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Dr. Louise Graham

Louise Graham
Professor Emerita of Counselor Education
Kelly Gym

BS, MAT, Bridgewater State College
MA, PhD, Boston College

Dr. Graham brings extensive experience in counseling psychology, behavioral medicine, and the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She retired from her clinical hospital privileges at the New England Healthcare Veterans Administration’s Brockton campus and from her clinical appointment through Harvard Medical School, where she had served since 1990. Throughout her career, Dr. Graham has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting veterans, military families, and individuals affected by trauma and disaster. She remains actively involved in mental health disaster response as a member of the American Red Cross Disaster Assistance Team. Through the Red Cross, she also volunteers as a mental health crisis responder for military families, facilitates mindfulness groups, and provides educational programming. Dr. Graham continues her work with veterans through Camp Resilience in New Hampshire, supporting veterans experiencing PTSD, as well as through an equine-assisted program for veterans with Home Base. Her scholarly interests and recent publications reflect many of these same areas of commitment, including animal-assisted therapy, equine-assisted interventions, military children and families, military mental health, and disaster response. During her academic career, Dr. Graham taught courses including Psychopharmacology, Psychopathology, Internship, Wellness, and Counseling the Military, sharing her extensive clinical knowledge and experience with future counseling professionals.

Area of Expertise

animal-assisted therapy, equine-assisted interventions, military children and families, military mental health, and disaster response, wellness counseling