Mary K. Whiting, Ph.D

Group Processes/Counseling Methods
Human Growth and Development
Introduction to Couples and Family Counseling
Introduction to Counseling
Internship to Counseling I and II
Practicum in Counseling
Professional and Ethical Issues
Theory and Practice of University Teaching

Ph.D. University of Texas at San Antonio
M.S University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S Brigham Young University
A.S Brigham Young University Idaho

Mary Whiting, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at St. Mary’s University and an Owner and Licensed Professional Counselor at Every Good Gift Counseling, as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. Her research focuses on multicultural populations with an emphasis on the intersection of religion, spirituality and mental health services. She is committed to advancing culturally responsive counseling practices and breaking down barriers that prohibit help-seeking among these populations.

Whiting has presented her research at numerous local, national and international conferences. Her research has been supported by multiple grants and awards, including recognition from the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and the Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). She has contributed to significant research on frameworks for treating sex-trafficking clients through her work with the Counselors Against Sex Trafficking (CAST) Lab at UTSA. She currently serves as the Secretary for ASERVIC division of American Counseling Association (ACA) and as a conference presentation reviewer for several regional and national counseling and counselor educator organizations.

Both a passionate advocate and leader, Whiting has been a foster parent to 16 children in Texas and Pennsylvania, helped with national organization’s including RAINN, Helping Hands, Just Serve and Light the World Giving Machines as well as engaged in many instances of service to the community including Hurricane Harvey Clean Up Efforts and Texas Community Recovery and Crisis Clean Up for the Kerrville Flood Relief efforts.

Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) 2025 Outstanding Graduate Student.

Trepal, H. H. and Whiting, M., and Duffey, M. (2025). Clinical Supervision. In Sheperis and Sheperis (Eds.) Introduction to clinical mental health counseling (2nd ed., pp. 405-426). Cognella.

Whiting, M. (2025). Beliefs and boundaries: A phenomenological study of religious clients’ views on religiously integrated and affirming care in counseling. University of Texas at San Antonio, 2025. rrpress.utsa.edu/items/ec22f6fd-5575-44a7-86a9-79aea80b4086

Prasath, P. R., Romero, D. E., Interiano-Shiverdecker, C. G., Rich, W., and Whiting, M. (2025). A scoping review of frameworks and models in treating sex-trafficking clients: Implications for training counselors.

Whiting, M. and Garza, L. (2025, November). Don’t Let Them See You Rest: Working Habits and Identity Crisis in the Achievement Culture Era. [Education session] Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Conference, Houston, TX, USA

Whiting, M. and Bloomfield, M. (2025, October) Bridging technology and tradition: Implementing AI tools in CACREP counseling skills classes to increase counselor efficacy. [Roundtable Session] Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, US

Weaver, S., Antony, S., Whiting, M. (2025, October) Unseen and Unspoken: Addressing Religiosity, Help-Seeking, and Eating Disorder Risk in South Asian Indian American Women [Poster Session] Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Chamberlin, B., Whiting, M., Uhlrich, D., Simmons, R. and Eisenman, J. (2025, September). A qualitative content analysis of CACREP program syllabi: Spiritual and religious competency. [Poster session.] Association of Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) Conference, Daytona, Florida, USA.

Harrichand, J. J. S., Whiting, M., and Kim, N. (2024, October). Cultural responsivity when counseling spiritual or religious LGBTQ+ clients. [Roundtable session]. European Branch – American Counseling Association (EB-ACA) 2024 Conference, Schiller University, Heidelberg, DE.

Whiting, M. (2024, June). Broaching religious consideration in counseling in an increasingly polarized world. [Education session] International Association of Counseling (IAC) 2024 Conference, Naples, Italy, EU.

Whiting, M. (2024, April). The Women of Oaxaca: Elevating women’s voices. [Poster session.] American Counseling Association Conference (ACA) Conference and Expo, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Whiting, M. (2024, November). Name it, claim it, and dump it: What religious clients have to say about counselor microaggressions. [Content session] to Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Dallas, TX, United States.

Whiting, M., Thompson, D., Muppa, S., and Harris, S. (2023, October) Counseling compact advocacy at a state legislature level. [Poster Session] Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Prasath, P. R., Interiano-Shiverdecker, C. G., Romero, D. E., Whiting, M. and Rich, W. (2023, March). A “how-to” training guide to effectively servicing sex trafficking clients. [Education session.] American Counseling Association Conference (ACA) Conference and Expo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Interiano-Shiverdecker, C. G., Romero, D. E., Prasath, P. R., Satel, E., Smith, K., and Whiting, M. (2022, November). Advocating for research labs in counseling programs. [Poster session] Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Baltimore, MD, United States.