Dr. Tara Jungersen

Dr. Tara Jungersen Ph.D., LMHC, CCMHC, NCC is a Professor and Immediate Past Chair of the Department of Counseling at the Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology. She completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Tennessee, and her M.Ed. in Counseling at the University of Virginia. She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with both individual and group work experience in private practice, community mental health, substance abuse, schools, and jails. She provided crisis services to individuals, universities, organizations, first responders, and schools during and after local emergencies (e.g., gun violence and other fatalities), and published on the topic of trauma and crisis. Her clinical work includes directing a clinic with a high-volume of domestic violence cases. Her research interests include domestic violence, trauma, and treatment access for underserved populations. She has presented nationally and internationally on clinical topics including mass shooting response, gender violence, and suicide. She co-developed the Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program, a trauma-informed treatment program for survivors of gender-based trauma. In her former chair role, she was responsible for academic, accreditation, compliance, fiscal, and human resources management for an academic unit spanning several campuses and formats. She has a has a sustained record of service and leadership in professional organizations and is currently elected to the board of the Broward Domestic Violence Council. She served as the Membership Chair for the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision from 2013-21. She is a Florida Qualified Supervisor, a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and a National Certified Counselor