Blythe Shepard PhD

Blythe Shepard, PhD is a Canadian of British and Mohawk ancestry and a professor in Counselling Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. She has extensive research and elementary teaching experience in rural settings. Her research and teaching foci include life-career development and counselling; counsellor training and identity; clinical supervision; and child and adolescent mental health. She is a recent recipient of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association’s (CCPA) Professional Contribution Award in recognition of the outstanding promotion of the counselling profession in Canada. She has served on the BC Task Group responsible for the creation of entry to practice competencies for counsellors. She co-chaired the National Symposium on Counsellor Mobility for three years (2008-2011). Blythe is currently the President of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and continues to advocate for the counselling and psychotherapy profession and the people it serves.