Mike Caverly is an assistant professor of instruction in counseling at UT Austin. He attended Northern Illinois University for a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and attended the University of Queensland (Australia) for a Master's of Counseling. He has been a counselor for the past nine years and has developed specialties in trauma counseling, neuro-counseling, grief and loss and university student mental health. Caverly is originally from Texas and lived abroad for five years in Mokpo, South Korea and Brisbane, Australia. These experiences made him quite passionate about multicultural counseling and cultural humility.
B.A. in Psychology, Texas State University
M.A. in Counseling, The University of Queensland (Australia)
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, Northern Illinois University
Explores the student, and faculty facilitators' experience, of teaching about psychological trauma. Teaches clinical students and supports their training and ongoing development as counselors-in-training. Other research interests include: counseling andragogy, counseling effectiveness for psychological trauma and attachment trauma, cultural humility, grief and loss, and university student mental health.
Caverly, M. (2020). ACT for College Students with Traumatic Experiences. Journal of Counseling in Illinois.
Caverly, M. (2017). The Neuropsychotherapy of Crisis Counseling. http://www.neuropsychotherapist.com/the-neuropsychotherapy-of-crisis-counseling/.
Caverly, M. (2014). A neuropsychotherapeutic approach to treating anxiety in university students. Neuropsychotherapist, 4, 109–114.