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Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Patrice Leopold, PhD, LMHC, NCC was born and raised in Miami, FL to Haitian immigrant parents. She is a double gator having earned her PhD in Counseling & Counselor Education and BS in Family, Youth, & Community Sciences from the University of Florida. She also earned her MA in Marriage, Couples, & Family Therapy from the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Leopold is currently a counselor educator and licensed counselor, thus her work entails training future counselors at the graduate school level and counseling individuals, couples, & families. She desires to continue promoting and researching establishing healthier relationships, marriages, & families within communities of color while dispelling the stigmas associated with counseling and other help seeking behaviors.
Dr. Leopold orients to the idea that people need people. Thus, as she continues to intentionally navigate connections & interactions of her own, she considers it a privilege to help others to love, celebrate, cherish, & learn from others and the world around them.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. Counseling and Counselor Education, University of Florida
… → 2020
M.A. Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy, University of Central Florida
… → 2016
B.S. Family Youth & Community Sciences, University of Florida
… → 2013
External positions
Visiting Assistant Professor, Barry University
2021
Adjunct Faculty, Barry University
2020
Doctoral Student Intern, Pace Center for Girls
May 2018 → Dec 2018
Emergency Screener, Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
Aug 2017 → Aug 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida
2017 → 2020
Assessment Specialist I & II, Aspire Health Partners: Access & Central Receiving Center
Aug 2016 → Jul 2017
Graduate Student Intern, Aspire Health Partners: Men's Residential Recovery Program
May 2016 → Dec 2016
Graduate Student Practicum, UCF's Community Counseling and Research Center
Aug 2015 → Apr 2016
Family Care Counselor: Case Manager, Devereux Florida
Jun 2013 → Jul 2014
Undergraduate Student Intern, Children’s Home Society
Dec 2012 → Jun 2013
Assistant Youth Care Worker: Undergraduate Volunteer, Interface Youth Shelter Program
Sep 2011 → Dec 2011
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology
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The Bittersweet Journey of Anticipatory Grief: Clinical Implications for Nurturing Caregivers of Aging Parents
Rodriguez, J. L., Wright, G. G., Leopold, P. J. & Petion, A. R., Jan 9 2025, In: The Family Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creativity
Swank, J. M., Weaver, J. L. & Leopold, P. J., Jan 1 2022, Introduction to 21st Century Counseling: A Multicultural and Social Justice Approach.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Challenging Implicit Bias in Language: Easing the Shift Towards Gender-Neutral Language
Leopold, P. J. & Elagina, E., Oct 1 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Fostering Antiracist Clinicians with Relational Resilience
Leopold, P. J. & Smith, S., Oct 7 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Strengthening Couples from a Single-Parent Household Using Relational Cultural Therapy
Leopold, P. J. & Swank, J. M., Apr 2 2020, In: Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. 15, 2, p. 212-222 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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American Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) (External organization)
Leopold, P. J. (Member)
Jan 1 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) (External organization)
Leopold, P. J. (Member)
Jan 1 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Southern American Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) (External organization)
Leopold, P. J. (Member)
Jan 1 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) (External organization)
Leopold, P. J. (Member)
Jan 1 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Florida Counseling Association (FCA) (External organization)
Leopold, P. J. (Member)
Jan 1 2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Prizes
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Holmes Scholar, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Leopold, P. J. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)