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Jessica Fripp

Jessica Fripp

Associate Professor

Psychological Science and Counseling

“Students in our program desire to learn and grow as competent practitioners, rising professionals, and culturally competent scholars. Their passion is inspiring.” Dr. Fripp on what she enjoys most about her interactions with students 

  • University of South Carolina, PhD, (Counselor Education and Supervision)

  • Winthrop University, MEd, (Community Counseling)

  • Winthrop University, BA (Psychology)

Dr. Jessica Fripp is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education & Supervision and the Clinical Mental Health Practicum/Internship Coordinator for the Master of Science in Counseling graduate program. She received her MEd in Community Counseling at Winthrop University in 2010 and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2015 at the University of South Carolina.

  • Help-seeking behavior and engagement of diverse populations in mental health counseling

  • Mental health and wellness in African American communities

  • Stigma reduction and non-traditional intervention to engage African Americans in mental health

  1. Dickson, C., Fripp, J.A., Foster, S., & Gibson, E. M. (accepted) Establishing a culture of prevention in your setting. Submitted to Practical Approaches to Crisis and Trauma in Counseling Settings: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention edited collection. Routledge.

  2. Gibson, E. M., & Fripp, J. A. (2022). Program practices for cultivating antiracist counselors. In K. Johnson, N. Sparkman-Key, A. Meca, & S. Tarver (Eds.), Developing Anti-racist Practices in the Helping Professions: Inclusive Theory, Pedagogy, and Application (pp. 197-224). Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95451-2_1

  3. Fripp, J. A., & Adams, J. (2022). Enhancing the therapeutic alliance with African American clients: Using a critical race theoretical approach to navigate conversations about racism. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1-10.

  4. Avent, J., Wahesh, E., Barrow, M., & Fripp, J. A. (2021). Demographics, Stigma, and Religious Coping and Christian, African Americans’ Help-Seeking. Counseling and Values, 66, 73-91.

  5. Pica, E., & Fripp, J. A. (2020). The impact of participating in a juvenile offender mentorship course on students’ perceptions of the legal system and juvenile offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1-10.

  6. Duke, A., & Fripp, J. A. (2020). Examining youth participatory action research as a context to disrupt implicit bias in African American adolescent girls. Educational Action Research, 1-15.

  7. Avent, J., McKinney, J. L. G., & Fripp, J. A. (2019). “God is a keeper”: A phenomenological investigation of Christian African Americans’ experiences with religious coping. The Professional Counselor, 9(3), 157-170.

  8. Fripp, J. A. & Carlson, R. G. (2017). Exploring the influence of attitude and stigma on participation of African American and Latino populations in mental health services. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 45, 80-94.

  9. Carlson, R. G., Fripp, J. A., Cook, C. A., & Kelchner, V. (2015). Examining intimate partner violence, stress, and technology among young adults. The Professional Counselor, 5(3), 365-378.

  10. Carlson, R. G., Fripp, J. A., Munyon, M. D., Daire, A. P, Johnson, J. D., & DeLorenzi, L. (2014) Passive and active recruitment considerations: For recruiting ethnically diverse, low-income couples to relationship interventions. Marriage & Family Review, 50(1), 76-91.