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Celebrating Alumni – Heather Banfield Earns Licensure as an Associate

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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate was Among First Class to Earn Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling Concentration

Heather Banfield, an alumna of the Gardner-Webb Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and one of the first students to graduate with the Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling concentration, is now a licensed marriage and family therapist associate. Banfield successfully passed the marriage and family therapy exam and met the requirements for licensure as an associate. She will continue to work on the requirements to become fully licensed as a marriage and family therapist.

In the video below, Banfield discusses her experience in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu.

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