Brandon Shurn, PhD, LCPC (MD), LMHC (FL), NCC

Dr. Brandon Shurn is Assistant Clinical Professor in Seattle University's Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. As a counseling instructor, Dr. Shurn's passion and interest include increasing the public and organizations' awareness of mental health counselors and ensuring that students understand their skills and capabilities. Dr. Shurn's expertise is in trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression.

Dr. Shurn is passionate about teaching in the OCMHC program because it provides flexibility to students who desire to enter the counseling profession but cannot attend classes on campus for various reasons. Dr. Shurn also gets to work with students from across the country which requires understanding various state boards' processes for licensure. His goal is two-fold, Dr. Shurn would like to create a dynamic virtual learning environment for students where they can develop their knowledge and skills in counseling and help them develop a plan for navigating their licensure board.

Dr. Shurn has presented at a local conference on the importance of helping clients navigate grief from an integrative perspective. He has also presented at a regional conference on developing a training clinic for mental health counseling students while navigating the COVID pandemic. He has also published on the various influences that contribute to the professional identity development of counselors.

Dr. Shurn is passionate about mentorship and helping students identify their area(s) of passion for advocacy efforts. He is eager to work with students on effecting positive social change within their communities by developing programs that will address identified gaps related to mental health.