Assistant Professor of Counseling
Sarah Agarwal earned her PhD in Counseling from the University of North Texas and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas, a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Registered Play Therapist. She is also a Certified Sandtray Therapist and certified Child-Parent Relationship Therapist Supervisor. Most of her clinical experience includes working with children, teens, parents and families across various settings, including community agencies, residential treatment centers and private practice. She is also a member of many professional counseling associations and regularly presents at national, regional and state conferences.
Agarwal is active in research scholarship. Her research interests include working with children through play therapy, providing training to parents and teachers, integrating sandtray therapy into practice, and the effectiveness of counseling interventions. She has research experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methods but enjoys quantitative research paradigms to investigate the effectiveness of various counseling approaches.
Agarwal has taught courses across the counseling curriculum. Her favorite classes to teach are play therapy, ethics, counseling theories and experiential courses, including practicum and internships.