GSEHD Graduate School of Education and Human Development  

Department of Counseling/Human and Organizational Studies  

Community Counseling Service Faculty and Staff

Below is a list of the faculty and staff of the Community Counseling Services for both the Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA offices.  If you would like more information on a particular faculty member please refer to the CHAOS faculty Web pages.  If you are interested in making an appointment, please contact one of the CCS Coordinators for information or an initial telephone screening.

Washington, DC Community Counseling Services Staff:

Monica Megivern, Ed.D., NCC, LPC mmmeg@gwu.edu Director of CCSC, Assistant Clinical Professor of Counseling.
Interests: Clinical Supervision, Stepfamily Adjustment, Therapy Outcome Studies.

Alexandria, VA Community Counseling Services Staff:

Rebecca Dedmond, Ph.D., LPC rdedmond@gwu.edu Director of CCS, Alexandria, VA, Assistant Professor of Counseling.
Interests: Career Counseling Development, Leadership in School Counseling, Theories and Techniques of Counseling.

Elaine Rhymers, Ed.S., NCC, LPC ler@gwu.edu  Coordinator of Community Counseling Services.
Interests: Women's Issues, Couples, Developmental Issues.

Additional Faculty and Specialties:

Chris D. Erickson, Ph.D., NCC Associate Professor of Counseling.
Career Counseling, Counseling Women, Sexual Assault/Abuse, Couples Counseling, and Assessment.

Jorge Garcia, Rh.D. Associate Professor of Counseling, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Rehabilitation, Head Injury, Behavior Therapy.

Carol Hoare, RN, Ed.D. Professor of Human Development and Human Resource Development.
Adult Development, Erikson, Psychosocial Identity Development, Culture and Sexuality.

Janet C. Heddesheimer, Ph.D., LPC, CCMHC Professor of Counseling
Interests: Counselor Training, Mid-Life Career Change, Communication Skills for Counselors, Stress Management, Academic Affairs. 

Kenneth Hergenrather, Ph.D., CRC Assistant Professor of Counseling.
Disability Policy Formation, Career Assessment, Distance Learning Research and Development, Behavioral Theories, HIV/AIDS.

Donald C. Linkowski, Ph.D., NCC Professor of Counseling, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Rehabilitation, Adjustment to Disability, Career, Gerontology.

Sylvia Marotta, Ph.D. Departmental Chair, Professor of Counseling,  Licensed Psychologist (MD).
Stress and Trauma, Survivors of Incest, Psycho-Sexual Development.

Pat Schwallie-Giddis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Counseling.
Interests: School Counseling, Career Counseling and Development, Multicultural Issues, Cross-cultural Communications, Theories and Techniques of Counseling.