Dr. Erin Binkley

Associate Professor – Co-Graduate Program Coordinator

Faculty Member at Wake Forest University since 2014

Mailing Address: WFU Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Email: binkleee@wfu.edu

Office Phone: 336-758-8623

Location: Carswell 218

Education: 

PhD, Counselor Education and Counseling, Idaho State University

MA, Counseling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

BA, Communications Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Research Interests:

Advocacy and social justice issues in counseling and counselor education, crisis counseling, creativity in counseling, counselor preparation.

Awards (selected):

• Recipient, Information Systems Home Office Technology Grant, WFU, 2020
• Wake Forest University Provost’s Pilot Mentorship Program, 2019-2020
• Chi Sigma Iota Theta Chapter Outstanding Research Award–2014
• Oakland University Teaching and Learning Committee Teaching Excellence Award Nominee–2012
• Dean’s Travel Grant–2011
• Interview in “Counseling Today” magazine–2011
• Idaho State University Office of Research Travel Grant Recipient–2008 and 2009

Professional Service (selected):

• Wake Forest University School Counseling Graduate Program Co-Director, 2024-present
• External Reviewer, The George Washington University – Washington, DC, 2024
• External Reviewer, University of Missouri – St. Louis, 2023
• Graduate Honor Council Faculty Representative, 2023-2024
• External Reviewer, University of Wyoming Tenure application, 2022
• North Carolina Counselor Education Faculty Consortium, NCCA, 2022-2024
• ACE Fellow, 2021-2023
• Chair, Residency Committee, WFU, 2021-2024
• Textbook Reviewer, American Counseling Association, 2020
• Chair, Wake Forest University’s Committee on Orientation and Lower-Division Advising, 2018-2019
• Wake Forest University Lower-Division Adviser, 2015-2019
• Focus Group Coordinator, American Counseling Association’s Crisis Preparedness and Trauma Counseling Task Force, 2017-2019
• Association for Humanistic Counseling, Awards Co-Chair, 2017-2019
• Reviewer, Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 2018-present

Counseling Experience:

I have spent time working both in schools and agency settings.  In the past, I worked mainly with at-risk adolescents and survivors of domestic abuse.  My current work with clients focuses on interpersonal relationships, identity development, life transitions, the healing of trauma, and support of clients experiencing physical, sexual, an/or emotional abuse.

Professional Licensure and Memberships:

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina
• Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan
• National Certified Counselor
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
• Certified Tele-Mental Health Professional
• EMDR Trained Practitioner
• American Counseling Association
• American School Counseling Association
• National School Counseling Interest Network
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• North Carolina Counseling Association

Recent Publications (Selected):

• Farrell, I. &; Binkley, E. E. (2022). The advocacy experiences of professional school counselors. Manuscript submitted for publication. (Sponsored by funding from Counselors for Social Justice.)
• Casares, D. R., Jr., & Binkley, E. E. (2022). An unfiltered look at idealized images: A social media intervention for adolescent girls. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 17(3), 313-331.
• Casares, D. R., Jr., & Binkley, E. E. (2021). Podcasts as an evolution of bibliotherapy. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 43(1), 19-39.
• Cigrand, D., Binkley, E. E., & Henderson, D. A. (2021). School counseling. In R. R. Cottone, V. M. Tarvydas, & M. T. Hartley (Eds.), Ethics and decision making in counseling and psychotherapy (5th ed) (pp. 161-194). Springer Publishing, Inc.
• Crockett, J., Rogers, J. L., & Binkley, E. E. (2021). Cultural dimensions of early pregnancy loss: Spiritual and religious issues. Journal of Counseling and Values, 66(1), 21-39.
• Binkley, E. E., & Minor, A. J. (2020). Constructivist pedagogy to promote cultural learning in counselor education. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health.
• Binkley, E. E. (2019). The creative arts in the supervision of counselors-in-training. North Carolina Counseling Journal, 13(2), 2-10.
• Chaney, M. P., Freeman, A. G., Boswell, J. N., Crockett, S. A., & Binkley, E. E (2019). Consequences of sexism in counselor education: A collective analytic autoethnography. The Qualitative Review, 24(11), 2693-2707.
• Gladding, S. T., & Binkley, E. E. (2019). Writing across the lifespan. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 32(2), 121-126.
• Binkley, E. E. (2018). Crisis in the classroom: Case-based activities for teaching psychological first aid. The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology, 7, 71-79.
• Binkley, E. E., Rogers, J. L., & Wilde, B. J. (2018). Advocacy for the counseling profession: Interviews with leader-advocates.  Romanian Journal of Counseling, 4, 3-17.
• Binkley, E. E., & Hayden, S. (2017). Enhancing scholarship through engagement: A model for interpersonal scholarly productivity within counselor education. The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology, 6, 119-134.
• Clarke, P. B., Binkley, E. E., & Andrews, S. M. (2017). Actors in the classroom: The dramatic pedagogy model of counselor education. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 12, 129-145.
• Binkley, E. E., & Leibert, T. W. (2015). Prepracticum counseling students’ perceived preparedness for suicide response. Counselor Education and Supervision, 54, 98-108.

Recent Presentations (Selected): 

• Bass, J., Binkley, E., Casseus, A., Gupta, K., & Yarfits, M. (2024, February). Faculty responses to sexual and gender-based violence. ConsentCon Annual Conference. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
• Ellis, M. & Binkley, E. E. (2023, October). Self care: An ethical imperative for the anti-racist counselor educator. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Denver, CO.
• Farrell, I. C. & Binkley, E. E. (2023, March). Advocacy of School Counselors Working with ELL Students. American Counseling Association. Toronto, CA.
• Binkley, E. E. (2022). Navigating the counselor education job search. Idaho State University, Doctoral Career Development in Counselor Education class (COUN 8801) (invited). Pocatello, ID.
• Binkley, E. E. & Simington, K. (2022). Introduction to school counseling. Wake Forest University; Orientation to the Counseling Profession online class (CNS 740). Winston-Salem, NC.
• Binkley, E. E. (2022). Feedback across professions. Wake Forest University; Communication in Entrepreneurial Settings class (COM 250) (invited as part of a panel). Winston-Salem, NC.
• Binkley, E., Hayden, S., Cashwell, T., & Schatz, L. (2022, January). Licensure and certification: What is it and how do I get it? Chi Sigma Iota. Virtual Seminar.
• Binkley, E. E. & Calhoun, B. (2019, March). Using Popular Music to Promote Healthy Relationships in Adolescents. American Counseling Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
• Binkley, E. E. & Mitchell, M. (2019, February). More than a Hashtag: Self-Care as an Ethical Responsibility. North Carolina Counseling Association Annual Conference. Durham, NC.
• Crockett, J., Rogers, J. L. & Binkley, E. E. (2019, February). Coping with Early Pregnancy Loss: Spiritual and Religious Issues. North Carolina Counseling Association Annual Conference. Durham, NC.
• Rogers, J. L., Binkley, E. E., Warden, S. P., Cashwell, T. H., Emerson, C. H., & Forti, A. (2016, February). Rethinking clinical supervision: A fresh look at common challenges. All-day pre-conference training at the North Carolina Counseling Association’s annual conference. Greensboro, NC.

Personal:

I enjoy music, cooking, traveling, gardening, biking, volunteering, and spending time with friends and family.  Most weekends, I can be found hiking or camping with my sweet pup, Roscoe.