Kristen Curry

Biography

Dr. Curry graduated from Alliant University in 2013 as one of only five graduates of the inaugural Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling cohort at the San Francisco Bay Campus. She returned to the program as adjunct faculty in 2018, beginning a career that combines academia, clinical counseling, advocacy, and professional leadership.

Recognizing the adversity and limited public understanding surrounding the Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) license, Dr. Curry has advocated for the profession across public policy, academia, government institutions, community organizations, and other professional settings. She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, specializing in Advanced Research Methods, and co-founded the nonprofit organization UnseenXS to address social justice issues nationally and internationally. UnseenXS focuses on increasing understanding and acceptance of the LPCC license, supporting the professional development of novice counselors and graduate students, and advancing the contributions of LPCCs and APCCs within behavioral healthcare.

In addition to her academic work and role as CEO of UnseenXS, Dr. Curry has served as a Subject Matter Expert with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. She is a member of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ), Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), and California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (CALPCC).

Dr. Curry has experience across public and private behavioral healthcare settings and is committed to empowering clinical counselors and expanding graduate education opportunities in clinical counseling throughout California. Her research interests include domestic and international women’s studies, refugee and transmigration experiences, intergenerational trauma, multiculturalism, race relations, and government policy.

Professional Interests

• Domestic and international: women’s studies
• Refugee and transmigration experiences
• Intergenerational trauma
• Multiculturalism
• Race relations
• Government policy

Education and Certifications

• PhD – Counselor Education and Supervision specialty Advanced Research Methods – Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
• MA – Clinical Counseling – California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University, San Francisco Bay, CA
• BA – Psychology – California State University – Fresno, Fresno, CA
• National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Courses

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Clinical Counseling Practicum
• Clinical Counseling Internship
• Couple and Family Counseling
• Psychopathology, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
• Crisis, Trauma and Emergency Response Issues in Counseling
• Play Therapy and Expressive Arts in Clinical Counseling
• Psychopharmacology
• Counseling Emergency Responders
• Counseling Skills and Techniques
• Counseling Theories
• Counseling Research Methods and Program Evaluation
• Multicultural Counseling and Techniques

Scholarship and Contributions to the Field

Publications

• Curry, K. (2026). Decolonizing Counselor Education and Practice: Integrating Multicultural Information Systems for Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Practice, 1(1), April 2026.
• Curry, K. M., & Curry, A. M. (2026). Decolonizing research: Integrating multicultural information systems for change. SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Curry, K. M. (2025). Decolonizing counseling: Integrating multicultural information systems for change [Conference presentation]. NeXus 2025 Interdisciplinary Conference, City University, Canada.
• Curry, K. M. (2025, July 11–13). Decolonizing counselor education: Integrating multicultural information systems for change [Conference presentation]. 2025 IAC Conference, Counselling in a World of New Challenges: Cultivating Mental Health and Wellbeing, St. Julian’s, Malta.
• Curry, K. M. (2025). Using hermeneutic phenomenology to explore refugee women’s post-resettlement experiences in the United States. SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Curry, K (2022). Refugee Women’s Post-Resettlement Experiences in the United States (dissertation). Walden University College of Behavioral and Health Sciences.
• Curry, K (2015). Selective Ignorance, SJAC Chronicles, vol. 2. Stockton, Ca: UnseenXS.
• Curry, K (2015). The Voices We Don’t Hear, SJAC Chronicles, vol. 1. Stockton, Ca: UnseenXS.
• Curry, K (2015). Surviving Resettlement: The Plight of Women Refugees, SJAC Chronicles, vol. 1. Stockton, Ca: UnseenXS