Tabitha Cude is a licensed school counselor who received her Ph.D. in Professional Counseling from Amridge University. Prior to this, she received her master’s degree from the UTM counseling program. Dr. Cude has been a faculty member in the UTM counseling program since 2017. She currently serves as the School Counseling Practicum and Internship Coordinator. Prior to joining UTM, she was a school counselor for four years. Dr. Cude’s interests include school counseling, the connection between school counseling and clinical mental health counseling, and online learning and instruction. Her conference presentations have focused on the beneficial link between clinical counseling and school counseling.
Dr. Cude enjoys conducting workshops for school counselors on the use of solution-focused brief counseling in school counseling and on specific issues that school counselors see within their roles. She teaches the school counseling internship courses and courses in school counseling, group counseling, lifespan development, and multicultural counseling.