Of significant importance to the Student Counseling Center are the clinicians-in-training that contribute to the services that we provide Rhodes students. Each year the Student Counseling Center invites 6 up to six graduate-level clinicians in social work, counseling, and psychology from programs around Memphis to participate in our practicum and intern training program. These clinicians are supervised by our licensed staff in their work with clients and also join our staff in facilitating our groups and outreach events.
In order to apply for a position as a practicum student or intern, please submit your CV and a statement of interest to counseling@rhodes.edu. All submissions are due by November 1st each year for consideration for the upcoming training year.
I am originally from Macon, GA and most recently lived in Champaign, Illinois. I earned my MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Georgia State University and a BA in Psychology from Spelman College. After finishing my Master's program, I worked in the field of sexual assault advocacy for about four years, before deciding to go back to school. That decision brought me to Memphis, where I am currently in my second year as a Counseling Psychology doctoral student at the University of Memphis. My developing research interests are centered on survivorship and exploring the impact experiences of sexual assault have on interpersonal/romantic relationships, and overall wellness in Black women and other women of color. I am also interested in exploring the intersecting roles of fatness, queerness, and blackness on sexuality. In my spare time, I love to hang out with family and friends, read/listen to romance novels, explore new restaurants, binge my favorite shows and shop (for anything really).
My name is Heather Lomax, and I am a lifelong Memphian who graduated cum laude from Rhodes College in 2016. After earning my bachelor's in English, I worked for several years in the digital marketing industry. It was during my time as a content marketing manager that I became passionate about helping people tap into their strengths, build greater confidence, and achieve their goals. This realization led me to joining the clinical mental health counseling master's program at the University of Memphis. As a clinician, my areas of interest include trauma, domestic violence, personality disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, LGBTQ+ issues, anxiety, and depression. My goal for my clients is to help the misunderstood feel understood, the lonely feel less alone, and the powerless feel empowered. Through a mix of existentialist, narrative, person-centered, and CBT approaches, I hope to show my clients what they are truly capable of as they heal and gather strength. In my off time, I enjoy playing video games, listening to K-pop, going on walks at Overton Park, and hanging out with my partner and four cats.
I am a fourth-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Memphis. My research focuses on the ways in which people who disagree on fundamental values have been able to engage in constructive conversations and become friends despite their disagreements. I take a person-centered approach to therapy, centering the core Rogerian therapeutic conditions in my work with clients and incorporating other Humanistic as well as Cognitive interventions based on the needs of the people I am working with. In my free time, I enjoy songwriting, reading, hiking, and having game nights with friends.
I grew-up in different countries but landed at Iowa State University for my undergraduate studies in Health and Human Performance, where I was a college athlete. I coached individuals in high-stress environments, taught yoga, and was a professional dancer before I started graduate school at the University of Memphis. While I received a PhD in Educational Psychology in 2018, and I have enjoyed a successful career as a researcher and wellness leader, my drive to work across the wellness spectrum led me to a second masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Palo Alto University. I approach counseling from a person-centered perspective integrating somatic and relational approaches. I believe that a fundamental part of the human experience is navigating challenges through meaningful connection.
I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, where I received my Associate's degree from St. Petersburg College in 2020. I then completed my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at the University of South Florida in 2023. During my undergraduate studies, I was fortunate to be an intern as a research assistant in a Clinical Health Psychology lab at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. I then completed my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at the University of Central Florida in 2025. During this time, I completed a Masters thesis examining the role of discriminatory legislation on LGBTQ+ health behaviors. In August 2025, I moved to Memphis to begin my doctoral training at the University of Memphis, Counseling Psychology program. My research and clinical interests are centered on 2SLGBTQIA+ (sexual) well-being, (sexual) health, identity development, and empowerment. I work from a liberatory and trauma-informed scope, mixing elements of ACT, CBT, existential, and person-centered approaches. In my free time, I enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons, dancing in my room, catching up on movies or shows, and spending time with my partner and our 2 doggies.
