Biography

Dr. Gregory S. Meek received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA.  He received a Master of Education degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at James Madison University.  Dr. Meek is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a Nationally Certified Counselor. 

With professional experience in college student affairs as well as family and community counseling, Dr. Meek is a professional member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education & Supervision, and the International Association of Marriage & Family Counselors.  His professional and research interests include relational processes in families, gender and sexuality issues, and the integration of postmodern critical theory into the practice of counseling and counselor training.  Dr. Meek has presented research at several regional and professional conferences, including his dissertation research entitled Exploring Relational Processes in Families of Gay Youth.

Dr. Meek has over 14 years of counseling experience in educational and community settings.  As a master’s level counselor Dr. Meek worked with both traditional and non-traditional age college students regarding personal, academic, and career issues.  As a student affairs professional, he completed a counseling residency totaling 1700 hours of supervised clinical practice.  Among others, clinical issues particularly relevant to this population included adjustment, substance abuse, and sexuality. 

Over the course of his doctoral studies, Dr. Meek continued his clinical work with individuals, families and adolescents in community based agencies and settings.  His training and experience in family counseling was carried out in a clinical setting that was based on a model of family and school collaboration, which afforded him opportunities to successfully collaborate with schools and other community agencies.  Through this collaborative model, Dr. Meek was able to structure and implement therapeutic interventions for families, which not only centered on behavior management and change, but also strengthened emotional bonds and relational processes.

Trained in person-centered, existential, and interpersonal approaches as well as structural family therapy, Dr. Meek engages an integrative theoretical framework in his work with clients which incorporates postmodern theory and careful consideration of contextual features related to race, social class, and gender.