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Noha R. Thalib, LPC (NJ), NCC
Noha R. Thalib, LPC (NJ), NCC
Doctoral Student, Ph.D. Counseling
Noha R. Thalib is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over five years of clinical experience supporting youth and families with moderate to severe mental health needs. She earned her Master’s in Professional Counseling and Education Specialist degree from Seton Hall University and is currently in her second semester of the CACREP-accredited Ph.D. in Counseling program at Montclair State University. Noha works with an agency affiliated with the Professional Counselors of New Jersey (PCNJ), where she also serves as Assistant Clinical Director, supporting clinical operations, supervision, and master’s-level interns. Her clinical and leadership work has involved collaboration with families, schools, child welfare systems, and multidisciplinary teams, serving diverse populations including foster youth, refugees, justice-involved youth, and children with complex needs. Her research interests include multicultural competence in counselor education, immigration narratives and policy accountability, religiosity and spirituality, religious conversion and apostasy, interfaith families, and youth rights in foster care. She is excited to expand her research skills, contribute to meaningful scholarship, and collaborate with colleagues committed to turning their advocacy and causes into impactful research.
Current Projects:
Harrichand, J. J. S., Interiano-Shiverdecker, C. G., Romero, D. E., Prasath, P. R., Thalib, N. R., & Lanford-Harris, A. (in progress, analyzing data). An exploration of wellbeing in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Harrichand, J. J. S., & Thalib, N. R. (submitted, expected 2026). Spiritual diversity. In D. Hays, & B. Erford (Eds.), Developing multicultural competence: A systems approach (5th ed., pp. XX-XX). Pearson.
Sierra Goldfarb
Sierra Goldfarb
Master's Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Sierra Goldfarb is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Montclair State University. She is passionate about working with individuals to support emotional well-being, grief and loss, and the development of self-esteem in adolescents and young adults. She values empathy, connection, client-centered care, and culturally responsive practice in her developing approach to counseling. As a graduate assistant, she enjoys supporting research that connects knowledge with real client care and deepens her understanding of counseling across diverse populations and real-world contexts. She hopes her time in the lab will help her continue developing her research skills while supporting her personal and professional growth and showing how research can empower counselors to provide compassionate, meaningful care.
Current Projects:
Literature review search for LGBTQ+ identity, religion, and spirituality book chapter. In M. P. Chaney (Ed.), The intersectional LGBTQ+ handbook for mental health professionals (pp. XX-XX). Cognella.
Harrichand, J. J. S., & Goldfarb, S. (submitted, expected 2026). Cognitive behavioral therapies. In V. E. Kress, L. W. Seligman, & L. W. Reichenberg (Eds.), Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: Systems, strategies, and skills (6th ed., pp. XX-XX). Pearson.
Asia Lanford-Harris, LPC (NJ), NCC, PMH-C
Asia Lanford-Harris, LPC (NJ), NCC, PMH-C
Doctoral Student, Ph.D. Counseling
Asia Lanford-Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in complex trauma, cultural and cross-cultural dynamics. She earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The College of New Jersey and is currently a doctoral student in the CACREP-accredited Ph.D. in Counseling program at Montclair State University. In addition to her clinical work, Asia serves as an adjunct faculty member and on-campus supervisor, supporting master’s-level counseling-in-training in their clinical and professional development. Asia’s clinical and supervisory work is grounded in trauma-informed, multicultural, and socially responsive approaches, with particular interests in EMDR, multicultural counseling, intersectionality, and counselor development. Her emerging research interests include multicultural and social justice competence in counselor education, religion and spirituality, racial and multiracial identity, counselor privilege and marginalized identities, trauma-informed counselor training, and the experiences of historically marginalized communities within mental health and educational systems. As she continues her doctoral training, Asia is interested in developing scholarship that bridges research, clinical practice, counselor education, and advocacy. She is especially passionate about exploring how counselors can more intentionally understand the intersections of culture, identity, spirituality, trauma, and privilege while creating more culturally responsive spaces for clients and counselors-in-training.
Current Projects:
Harrichand, J. J. S., Interiano-Shiverdecker, C. G., Romero, D. E., Prasath, P. R., Thalib, N. R., & Lanford-Harris, A. (in progress, analyzing data). An exploration of wellbeing in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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