Anita A. Neuer Colburn, PhD, LPC (VA), LCMHCS (NC), BC-TMH, ACS, NCC
Director of University Supervision
Anita Neuer Colburn is an Associate Professor with Counseling@Northwestern, the online campus for the master’s in clinical mental health counseling with The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She earned her M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling at University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1998 and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Old Dominion University in 2011. Anita has provided counseling services either full or part time in private practice since 2001 and has provided clinical supervision for master’s students and licensure applicants since 2005. Her research interests include spiritual integration, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and clinical supervision competence.
Recent Presentations and Publications:
Neuer Colburn, A. A., & Windham, M. (2022, February 11). Supervision Competencies: An EthicalPrimer [Content Session]. 7th Annual Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (Virtual), University of Holy Cross.
Davis, T., & Neuer Colburn, A. A. (2022, February 10). Ethical Aspects of Tiered Supervision [Content Session]. 7th Annual Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference (Virtual), University of Holy Cross.
Bayne, H. B., Harness, L., & Neuer Colburn, A. A. (2022). Religious counselors and LGBTQ+ clients: A Q-Sort of values navigation. Counselor Education and Supervision.
Neuer Colburn, A. A. & Herrera, I. M. (2022). Over the rainbow: A career development group for LGBTQ+ teens. Journal of College Access, 7(1), Article 9, 116-129.
*Isabella Herrera was a master’s student in the Counseling@Northwestern program.
Kemer, G., Li, C., Attia, M., Chan, C., Chung, M., Li, D., Neuer Colburn, A. A., Peters, H., Ramaswamy, A., & Sunal, Z. (2022, in press). Multicultural supervision in counseling: A content analysis of peer-reviewed literature, Counselor Education and Supervision 61(1), 2-14.
Neuer Colburn, A. A. (2021, November 3) Spiritual integration: An ethical imperative in counseling and supervision. American Mental Health Counselors Association Virtual Fall Summit.
Aaron, S., Barmore, L. K., & Neuer Colburn, A. A. (2021, February 10). Crossroads: A Conversation on the Intersections of Race, Sexuality and Gender [Webinar]. The Florida Counseling Association.
Neuer Colburn, A. A. (2021, February 6). Excellence in Counseling Supervision [Webinar]. CSI Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter, University of the Philippines-Diliman Chapter.