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Dr. Corinne W. Bridges, LPCC, NCC, BC-TMH
Adjunct, Counseling
Biography
Dr. Corinne Bridges is an affiliate faculty member of the Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. Dr. Bridges has experience counseling individuals and groups in both the public and private sectors. She has served as the vice president of the Chi Sigma Iota Upsilon Chi Chi Chapter and as a board member for the Greater Cincinnati Counseling Association. In addition to teaching, Dr. Bridges is a qualitative research expert and in 2024, was the recipient of the Walden University Certificate of Excellence for extraordinary dedication and achievements as well as the Bernard L. Turner Award which recognizes service as doctoral committee Chair and research expert overseeing the Harold L. Hodgkinson award winning student dissertation. She is committed to best practices in teaching and following nominations in 2017, 2018, and 2019 was the recipient of the Walden University Faculty Excellence Award in Winter 2020. Her research interests include the treatment of mental health disorders and chronic pain; ecological counseling; rural counseling; multicultural and LGBTQ counseling; online education and relationship building. She has extensive experience presenting and publishing on various research interests as well as gatekeeping and legal and ethical issues, and qualitative research methods. Further, Dr. Bridges is an advocate for community engagement and social change and served as a committee member for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Colorectal Family Advisory Council, the Hirschsprung Disease Research Collaborative, and as Secretary on the Board for the Wellsboro Area Youth Soccer program. Most recently, she was a Board Member for the Patient and Family Advisory Council Wellsboro Guthrie Medical Center.
Courses Taught
- Counseling Tests and Measurements
Publications
Ruscitto, K., & Bridges, C. W. (2024). Counseling Iowan farmers: A phenomenological study of clinical perspectives. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 18(1), 393-401.
King, K., Bridges, C.W., & Shaw, K. (2024). Counselor Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Competency: Christian and Non-Religious Addiction Counseling Programs. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 18(1), 187-198.
Salem-Pease, F. & Bridges, C. W. (2023). Fostering connections in the online environment: Using intentionality, empathy, creativity, and accessibility as tools for connection. In S. Jarvie & C. Metz, Balance and Boundaries in creating meaningful relationships in online higher education. IGI Global.
Ruscitto, K., Stead, M., Bridges, C. W. & Baker, C. (2022). Students’ experiences of in-person and online clinical residencies: A qualitative study. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(2).
Secor, A., & Bridges, C. W. (2021). Perceived student competence based on perceived faculty supervisor spiritual and religious integration practices and institutional attendance. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 15(1), 244-257.
Shelton D., & Bridges C. W. (2021). A phenomenological exploration of adoptive parent experiences of support during the adoption process. Adoption Quarterly, 25(3), 212-243.
Wanzer, V.M., Gray, G., & Bridges, C. W. (2021). Lived experiences of professional counselors with gender diverse clients. Journal of LGB Issues in Counseling, 15(2), 240-262.
Hale, N., & Bridges, C. W. (2020). The experiences of counselor educators transitioning to online teaching. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 10(1), 145-160.
Bridges, C.W., & Frazier, W. (2019). Teaching across settings. In L. Haddock & J. Whitman Preparing the educator in counselor education: A comprehensive guide to building knowledge and developing skills. (pp. 190-212). Routledge.
Crump, B., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). Youth with problem sexual behaviors: Effective diagnosis, treatment and counselor wellness. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 7(2), 1-5.
Milan-Nichols, M., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). Conflict in the multicultural counseling classroom: Counselor educators’ experience. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 9(1), 234-245.
Ruscitto, K., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). Counselors’ knowledge and attitudes of the recovery paradigm. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, 5(10), 1-7.
Shelton, D., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). Analyzing adoptive parent interviews using the descriptive phenomenological psychological method. Sage Research Methods Datasets.
Thompson, J., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). Intersectionality pedagogy in the classroom: Experiences of counselor educators. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 1(2), 98112.
Zazzarino, A., & Bridges, C. W. (2019). A population at risk: Counseling sexual minorities with serious mental illness. Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, 1(1), 36-47.
Pincus, B., Bridges, C. W., & Remley, T., (2018). School counselors using motivational interviewing. The Journal of Professional Counseling, 45(2), 82-94.