John Harrichand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Bio
John J. S. Harrichand, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS, CCTP is a Canadian of Chinese and East Indian ancestry, an immigrant to Canada and the son of immigrants, who was born and raised in Guyana, South America. He received his Hons. BSc. in Psychology and Integrative Biology from the University of Toronto at Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, M.A. in Counselling from Providence Theological Seminary, Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada, and CACREP-accredited Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Harrichand is a proud International Faculty in the US and an Assistant Professor and Co-Advisor for the Sigma Alpha Chi Chapter of CSI in the Department of Counseling at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His research spans 3 important areas: (i) culturally responsive counseling practices for working with minoritized communities: international students, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ+ individuals, and sex-trafficked survivors; (ii) understanding, educating, and supporting early career counselor educators in their teaching and supervision related to gatekeeping and psychological safety; and (iii) leadership and professional advocacy development of master’s and doctoral students, and supporting ethnic minority counseling leaders through mentorship. Dr. Harrichand has written/co-written 18 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters/edited contributions, and presented over 60 international, national, regional, and state professional conference presentations on these topics. He is passionate about creating access to affordable mental health services while advocating for minoritized and systemically excluded communities. Dr. Harrichand is actively involved in several professional counseling organizations including ACA, ACES, ASERVIC, AARC, AMCD, NBCC, CACREP, and CSI. He is a recipient of the Chi Sigma Iota Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy Outstanding Article Award, the ACES Professional Leadership Award, the AMCD Young Emerging Leader Award, the AADA President’s Outstanding Service Award, the SACES Outstanding Pre-Tenured Counselor Educator Award, and the Texas Counseling Association Professional Writing Award.
