Laura M. Schmuldt, Ph.D., LMHA, NCC
Title: Department Chair & Associate Professor for the Florida Department of Counseling
Programs/Classes Taught:
CMHC
- HSC 504 Clinical Techniques of Counseling
- HSC 509 Human Development Theory
Areas of Expertise:
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Trauma Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Counseling Supervision
- Women's Mental Health
- Career Counseling
Biography:
Dr. Laura Schmuldt is the Interim Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Counseling Department. She has over 25 years of counseling experience in settings including psychiatric rehabilitation, addiction treatment, college counseling centers, and private practice. She has been a Counselor Educator for over 15 years, having taught in public and private institutions, in both virtual, face-to-face, and hybrid courses. She has advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and EMDR. She has presented at conferences at the state, national, and international levels and has been published in textbooks and journal articles.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Counselor Education and Supervision
- M.A., Northeastern Illinois University, Counselor Education
- B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, Psychology
Credentials
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor-Associate (LMHCA), North Carolina
Research and Interests:
Group counseling, trauma, women's mental health, abortion, anxiety, the intersection of childhood abuse and addiction, among others
Memberships
- American Counseling Association
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Association for Specialists in Group Work
Selected Presentations and Publications
Ingram, S.; Pellegrino, E. & Schmuldt, L. (In press). Utilizing EMDR with Children and Adolescents.
Schmuldt, L.; Ingram, S. & Brown, K. (2023, Sept. 7). Beyond the political: The complicated relationship between abortion, mental health, and suicide. [Conference presentation]. Alachua County Crisis Center Safety Not Silence Symposium. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81215756538
Splinter, L. A., Pool, A. M., Schmuldt, L. M., & Bluemlein, J. S. (2022). Dissertation Completion Experience in Online CACREP-Accredited Counselor Education Programs: A Phenomenological Inquiry. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(3). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol15/iss3/5
Schmuldt, L., Joseph, L. & Heaton, K. (2022, April). [Webinar presentation]. Getting Unstuck: Utilizing an Adapted EMDR Approach to Supervision. University of the Cumberlands Department of Counseling Lunch & Learn.
Epstein, J.; Sexton, L.; Todd, S & Schmuldt, L. (In Press). The Relationships Among Neuroscience-Knowledge, Traumatic Life Experiences, and Factors Related to Impairment Among Counselors.
Mikolon, T.; Pool, A.; Littlebear, S.; Schmuldt, L.; Simmons, R. & Fetzer, K. (2022, February). Gatekeeping Begins at Admissions: Ethical Considerations for Counseling Admissions Committee. Presented at the Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Clemen, D. (Producer). (2021, December 22). Dr. Laura Schmuldt’s Recovery Nugget [Audiocast]. Retrieved from Dr. Laura Schmuldt's Nugget | recovery nuggets podcast.
Schmuldt, L., Joseph, L., Smith, R., & Heaton, K. (2021, October). Creativity in supervision [Webinar presentation]. University of the Cumberlands Department of Counseling Lunch & Learn.
Schmuldt, L.; Schumacher, N. & Smith, S. (2021, July). Stepping away from the Political: Understanding Abortion through the Lifespan. Presented at the Association for Adult Development and Aging Conference. Charlotte, NC.
Quigley, J.; Schmuldt, L.; Todd, S. & Bender, S. (2021) Do Something Different as an Intervention for Perceived Stress Reduction in Graduate Counseling Students, Journal of Technology in Human Services, DOI: 10.1080/15228835.2021.1904324
Schmuldt, L.; Brown McCormick, L, & Nichols, S. (Winter, 2021). Sedative-Hypnotic Sleep Sex: Working with Clients when Memories are Limited. Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness Newsletter.
Schmuldt, L.; Brennan, M.; Qureshi, S. & Smith, R. (2021, June 10 & 11). Tapping Strengths: Group EMDR During the Dual Pandemic. The Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Counseling & Therapy Summit.
Schmuldt, L.; Grout, V.; Heaton, K. & Joseph, L. (2021, April 9-11). Tapping Together: Promoting student unity during crisis [Conference presentation]. Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Beyond: The Chicago School of Professional Counseling 4th Annual Virtual Conference. https://tcsedsystem.zoom.us/j/93983737748
Schmuldt, L. & Todd, S. (2020, September). Tapping Together: Integrating EMDR during Lockdown. Presented at the Association for Creativity in Counseling annual conference. Virtual.
Bratton, I.; Schmuldt, L. & Bender, S. (2020, September). Creative Online Career Exploration. Presented at the Association for Creativity in Counseling annual conference. Virtual.
Schmuldt, L. (2020, January). Letters of Resilience: Enhancing Yalom's Curative Factors in a Trauma Processing Group. Presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work International Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schmuldt, L. (2020, January). Towards Mindful Healing: Using DBT Skills for an Abortion Healing Group. Presented the Association for Specialists in Group Work” at the International Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schmuldt, L. (2020, January). 10 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills. Presented to the Counseling Honors Society at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Schmuldt, L. (2020). Voices from the Field: Importance of Writing Case Notes. In Jackson, C. & Sterner, W. Practicum & Internship Handbook.
Brown McCormick, L. M., Todd, S., Schmuldt, L., Russ, K., & Wathen, C. (2019). Clinical Implications in Vaginal Orgasm Response. Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, 1 (2). https://doi.org/10.34296/01021011
Schmuldt, L. & Brown McCormick, L. (2019, April). Stepping away from the Political: Screening for Stress Reactions Following Abortion. Presented at the Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Beyond 2nd Annual Virtual Conference.
Schmuldt, L., Cancemi, A. & Manassah, M. (2019, April). Enhancing Yalom’s Curative Factors through Therapeutic Documentation. Presented at the Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Beyond 2nd Annual Virtual Conference.
Schmuldt, L. (2019, April). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An Overview for Counselors. 3.0 hour CEU training provided to the Kentucky Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Bender, S.; Schmuldt, L. & Bratton, I. (2018, October). Navigating Student Sexual Harassment: The Contextual Impact of Counselor Education. Presented at the Western Association for Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Santa Rosa, CA.
Schmuldt, L.; Bratton, I. & Bender, S. (2018, October). Enhancing Yalom's Curative Factors in the Experiential Group Process through Therapeutic Document. Presented at the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Schmuldt, L. (2018, February). Exploring Yalom’s Curative Factors through the Use of Therapeutic Documentation. Presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, Savannah, GA.
Schmuldt, L. & Bratton, I. (2017). Beyond the Political: Understanding Abortion through a Counseling Lens. Presented at the Annual Kentucky Counseling Association Conference, Louisville, KY.
Schmuldt, L.; Fitch, J. and Bluemlein, J. (2017). The War Within. Presented at the Annual Kentucky Counseling Association Conference, Louisville, KY.
Schmuldt, L. & Bratton, I. (2018). My Crime Card Sort: Which Crimes Trigger Me? In Jordan, J.; Perkins, B. & Wilbourn Lee, R. The Handbook of Experiential Teaching in Counselor Education: A Resource Guide for Counselor Educators. South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Bratton, I. & Schmuldt, L. (2018). Capturing critical experiences in learning: Developing a teaching philosophy. In Jordan, J.; Perkins, B. & Wilbourn Lee, R. The Handbook of Experiential Teaching in Counselor Education: A Resource Guide for Counselor Educators. South Carolina: CreateSpace.
Werries, J. & Schmuldt, L. (2016, November). Professional Identity: Steps Toward the Bigger Picture of Professional Advocacy. Presented at the Kentucky Counseling Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Werries, J. & Schmuldt, L. (2016, November). Working with clients impacted by trauma: Where Do I begin? Presented at the Kentucky Counseling Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Carruth, E. K. & Schmuldt, L.M. “Promoting authentic learning by engaging in “real world” research. In Kirstein, K. D.; Scheiber, C. E.; Flores, K. A. & Olswang, S. G. (2013). Innovations in teaching adults: Proven practices in higher education. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Schmuldt, L.; Gentile, T. & Sacin, T. (2013, October). The therapeutic document in experiential group counseling: A narrative approach to student learning. Presented at the Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Biannual Conference, Denver, CO.
Schmuldt, L. M., Pellegrino, E., & Vinbury, M. (2025, November 7). Reframing abortion: Creative pathways to dismantling stigma across cultures through art, storytelling, and narrative [Conference presentation]. Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference.
Schmuldt, L. M., Eyzenberg, J., & Lenhoff, A. (in press). Dialectical behavior therapy. In B. Chamberlin, C. Park, T. Sutherlin, & R. Simmons (Eds.), Theories and approaches of counseling: An integrative perspective. Cognella Academic Publishing.
Epstein, J. L., Sexton, L., Todd, S., & Schmuldt, L. M. (2025, March 5). The relationships among neuroscience knowledge, traumatic life experiences, and factors related to impairment among counselors (Version 1) [Preprint]. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202503.0351.v1
Schmuldt, L. M., & Nichols, S. (2025, September 12). It’s okay to ask: Conversations that can save a life [Conference presentation]. Crisis to Continuum: Navigating the Continuum of Care, Alachua County Crisis Center Annual Suicide Prevention Conference. Virtual.
Schmuldt, L. M., & Pellegrino, E. (2025, September 12). Triggered by the headlines: Understanding the impact of media coverage on survivors of sexual abuse [Conference presentation]. Crisis to Continuum: Navigating the Continuum of Care, Alachua County Crisis Center Annual Suicide Prevention Conference. Virtual.
Pellegrino, E., Ingram, S., & Schmuldt, L. M. (2025). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. In T. Mikolon & D. Perez (Eds.), Counseling children and adolescents: Diagnostic and treatment considerations for specialized issues. Cognella Academic Publishing.
Schmuldt, L. M. (2025). Group counseling. In C. Kile & A. E. Dossaji (Eds.), The practical application of ethics in professional counseling. Cognella Academic Publishing.
York, J., Baggs, A., Schmuldt, L., & Sherman, N. (2024). Trauma Curriculum Integration in Counselor Education: A Delphi Study. Trauma Counseling and Resilience, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.33470/2997-7088.1009
Schmuldt, L.; Leslie, T. & Jifunza, D. (2024, June 1). Removing Barriers to Success for Students and New Professionals: Quieting the Voice of the Imposter. Presented at the Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference. Virtual.
Schmuldt, L., Wesley, M. & Carper, S. (2024, May 31). Removing Barriers and Celebrating the Diversity of Appalachian Clients. Presented at the Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference. Virtual.
Schmuldt, L. and Beck, T. (2024, February 10). Stigma Silenced: An Abortion Healing Group. Presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference. Portland, OR.
Johns, A.; Palmer, K., Carper, S. & Schmuldt, L. (2024, January 24). Ethical Gatekeeping in a University Setting. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. Virtual.
Carper, S.; Schmuldt, L.; Palmer, K. & Johns, A. (2024, January 24). Implementing Cultural Humility in Supervision. Presented at the Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. Virtual.
Wodzinski, S. Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C., Randolph, A. & Schmuldt, L. (2023). Chronic Pain and Mental Health Counselor Education . Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 104(3). https://doi.org/10.1-16/j.apmr.2022.12.045
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