Meet The Owner: Dr. Dominique Hammonds

Dominique Hammonds, Ph.D., LCMHCS, NCC, BC-TMH is a Professor of Clinical Professional Counseling at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She served as Adjunct Professor at Lenoir Rhyne University - Hickory Campus, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Clemson University and Associate Professor at Appalachian State University prior to transitioning to her current role where she is helping to build a new counseling program that is accessible for adult learners and military service members via distance education at UMGC, which has been nationally recognized as one of America's Best Online Learning Schools.

Dr. Hammonds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, National Certified Counselor, and Board Certified Telemental Health provider. She is a Past President of the North Carolina Counseling Association, the Secretary Elect of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and is an active member of the counseling community. She is passionate about increasing mental health awareness and access to quality, culturally conscious mental health care in a global society. Her clinical, scholarship, and professional service activities center around a variety of subjects including: a) culturally conscious teaching, counseling and clinical supervision, b) creative teaching and supervision methods, c) technology in counseling, and d) sex therapy.  

In addition to her work in education and research, she collaborates with community partners, engages in clinical work, and participates in community outreach. Dr. Hammonds has been featured by WRAL News, National Public Radio, The Shade Room, Counseling Today, and The Thoughtful Counselor Podcast - in addition to authoring scholarly publications and giving over 80 professional, statewide, regional, national, and international presentations.   

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor
• National Certified Counselor 
• Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider 

• DEVOTED SERVICE AWARD, North Carolina Counseling Association
• SUPERVISION AWARD, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• CREATIVITY-INNOVATION IN COUNSELING AWARD, North Carolina Counseling Association

• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
• Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES)
• Maryland Counseling Association
• North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA)