Sarah Henry
Sarah Henry, Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
Sarah M. Henry, Ph.D., LSC, NCC, NCSC is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech. She has served as a high school counselor and college access provider in diverse districts in rural Virginia. Her research interests are rooted in equity-driven school counseling, rural education, school-community collaboration, and protective factors. Dr. Henry serves as an editorial board member for the journals of Teaching and Supervision in Counseling and Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities. She published in journals including Professional School Counseling, the Journal of Counseling & Development, Theory & Practice in Rural Education, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, and the Journal of College Access. Dr. Henry has presented at over 30 state, regional, and national conferences on topics related to rural education, creativity in school counseling, and preventative programming. She was awarded the Outstanding Counseling Education Doctoral Student from the Ohio State University College of Educational Studies in 2023, as well as the Outstanding School Counseling Doctoral Student from the Ohio State University Counselor Education program in 2023 and 2024.
- School counseling
- Rural education and mental health
- Preventative programming
- Career counseling with youth
- Creative counseling approaches in school counseling
PhD, Counselor Education & Supervision, The Ohio State University, August 2024
MEd, Counselor Education, The University of Virginia, May 2018
BA, Psychology and 3D Studio Art, The College of William & Mary, May 2016
Leadership Fellow, Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference
Editorial Board Member, Teaching & Supervision in Counseling
Inaugural Editorial Board Member, Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities
Outstanding School Counseling Doctoral Student | OSU, Counselor Education Program. May 2024
Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship | OSU, Council of Graduate Studies. September 2023
Outstanding School Counseling Doctoral Student | OSU, Counselor Education Program. May 2023
Outstanding Counselor Education Doctoral Student | OSU, Educational Studies Department. April 2023
Curry Trustees Fellowship | UVA School of Education. May 2017
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Award for the Embodiment of the Liberal Arts | W&M This award is now called the Cypher Award. May 2016
Zyromski, Z., Henry, S. M., & Max, R. (2025). School Counseling Matters. Melissa Windham, M., Walsh, R., & Young, A. (Eds). In School Counseling Internship: Bridging a Gap Between Training and Practice. Cognella.
Mushunje, R., Dockery, N., Lin, M., Johnson, K., Toole, K, Henry, S. M., & Gantt-Howrey, A. (2023). Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health to improve college access, enrollment, and retention. The Journal of College Access, 8(1). https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/vol8/iss1/5
Boulden, R. & Henry, S. M. (2023). A phenomenological investigation of rural school counselors’ experiences providing career development. Professional School Counseling, 27(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X231213324
Henry, S. M., Jones, D., Hughes, D., & Dawkins, A. (2023). Trauma-competent approaches for supporting rural students of Color. Theory & Practice in Rural Education, 13(2), 104–124. https://doi.org10.3776/tpre.2023.v13n2p104-124
Fears, A., Henry, S. M., & Grimes, T. O. (2023). A rural ecological school counseling framework. Professional School Counseling, 27(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X231202494
Zyromski, B., Shrewsbury-Braxton, S., Johnson, K., Henry, S. M., Lee, S., Clemons, K., Saunders, R., & Shaikh, A. (2023). Conducting ethical, anti-racist school-based research. Journal of Child & Adolescent Counseling, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2225781
Johnson, K., Hyunbee, K., Thompson, K., Molina, C., Henry, S. M., & Zyromski, B. (2023). School counseling preventative programs to address social determinants of mental health. Journal of Counseling and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12471