Marie Metheny, Counselor

Marie has been a counselor at Whitman since 2002. She earned her BA in Women's Studies and Counseling from San Francisco State University and her master's in clinical psychology from New College of California, San Francisco. Her interest and focus as a counselor at Whitman is in object relations, self-psychology and depth-oriented brief therapy. She is also advisor for the Peer Counseling Program.
e-mail: methenma@whitman.edu

Tracee L. Anderson, Counselor

Tracee has been a counselor at Whitman since 1991. She earned her master's degree in social welfare from UCLA. In addition to counseling students individually, she conducts workshops and assists with Residence Life staff training.
e-mail: anderstl@whitman.edu

Sharon Kaufman-Osborn, Counselor

Richard Jacks, Director of Counseling Associate Dean of Students: Health and Wellness

Rich has been at Whitman since 1979. He is also an associate professor of psychology and the faculty representative for the ski team. He received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1972.
e-mail: jacks@whitman.edu

Karen Webb, Administrative Assistant

Karen joined the Counseling Center in July, 2003. She earned her AA in secretarial science from Walla Walla Community College. She assists students with appointment scheduling.
e-mail: webbkd@whitman.edu

Adam Kirtley, Stuart Coordinator of Religious and Spiritual Life

Adam joined the Counseling Center staff in September, 2006. He received his BA in religion from Wabash College, and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University. In addition to addressing the spiritual needs of students, Adam works to facilitate religious life and promote religious diversity on campus. Adam is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) tradition.
e-mail: kirtleam@whitman.edu

Deborah Wiese, Counselor