Carla Sherrell

Core Candidate | Assistant Professor
Core Faculty

Programs

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Somatic Counseling Body Psychotherapy - Core Faculty
MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Somatic Counseling Dance/Movement Therapy - Core Faculty

Education

Ed.D., Fielding Graduate University
MS, Counseling and Human Services, Indiana University
BS, Instrumental Music Education (major)/Music Therapy (minor), Ball State University

Carla Sherrell has been an educational leader for over 30 years as a counselor, teacher, and a social justice facilitator and consultant. She is Co-Executive Director of The Sum, a Colorado nonprofit that supports educational institutions, other nonprofits, and businesses in becoming inclusive communities across ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, and other sociocultural group affiliations/locations. Carla brings this work to the Naropa community by supporting the infusion/embedding of multiculturalism, equity, and social justice throughout all aspects of counselor education and practice. Her specific areas of focus as a scholar, teacher, and practitioner include the impacts of sociocultural power and oppression in the somatic counseling relationship, the integration of social justice and contemplative practice in 21^st century education, and the development of diverse, sustainable social justice communities.