Dr. Katherine Biddle

Office address
336 D
College of Education Building

Dr. Katherine S. Biddle is an assistant professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education. Dr. Biddle received a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University (Cambridge, MA) in 2007 and completed her counseling residency in community mental health, where she provided outpatient counseling to children, adolescents, and families. Dr. Biddle has 15 years of experience facilitating individual and group-based counseling, expressive arts therapy, and arts-based interventions with clients of all ages in outpatient, inpatient, residential, and medical settings. Dr. Biddle completed her PhD in Counselor Education at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) in 2018 and has enjoyed several years of service as an instructor, supervisor, and mentor to mental health and healthcare professionals. Prior to joining App State in 2022, Dr. Biddle worked as an arts-in-healthcare program administrator, developing and evaluating arts-based programming to support a holistic healing process for patients and employees of a large healthcare system. Dr. Biddle’s research agenda focuses on the application of the arts and expressive arts in counseling, health, and education. She currently serves as faculty advisor for the Orchesis Alliance, a student expressive arts organization.

 Expressive Arts Courses Taught:  CED 6360 - Therapy and Expressive Arts; CED 5581 - Trauma & Expressive Arts; CED 6370 - Intermodal Expressive Arts; CED 6350 Body/Mind; CED 6902 - Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling