Marc Showalter, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT is the Director of the Center.  Marc has worked with college students for more than twenty years, and still thinks it’s a great job. 

After beginning his career in special education, Marc became interested in working with students as a counselor.  Prior to coming to the University of Mississippi, he worked as a counselor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and then came to Ole Miss to work on a Ph.D.  What began as a short stay for graduate school has become a wonderful opportunity to serve the Ole Miss community. 

The director is responsible for all aspects of the work of the Center, but primarily he tries to stay out of the way of the talented staff here so that they can do their jobs.  Whether counseling students, teaching a class, speaking to a group, working with Orientation, visiting with parents or just strolling across campus, he thinks being a part of this community is quite an honor.

Susannah Furr, M.Ed, LPC, LMFT, is the Associate Director of the University Counseling Center.  Susannah has been a member of the University community as both student and employee for over two decades.  She brings to the center her love of working with clients to assist them on their lives journeys.  Susannah works with clients from all ages, backgrounds and cultures.  She also works in the larger community for businesses and corporations as a trainer for Stress Management and Conflict Resolution and other pertinent topics.  Susannah helped develop and continues to offer The Way of the Heart, a program for groups and communities to practice reconciliation of conflicts and divisive issues.  She has also offered many classes and workshops in Meditation as a Personal Enhancement practice. Susannah has a special interest in women's issues as well as couples counseling, but her greatest fulfillment comes from working with all types of people to serve their inner growth and well-being.

Dean Worsham is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and National Certified Counselor. He currently sits on the Mississippi Board of Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapist.

Dean also leads the "Just One Breath" meditation group held at UM Counseling Center.

Tricia Barrios, MSSW, LCSW, is one of the Counseling Center’s Staff Counselors. With a history as a high school teacher and in many Oxford non-profit community service agencies, Tricia was constantly inspired by the strengths of the people she worked with, and from there, it was a natural step to follow her heart into counseling. Pursuing an MSSW, Tricia joined the UCC family for a field placement in 2000 and was honored to become full-time staff in 2001.

Tricia aspires to see the unique strength in every individual and dedicates the merit of that practice to her late husband and beloved UCC colleague, Billy Barrios. She thanks him for his examples of lifelong learning, loving kindness, his bodhisattva spirit and, especially, for the greatest of all his gifts....their little daughter, Emory.

Amy Fisher, JD, LCSW, is the Substance Abuse Services Coordinator as well as a Certified Clinical Addiction Professional.  After practicing law for the better part of a decade, Amy changed career courses and obtained a Masters’ of Science in Social Work from the University of Tennessee in 2004.  After graduating, Amy worked at a residential substance dependence treatment facility.  She came to the University Counseling Center in 2005 and assumed responsibility for the B.A.S.I.C.S. program, a brief intervention for college students who were sentenced to attend by various courts.  After B.A.S.I.C.S. left the Counseling Center, Amy designed and implemented the Center’s current Substance Abuse Services.  In addition to coordinating those services, Amy enjoys opportunities to combine both her legal knowledge and her counseling by working with the legal field on matters of personal psychology.

Scott Kreeger, MSSW, is a part-time Counselor with the Counseling Center.  He completed his bachelor's degree at the University of California at Los Angeles and his master's degree in social work at the University of Tennessee, Memphis campus.

In addition to counseling students, he assists Vicki Mahan with the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), counseling university faculty and staff members.  He also devotes some
of his time to helping coordinate the University of Mississippi ALLIES program, which is a network of informed faculty and staff who are visibly supportive of all students, regardless of their sexual orientation or identity.

Emily Derrick is currently a doctoral student in the Counselor Education program here at Ole Miss. She completed a Bachelor’s in Psychology at Blue Mountain College in 2002, and a Masters in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, at Mississippi College in 2004.  Emily is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She has experience working with families, couples, children, and individuals, as well as those struggling with alcohol, drug, and nicotine addictions.

Emily has been happily married for 10 years to her husband, Jason; and, they have two children, Jacob and Samuel.

Zaducka Thomas, also known as Keysha, comes to us from Yazoo City, Mississippi.  She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Delta State University in 2004.  She completed her Master’s of Education degree in Counselor Education from the University of Mississippi in 2008.  Keysha is now a doctoral student within the Counselor Education and Supervision program.  She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and is working towards becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).   

Keysha’s  interests include: alcohol and drug abuse issues, family counseling, working with the youth population in adolescent offender programs, and multicultural issues. 

Lacy Bailey is currently completing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education at the University.  Her clinical experience includes counseling individuals, couples, and groups, with a variety of development and interpersonal concerns.  Prior to coming to the University Counseling Center, Lacy worked two years as a counselor at the Tupelo campus.  She also worked as a school counselor for many years, working with both children and at-risk youth.  Lacy uses an integrative theoretical approach to counseling and supervision, including interpersonal, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral theories.  Her professional interests include group counseling, loss and bereavement issues, adjustment-related issues, relationship concerns, identity development, and counselor supervision.  Her research interests include supervision and qualitative methodology.

Lacy has been married to John David for 15 years and is the mother of Mary, 13, and      John Collins, 8.

Amy Gill comes to us from Cincinnati, Ohio.  Amy played four years of collegiate soccer for the University of Mississippi, while completing her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  She is currently working towards a master’s degree in Counselor Education, and also works with a support group for freshmen student athletes.

Jackie Nolan is a graduate assistant at the University Counseling Center.  Jackie comes to us from River Edge, New Jersey. While obtaining her bachelor's degree in Communications, from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was a member of the Marist Women's Varsity crew team.

Jackie is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Counselor Education.  At the Counseling Center, she is serving as co-coordinator of the Jean Jones Walk/Run for Cancer.

Mike Hirschel is a graduate student therapist at the Counseling Center. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina, receiving a double major in psychology and computer science. After spending five years working in Washington D.C., Mike returned to school to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology here at Ole Miss.  Mike's research interests include multicultural and disaster psychology.

Nadia Kholomeydik, is currently a doctoral student in the Counselor Education program, with a focus on Community Counseling. She has a Master’s in Social Work from Far Eastern State Technical University (FESTU), Vladivostok, Russia. Before coming to the United States, she worked as a Student Affairs Specialist at the FESTU for three years. In 2006, she was the only one chosen out of 4000 applicants for the Edmund S. Muskie Scholarship, which allows one to study in the United States. Nadia wants to learn how to set up a Career Counseling Center at her home University in Russia.

Nadia is doing her practicum at the Counseling Center as an Intercultural Connections Project Coordinator.  She is responsible for four major blocks of the project: 1) Cultural Connection/Conversation Group, 2) International Ladies Club, 3) International Ambassadors Program, and 4) Practical Workshops for Adjustment and Socialization on Campus.   She is also an officer of the International Students Organization and a Community Representative of Chi Sigma Iota, the Honor Society for Counselors.

Daphne Ingene, M.Ed,.  Daphne is an individual, couples, and group counselor. Her research interest areas are multicultural counseling with couples and groups. Currently, Daphne facilitates theInternational Ladies' Club and the International Graduate Students' Conversation Group.  She is also working on the project of Cook, Eat, Share to promote culture exchange over the dinner table, and is pursuing her PhD in Counselor Education.

Morgan Litchfield, M.S., comes to us from Meridian, Mississippi.  She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Mississippi State University.  She spent several years working in Washington, D.C .for the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.  Morgan then returned home to complete a Masters of Science Degree in Community Counseling at Mississippi State University – Meridian.  Morgan was employed as a counselor at Best of Both Worlds, an inpatient substance abuse rehabilitation facility for women.  She is currently enrolled as a doctorate student in the Counselor Education program at Ole Miss. 

Paul Meacham, Jr., M.Ed., earned a B.A. from Southern Christian University, and has worked since 1998 as a missionary and preacher. He earned his master’s degree in the Counselor Education and Leadership program here at Ole Miss, and is currently enrolled as a doctorate student in the Counselor Education Program.  He is the husband of April (26 years and happily counting), the father of three (the youngest is a sophomore at Ole Miss), the grandfather of four (yes, they really are perfect, all four of them), and the willing slave of S'mores (eight pounds of Papillon puppy love). Paul loves music and golf.

Marc Bourgeois, M.S. comes to us from Lafayette, LA. He completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing in 2001. He took a position in the financial sector and then as a church youth director working with adolescents. He obtained a Master of Science Degree in Counselor Education at the University of Louisiana Lafayette in 2006. Upon graduating, Marc was employed as a counselor at Acadiana EAP, where he helped individuals who were experiencing depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. He is currently enrolled as a doctorate student in the Counselor Education Program at Ole Miss.