Jose
Lopez
Jose Lopez
- Campus: Dallas, TX
- Department: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 2101 Waterview Pkwy Richardson, TX 75080
- Office Phone: (469) 941-8392
Biography
Jose 'Pepe' Lopez Phd LPC-Supervisor (TX), CSC (TX)
Dr. Pepe started his professional counseling career in 2012, with experiences ranging from working with youth, immigrants, Spanish-speaking individuals, among others as an elementary school counselor, as a secondary school counselor, as a counselor educator, and as a private practice clinician.
Dr. Pepe earned his PhD from Texas A&M Commerce, master's from Texas A&M Commerce & Texas Woman's University, and bachelor's from Southwestern University. Dr. Pepe began his career in higher education in 2019 and is happy to be full-time faculty member at the Chicago School of Psychology Dallas Campus.
Dr. Pepe has presented at several national, state, and local conferences over the span of his professional career. Dr. Pepe research interests, publications, and presentations have included the following areas: working with Spanish Speaking clients, the use of clinical notes to incriminate undocumented youth, working with male clients, best practices in parenting, and best practices for Bilingual supervisors.
Education History
Degree Institution Year PhD Counseling Education and Supervision Texas A&M Commerce , Commerce TX 2017 BA Psychology minor Religion Southwestern Universiy , Georgetown TX 2006 MAT Education Texas Woman's University , Denton TX 2008 MS Counseling Texas A&M Commerce , Commerce TX 2011 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Immigration/Immigrant Issues Diversity Latino/a Mental Health Licenses
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor , Texas Certified School Counselor K-12 , Texas Question and Answer
Please describe your teaching philosophy. I believe that teaching is a art that requires, collaboration, engagement, and trust. Teaching for me is a way of providing a service to the next generation of clinicians; and most importantly inspiring them and building their skills so that they can make a impactful difference in the community that they want to serve.
Please provide a statement or philosophy regarding the practice of psychology. One of the things I learned about myself through the study of psychology is how complex things are. As an immigrant growing up undocumented in Dallas, I was quickly taught where I belong and where I didn't. I was also blessed with living between two cultures the 'American' culture and the 'Latino' culture.
As a student studying human behavior I began to better understand things that I had felt for a long time. It also gave me insight into my own behaviors and more importantly challenged my own personal biases that for a long time I just accepted without questioning them.
Why did you choose to enter the field of psychology? I chose this field in undergraduate because I started to explore different themes within myself and I began to realize how important mental well-being is for a person. I also chose this field because I realized how few clinicians are in the field that look like myself or have the same background. Finally, I chose this field because I am in a position of privilege and I can be a voice to those that may not have one.
What advice would you give to a student entering The Chicago School? Understand that to be healer one must begin by exploring self and healing themselves first. Understand that this is a journey that has no clear beginning or end but as Gilda Radner described, life is full of 'delicious ambiguity.' Build and nurture the relationships that you want to create as those relationships are what is going to guide you and provide personal meaning for a life worth living. Finally find individuals that inspire you and allow them to mentor you for the greater good of society.