Dr. Cheryl Fulton is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an Associate Professor in the
Professional Counseling Program at Texas State University. She has over 10 years of experience
counseling individuals, couples, and families on a broad range of concerns. Dr. Fulton has contributed advice on mental health
topics to media such as NBCnews.com, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Yahoo! Life, and Psychology Today. She earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education
and Supervision from The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, a B.S. in
Psychology and M.Ed./Ed.S. in Counseling from the University of Florida, and an
M.B.A. from the University of Colorado-Denver. Academic courses include: diversity, career, women's issues, and research. Her
research is primarily focused on the role of mindfulness and self-compassion in
counseling. She also researches mindfulness as a tool
for law enforcement related to active shooter situations. More recently Dr. Fulton has been researching and speaking on topics related to antisemitism. She has
numerous publications and regularly presents at state and national conferences,
webinars, and other invited talks on mindfulness, wellness, and other mental
health topics. She has received awards for her research on mindfulness and is
involved in many professional counseling organizations. She is currently the
President-Elect of Chi Sigma Iota, an international and professional academic honor society for counseling
students, counselor educators, and professional counselors with 130,000
initiated members.