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Esther Benoit, PhD

Associate Professor of Practice, School of Education and Human Development
Program Director, Counseling
Adjunct - Educational Leadership and Counseling

Esther Benoit

Department

Educational Leadership and Human Services
Office of Accreditation Certification and Practicum
Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Social Work
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Dr. Esther Benoit received her BA in Psychology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas and continued on to the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, to earn her MEd in Marriage and Family Counseling (2006) and her PhD in Counselor Education (2009).

Dr. Benoit enjoys teaching courses across the counseling curriculum and is especially passionate about field experience. In addition, she has worked as an individual and relational counselor in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area since 2006 and opened a small private practice in 2019. Her areas of clinical and research interest include counselor education and supervision, relational and systemic approaches to therapy, rest, and career sustainability.

    • 2009 - PhD in Counselor Education, College of William and Mary 
    • 2006 - MEd in Marriage and Family Counseling, College of William and Mary 
    • BA in Psychology, Pittsburg State University