Leah Tolan

Clinical Mental Health Therapist and enhancing school mental health services across South Carolina. Extensive history in grant writing and trauma-informed care, significantly contributing to the recruitment and training of future mental health professionals. Skilled in fostering professional development and client-centered therapy.

• Mark Weist, Ph.D., Professor, Clinical-Community (CC) and School Psychology Director, University of South Carolina, weist@mailbox.sc.edu
• Courtnie Collins, Psy.D., Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, SMITHCC4@mailbox.sc.edu
• Samuel D. McQuillin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, MCQUILLS@mailbox.sc.edu
• Jonathan H. Ohrt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Counselor Education Program Coordinator, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, Ohrt@mailbox.sc.edu
• Ryan G. Carlson, Ph.D., LPC, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, carlsorg@mailbox.sc.edu
• Ashley Harbin, Ph.D., CBIS, Health Psychology Solutions of the Carolinas, LLC, 3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 202, Columbia, SC 29204, (803) 708-9591, ashleybharbin@abharbin.com
• Rebecca Lorick, MPA, Inclusive Executive Director, Pathways to Healing SC, rebeccal@pathwaystohealing.com

National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Assistance with finalizing codebooks, transcription of and quality checking of key informant interviews, and support in finalizing quantitative data for final submission. National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI): Ending the Silence Program, Assist with scheduling, conducting, and coding participant interviews, data entry and coding of hardcopy surveys, assist in preparing deliverables for the funding organization. John H. Magill School Mental Health Certificate Program, complete qualitative and quantitative evaluation of SCDMH School Mental Health programs to include impact of programs on emotional/behavioral and academic outcomes. Enhancing Capacity in School Mental Health (ECSMH) Program, provides an undergraduate internship and graduate school mental health enhancement to help close the gaps in school mental health services.

• Serving those who serve: increasing understanding of mental health needs in military families., 8th Annual Southeastern School Behavioral Health Conference, 04/15/21, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Well-being disparities between sexual minorities and heterosexuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for counselors., Under Review, Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling
• Strength-based collaborative crisis management., The South Carolina Counseling Association, 02/24/23, Hilton Head, SC
• The role of adverse childhood experiences in substance misuse and family-related factors., The South Carolina Counseling Association, 02/24/23, Hilton Head, SC

• Staff Member/Presenter, Southeastern School Behavioral Health Conference (SSBHC)
• Cabinet Member, University of South Carolina Graduate Student Association
• Member, University of South Carolina Mental Health Council
• Faculty Liaison, Chi Sigma Iota-University of South Carolina
• Research assistance, University of South Carolina, College of Education
• Volunteer, City of Columbia Canvass
• Speaker’s bureau, victim’s advocacy, Pathways to Healing SC
• Winner, American Heart Association-South Carolina, 2021
• Candidate, American Heart Association-South Carolina, 2022
• Course Certificate, Yale University, Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress