About Christina Schnyders
Christina Schnyders is a professor of counseling and human development and serves as provost at Malone. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory status. Her scholarly work focuses on counseling termination, emerging adult counseling, and clinical supervision. Schnyders has served clients in individual and group counseling, college counseling, and private practice settings. She was named the Ohio Counselor Educator of the Year for 2020 by the Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES). In her spare time, Schnyders enjoys playing the violin and guitar, drinking strong coffee, bike rides, and traveling with her family.
Education
- Ph.D., Kent State University
- M.A., Ashland University
- B.A., Simpson University
Classes I Teach
- Career Development & Lifestyle Counseling
- Clinical Mental Health Internship I & II
- Human Growth and Development
- Spirituality and Religion in Counseling
- Theories and Techniques of Counseling I & II
Signature Experiences
- 2023-present, Provost, Malone University
- 2011-2012; 2013-present, Professor of Counseling and Human Development, Malone University
- 2018-2021, Career Counselor, Malone University
- 2014-2017, Counselor, We Care Counseling, Inc.
- 2011, Addictions Counselor, Alcohol and Addiction Program of Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties
- 2011, Doctoral Student Supervisor, Kent State University
- 2010, Doctoral Student Counselor, Kent State University
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Schnyders, C. (2024). Five forces of counseling. In SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy (Vol. 2, pp. 597-601). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Schnyders, C. & Mupinga, M. (2024). Postmodern counseling. In SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural, Social Justice, and Advocacy (Vol. 3, pp. 1185-1190). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Schnyders, C. & Thornberry, N. (2024). Scope of practice. In SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural, Social Justice, and Advocacy (Vol. 4, pp. 1325-1328). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Schnyders, C. (2022). Collaborative Supervision: Bridging the Gap between Faculty and Site Supervisors. Presented remotely at the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, Washington D.C.
Schnyders, C. & Bruns, K. (2021). Counseling Termination: Preparing Counseling Students for Ethically Sound and Relationally Meaningful Closure. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Schnyders, C. (2021). Counseling Termination: Tools for Ethically Sound and Relationally Meaningful Closure. Presented remotely at the 2021 Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gamby, K., Schnyders, C. & McGrath, P. (2020). Telebehavioral Health in Ohio: What We’ve Learned from COVID-19. Presented remotely at the All Ohio Counseling Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
Schnyders, C. (October, 2020). What is Happening to Me? How Developmental Theory can Inform College Counseling. Presented remotely at the Ohio College Counseling Association Conference, North Canton, Ohio.
Schnyders, C. (2019). Counseling emerging adults. American Counseling Association Practice Briefs.
Schnyders, C. & Bruns, K. (2019). Therapeutic termination: Translating clinical responsibility into ethically-informed practice. International Journal on Responsibility, 3(2), 43-53.
Schnyders, C., & Lane, J. (2018). Gender differences regarding parental and peer attachments in early emerging adult experiences. Journal of College Counseling.
Schnyders, C., Rainey, J., & McGlothlin, J. (2018). Parent and peer attachment as predictors of the perceived experiences of emerging adulthood. Adultspan.