Zac McInerney
Assistant Professor in Counseling (Faculty)
School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design
Biography
Zac is a Faculty in the CACREP accredited counselor education program, training the next generation of passionate and dedicated counselors. He practices with a humanistic-existential approach;one grounded in authenticity, meaning-making, and the client's lived experience within their relational systems. His research examines wellness and well-being among counseling graduate students in CACREP fieldwork courses, burnout, humanistic-existential counseling, and meaning-making. He is dedicated to developing a community-based rural support in Wyoming, aimed at strengthening behavioral health prevention and workforce retention in underserved areas.
Education
- Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision, University of Wyoming
- M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, University of Wyoming
- B.S. in Psychology, University of Wyoming
Teaching
- CNSL 5650: Counseling Theories
- CNSL 5200: Couple and Family Theory
- CNSL 5580: Supervised Internship
Research Interests
- Wellbeing and Wellness
- Humanistic Existentialism
- Fulfillment and Meaning
Affiliations & Associations
- American Counseling Association
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- National Certified Counselor (National Board for Certified Counselors)
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.