Kellie Pytel

Dr. Kellie Forziat Pytel is an Assistant Professor and the Practicum and Internship Coordinator at the Commonwealth University of PA-Lock Haven. Dr. Pytel holds a Ph.D in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in PA. Dr. Pytel’s specialty area consists of military, trauma, grief and loss, and their impacts on individuals, families, and the community. Her research agenda works to inspire conversation around increasing counselor effectiveness and competency as it relates to working with diverse groups and meeting their unique needs shared through lived experience.