Krahwinkel-Bower, Jill M.

Dr. Krahwinkel has been a Counselor Educator since 2014 and has taught all CACREP core classes throughout her career specializing in ethics, social & cultural diversity, diagnosis, & assessment, and practicum/internship. As an educator, Dr. Krahwinkel actively follows best practices in the field and her area of foci when doing research includes counselors’ clinical and cultural competence. She also provides clinical supervision for master-level intern students and graduates working towards their licensure as professional counselors. She advocates at the state and national level, attends and presents at regional and national conferences, and volunteers in her local community.

Clinically, Dr. Krahwinkel has a wealth of experience working with clients of all ages focusing on depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, and addiction. She has experience working in many different types of clinical settings—outpatient, residential facilities for children, foster care, court ordered addiction treatment, nonprofit, & private practice. She offers a culturally responsive, social justice-oriented approach that concentrates meeting the needs of LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Her approach to counseling is rooted in Reality Therapy with emphasis on Relational Cultural Theory, emphasizing that the counseling relationship is the agent of change to help clients meet their desired goals.

Jill M. Krahwinkel received her Ph.D. in Counseling & Counselor Education from North Carolina State University (2013) and received her Master’s in Education with an emphasis in Mental Health Counseling from Western Kentucky University (2006). She became Reality Therapy Certified (2008). Prior to that, she received certification as a Juvenile Sex Offender Counselor through the University of Louisville (2007).

Dr. Krahwinkel has taught all CACREP core classes throughout her career specializing in ethics, social & cultural diversity, diagnosis, & assessment, and practicum/internship.

PUBLICATIONS

Sumiel, A., Duenyas, D., Krahwinkel, J. (Expected 2023) Racial/ethnic experiences of underrepresented masters-level students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision. [Manuscript #1629]. *

Carlisle, K. L., Neukrug, E., Pribesh, S., & Krahwinkel, J. (2019). Personality, motivation, and Internet gaming disorder: Conceptualizing the gamer. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling. doi:10.1002/jaoc.12069 *

Baker, S., Santos, S., & Krahwinkel, J. (2014). Of what value is a scholarly writing course for doctoral students? VISTAS Online, Article 25, pp. 1-11. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/vistas/article_25.pdf?sfvrsn=8

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Krahwinkel, J. (October, 2022). Meeting the basic needs of LGBTQ+ clients with Reality Therapy (Educational Presentation). Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA), Pittsburg, PA.

Sumiel, A., Duenyas, D., Krahwinkel, J. (October, 2022). Racial/ethnic experiences of underrepresented masters-level students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs (Roundtable). Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA), Pittsburg, PA.

Krahwinkel, J. (November, 2021). How are counselors engaging in practice-based cultural competency? (Educational Session). Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA), Valley Forge, PA.

Sumiel, A., Duenyas, D., Krahwinkel, J. (2021, October). Racial/ethnic experiences of underrepresented masters-level students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs (Poster Presentation). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (ACES), Atlanta, GA. http://aces2021.net/resources/Program.pdf

Krahwinkel, J. and Bower, J. (2020, October). Utilization of Choice Theory/Reality Therapy to meet the needs of relationally diverse clients (Educational Session-accepted but canceled due to COVID-19). North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES), Pittsburg, PA. https://naraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NARACES-2020-Conference-Program-Final.pdf

Krahwinkel, J., Law, N., Bower, J., & Corso, S. (2019, October). Integration of a HIPAA compliant software for online clinical supervision in counselor education programs (Educational Session). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (ACES), Seattle, WA. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ACES-2019-Conference-Program-FINAL-R.pdf

Bower, J., Krahwinkel, J., & Warfield, H. (2018, September). The CACREP multisite policy and the addition of an online campus (Poster Presentation). North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (NARACES), Burlington, VT. https://naraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NARACES-2018-Conference-Program-The-Real-Final-Version-1.pdf

Santos, S. & Krahwinkel, J. (2017, October). Teaching strategies to promote exposure and awareness: Conversations about LGBT lives and more (Roundtable). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (ACES), Chicago, IL. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ACES-2017-Conference-Program.pdf

Kemer, G., & Krahwinkel, J. (2016, October). Expert site supervisors’ supervision considerations: A sample from
Hampton Roads (Educational Session). Southeastern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (SACES), New Orleans, LA. https://saces.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/SACES%202016%20Program-NOLA.pdf

Krahwinkel, J. (2015, October). Implementing experiential activities in master’s level addiction courses: Face to face and online (Educational Session). Southeastern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (SACES), Philadelphia, PA. https://saces.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/ACES%202015%20Program-Philadelphia.pdf

Krahwinkel, J. (2015, March). Going beyond attending gay pride (Educational Session). American Counseling Association Conference (ACA), Orlando, FL. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/2015-conference/programguide2015.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Krahwinkel, J. (2014, October). Beyond the rainbow: The path to LGBTQIQA experiential learning. Southeastern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (SACES), Birmingham, AL. https://saces.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/SACES%202014%20Program-Birmingham.pdf

Krahwinkel, J. (2013, October). Enhancing the LGBTQIQA cultural competency of master's students: A counselor educator's role (Educational Session). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (ACES), Denver, CO. (Educational Session). https://aces2013.sched.com/speaker/jillkrah81

Krahwinkel, J. (2013, February). Applying Choice Theory/Reality Therapy to clinical supervision (Educational Session). North Carolina Counseling Association Conference (NCCA), Raleigh, NC.

Krahwinkel, J., & Horne, R. (2013, February). Help! My client is gay and Christian (Educational Session). Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education Conference, Savannah, GA.

Ashraf, A., Santos, S., Tovar, L., & Krahwinkel, J. (2013, February). Soul talk: The path of building relationships (Educational Session). Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education Conference, Savannah, GA.

Krahwinkel, J. (2012, February). Effectively working with sexual minority supervisees (Educational Session). North Carolina Counseling Association Conference (NCCA), Greensboro, NC.

Baker, S., Santos, S., & Krahwinkel, J. (2011, October). The effects of scholarly writing assignment on self-efficacy (Poster Presentation). Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference (ACES), Nashville, TN. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2011-Program-Final-Draft.pdf

American Counseling Association (ACA), current
Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES), current
North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (NARACES), current
Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA), current

Dr. Krahwinkel tailors her research around counselors’ cultural competence when working with diverse clients and counselor clinical skill preparation.