The KSC Counseling Center staff consists of qualified, trained mental health professionals and advanced graduate student interns with backgrounds in psychology. Feedback from students who have come to the Counseling Center shows they think we're competent and caring in helping people achieve more satisfying educational and life experiences.

Director - Candice Wiggum, Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC (358-2438)
Candice Wiggum, the director of the Counseling Center, has a Masters degree from Western Washington University and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University. She's been a college counselor since 1971. She has additional training in a number of different areas including eating disorders and anxiety disorders. She is a licensed mental health counselor in the State of New Hampshire and a Nationally Certified Counselor.

Associate Director - Judith Putzel, Ed.D, LCMHC (358-2440)
Judith Putzel, Associate Director of the Counseling Center and Intern Coordinator, has been at Keene State since 1986. She received her Ed.D. from University of Massachusetts in 1975 and her B.A. from Vassar College in 1968.

Judith is a member of the American Psychological Association, and is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. She is certified with National Board of Certified Counselors and is licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Judith is a member of DBHRT (Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team) and Granite State CISD (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing) Team. She is also a trained trainer for ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation).

She has completed level II of EMDR and is trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis. She works with individuals, couples and groups around issues of communication, grief, depression, anxiety and panic attacks and survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Judith is the Co-coordinator of the KSC Critical Incident Support Team.

Substance Abuse Counselor - Beth Mundahl, M.S.W. (358-2433)
Beth Mundahl, MSW has a Master's degree in Social Work from Adelphi University in Garden City New York. Her specialty is in substance abuse issues and has worked In the Student Counseling Center since 1989. She has additional training in other areas including family of origin issues, wilderness therapy and trauma. Beth is certified in level two EMDR, a first-degree Reiki practioner and member of the New Hampshire High Education Alcohol and Other Drug Committee and is a certified OCTAA facilitator.

Beth's other interests include meditation, herbal medicine, long distance hiking, and rock climbing. She is also the co-advisor to KSC Environmental Outdoor Club in addition to being an adjunct professor in Health Sciences teaching courses on Drugs, Health and Risk Assessment.

Counselor and Coordinator of Sexual Assault and
Sexual Harassment Programs - Mona Anderson, M.A., LCMHC (358-2435)
Mona Anderson is a Counselor and the Coordinator of the Sexual Assault/Harassment Education and Prevention Program. She has worked in the Student Counseling Center at KSC since 1994 and has been working with the Sexual Assault/Harassment Program since 1997.

Mona is an ex-officio member of the Women's Commission, a member of the Critical Incident Stress Team, and a member of the Cheshire County Domestic Violence Council. She is also founder and co-advisor of the KSC Mentors in Violence Prevention peer education program.

Mona received a B.S. in English from Mankato State University (Minnesota) and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Antioch New England Graduate School. She is licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire and is a National Certified Counselor. She has also completed the two-part EMDR basic training and is a Second Degree Reiki Practitioner.

Mona's other interests include mindfulness, meditation, gardening, and the Surry Players theater group.

Staff Counselor - Emily Noyes, M.A., LMCHC(358-2434)
Emily received her Bachelor's degree at Vassar, where she majored in religion. After raising four sons she received her Masters degree in Counseling Psychology at Antioch in 1988 and has been part of the KSC Counseling Center since. Her interest is in the mind, body, and spirit connection and teaches yoga for overall health and well being. Emily also is a certified Kirpalu Yoga trained instructor.

Staff Counselor - Brenda Esperanza, M.A., LCMHC (358-2910)
Brenda Esperanza has worked as a Counselor at the KSC Counseling Center since 1998. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology at Antioch New England Graduate School in 2000, and her B.A. in Psychology at Umass/Amherst in 1994. She is licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire and is certified as a Rape Crisis Counselor in Massachusetts. She enjoys working with a diverse array of mental health issues, but has special interests in spirituality, self-discovery, developmental issues, relational issues, including Asperger's, and mens & women's issues.

She co-developed the "Finding the Goddess Within" group which is an empowerment group for women. In addition, she is also an adjunct faculty at Antioch New England University Graduate School.

Staff Counselor - Forrest Seymour, M.A., LICSW (358-2047)
Forrest is a KSC alumnus (class of 1990) where he received a B.A. in English and Teaching. He holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of New Hampshire with a focus on psychotherapy, and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Forrest is also the co-founder and Co-Director of the Monadnock Men's Resource Center.

Forrest prefers to work with as wide an array of people as possible. He is biased towards a "narrative" and "relational" approach that suggests lasting growth happens within conversation, and he is intrigued by recent and ongoing revelations about how the brain functions and its capacity for change. Over the years he has worked with youth and adults in a variety of settings from schools to colleges to the judicial system. In addition, he has been a jeweler, a realtor, a journalist and a web designer. And, when the challenges and wonders of fatherhood and family allow, he likes to ski and play his harmonica (though not usually at the same time).

Graduate Interns
Sarah Grosso 358-2867
Alan Rasmussen 358-2439
Mary Jones 358-2439
Heather Smith 358-2867

Administrative Assistant - Melanie Lizotte (358-2437)

Receptionist - Kathy Hays (358-2437)