Dr. Cassandra Riedy Assistant Professor of Counseling
Education:
Ph.D., George Washington University
M.A., Belmont University
M.A., University of Virginia
B.A., Georgetown University
Dr. Cassandra Riedy currently serves as an assistant professor for the M.A. Clinical Mental Health and M.A. School Counseling programs at Northwestern College. Along with her assistant professor role at Northwestern, Riedy also serves as the therapist for the cystic fibrosis and thoracic transplant program at Inova Fairfax in northern Virginia. Prior to her current roles, Riedy specialized in perinatal mental health at Ready Nest Counseling in Nashville, TN and was an assistant professor at Belmont University.
Bagwell, T. & Riedy, C. (2024) Mentorship and Collaboration. In Building a Private Counseling Practice: Nuts and Bolts of Running an Ethical and Profitable Business. Cognella.
Froehlich, R. J., Hicks, S., Hill, J. C., Tichy, N., & Riedy, C. (2023). Using the Revised CRCC Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors as a Tool in Resolving Ethical Issues. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552221148200
Hicks, J. F, Bonner, L., Knowles-Bagwell, T., & Riedy, C. (2022) On the horizon for crisis counselors. In Practical Approaches to Crisis and Trauma Counseling Settings: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention. Routledge.
Pittman, D. M., Riedy, C., Litt, S., Minges, M.L., & Quayson, A.A. (2021). Psychological Distress as a Primer for Sexual Risk Taking Among Emerging Adults. International Journal of Sexual Health, 33(3), 371–384.
Riedy, C. & Garron, G. (2024, February) Counseling Through a Systemic Lens: The Unique Contribution of Couples and Family Counseling to Social Justice. Presentation at the International Association of Marriage and Family Counseling Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Riedy, C. & Garron, G. (2023, April) A Case Study of Peacebuilding through Qualitative Research. Presentation (virtual) at the 2023 Cohen Conference: Places and Spaces for Peace.
Riedy, C. & Garron, G. (2023, April) Maintaining Peace Within: The Necessity of Self-Care for Peacemakers. Presentation (virtual) at the 2023 Cohen Conference: Places and Spaces for Peace.
Riedy, C. & Amin, E. (2023, February) Social Justice in Mental Health: Collaborating with Practicing Counselors in a Constructivist Grounded Theory Study. Presentation (virtual) at the Qualitative Report.
Riedy, C., Peters, H.C., & Schnupp, M. (2023, February) The bracketing decision-making model. Presentation (virtual) at Law and Ethics Conference.
Riedy, C., Peters, H.C., Froehlich, R., & Hick, J.F. (2022, February) The ethics of social justice according to our codes and competencies. Presentation (virtual) at Law and Ethics Conference.
Riedy, C., Peters, H.C., Froehlich, R., & Hick, J.F. (2022, February) Positionality of ethical decision-making in counseling. Presentation (virtual) at Law and Ethics Conference.
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