential Licenses
Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider , Tennessee Board Approved Supervisor , Tennessee Publications
Journal Pickens, B.C., Mckinney, R., Bell, S. (2019). A hierarchical model of coping in the college student population. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 7 (2), 1-19.
Pickens, B.C. (2018). Implementing strength-based programs for adult students. Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 25 (2), 112-119.
Pickens, B.C., Lancaster, C., Schaefgen, B., James, R.K., & Constantine, D. (2012). Project based learning: Enriching counselor education through real-world learning. ACA Vistas Journal Online, 1 ,