I am currently an LPC Supervisor, a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I have experience working in corrections, community settings and private practice and my research focus is in offender related counseling, burnout and secondary trauma and counseling on the U.S. Mexico border.

• U.S.-Mexico Faculty Collaboration Fellowship 2023-2024 - The University of Texas at El Paso (07/25/2023)
• Distinguished service Award - Texas Counseling Association (06/30/2020)
• Distinguished Service Award - Texas Counseling Association (11/15/2018)
• 2015 ACES Emerging Leader - Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (07/24/2015)
• Presidential Dissertation Fellowship Award - University of Texas at San Antonio (04/20/2012)
• Honor Society - Chi Sigma Iota (11/14/2008)
• Undergraduate Honor Roll - University of Texas at San Antonio (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)

• Ph D in Counseling Education and Supervision, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2012)
• MA in Community Counseling, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2004)
• BA in Criminal Justice/Minor Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2001)

• Adverse Childhood Experiences, Work-related Stress, and Trauma-informed Care among Novice Counselors. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision (2024), Eunae Han, Paul Carrola.
• The Association between Counselor Ratings of Working Alliance and In-Session Empathy among Sex Offender Counselors Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling (2023), Paul Carrola.
• The Burnout Experiences of Counselors in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: A Qualitative Study Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 50 (2022), Paul Carrola, Anna Lopez, Elizabeth Lugo Munoz, Monica G. , Steve P. .
• Experiences Addressing Denial in Sex Offender Counseling Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice (2022), Paul Carrola.
• Novice Principal Burnout: Exploring Secondary Trauma, Working Conditions, and Coping Strategies in an Urban District. Leadership and Policy in Schools (2021), David DeMatthews, Pedro Reyes, Paul Carrola, Wesley Edwards, Lebon James.
• School leadership burnout and job-related stress: Recommendations for district administrators and principals The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas (2021), David DeMatthews, Paul Carrola, Pedro Reyes, David Knight.
• A Creative Supervision Approach for School Counselors Supervising Interns Journal of Creativity in Mental Health (2020), Carleton H. Brown, Paul Carrola.
• Pain intensity and mental health quality of life in veterans with mental illnesses: the intermediary role of physical health and the ability to participate in activities QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH (2020), Emre Umucu, Antonio Reyes, Paul Carrola, Thenral D. Mangadu, Beatrice Lee, Jessica M. Brooks, Karen L. Fortuna, Diana Villegas, Chung-Yi Chiu, Carolina Valencia.
• Principal Burnout: How Urban School Leaders Experience Secondary Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border Leadership and Policy in Schools 18:4, (2019), David E. DeMatthews, ELENA IZQUIERDO, ELENA IZQUIERDO.

• Student and supervisee remediation: Bridging the gap between counselor educators and LPC supervisors (2023), Volume Denver, Co., Paul Carrola, Johana Rocha, Kate M. Walker.
• Student and supervisee remediation: Bridging the gap between counselor educators and LPC supervisors (2023), Volume Denver, CO, Paul Carrola, Johana Rocha, Kate M. Walker.
• Supervisees' Contributions in Clinical Supervision (2023), Volume Denver, CO, Johana Rocha, Paul Carrola, Sang Min Shin, Yesim Giresunlu.
• The emotional and cognitive skills pathway to wellness “Well-Tech” for medical students. (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Beverley Argus-Calvo, Nayla Bejarano, Paul Carrola.
• Counselor Characteristics and Relationship Quality in Sex Offender Counseling (2023), Volume Toronto, CA, Paul Carrola.
• Machismo in Mexican men with a history of domestic violence: A study from Ciudad Juárez (2023), Volume Toronto, CA, Paul Carrola, Johana Rocha, Eunae Han, Gabriel Gandara, Melissa Barba.
• Machismo in Mexican men with a history of domestic violence: A study from Ciudad Juárez (2023), Volume Toronto, CA, Paul Carrola, Johana Rocha, Eunae Han, Gabriel Gandara, Melissa Barba.
• Bridging the Gap Between student and post graduate Remediation (2023), Volume Georgetown, Paul Carrola, Kate M. Walker.
• TACES Presents: Student and Supervisee Remediation (Pre-Conference Learning Institute) (2022), Volume Dallas, Texas, Paul Carrola.
• Court Mandated and Offender Counseling: Strategies to incorporate Training into master's level Curriculum. (2022), Volume Arlington, TX, Paul Carrola, Zuzanna Gromulksa, Michelle Santana.
• Denial and the Therapeutic Relationship in Sex Offender Counseling.  (2021), Volume Galveston, TX, Paul Carrola, Zuzanna Gromulska.
• Secondary Trauma and Burnout: Prevention and Coping (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Paul Carrola.
• The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education: Driving Change through Partnerships (2021), Volume Kazan Federal University, Holly K. Fields, Beverley Calvo, Clifton Tanabe, Olga Kosheleva, Kristopher Yeager, Paul Carrola.
• International Collaboration for Counseling Programs: Challenges and Practices. (2021), Volume Virtual, Paul Carrola, Johana Rocha, Suelle Micallef.
• Secondary Trauma and Burnout of Mental Health Professionals: Coping during the Pandemic and Social Division (2021), Volume Virtual, Paul Carrola.
• A Creative Supervision Approach for School Counselors Supervising Interns (2021), Volume Austin, TX, Carleton H. Brown, Paul Carrola.
• Staying Healthy: Avoiding burnout and dealing with compassion fatigue (2020), Volume Virtual, Paul Carrola, Nicole Aguilar.
• Dialogues in Leadership professional development series: Work/life balance panel (2020), Volume Virtual, Paul Carrola.
• (Re)Starting Schools: How Principals can Proactively Manage Stress (2020), Volume Webinar , David DeMatthews, Pedro Reyes, Paul Carrola.
• Staying Healthy: Self care and mindfulness for parents during the pandemic (2020), Volume Virtual, Anjanette Todd, Paul Carrola.
• Staying Healthy: Managing Stress when your parenting, teaching and working- Part 2 (2020), Volume Virtual, Sang Min Shin, Paul Carrola.
• Staying Healthy: Managing stress when you're parenting, teaching and working (2020), Volume Virtual, Sang Min Shin, Paul Carrola.
• Mental Health Discussions: Resiliency and Self Care during the Pandemic (2020), Volume El Paso, Paul Carrola, Mark W. Lusk.
• Staying Healthy: Conversations about Mental Health and Social Connection (2020), Volume Virtual, Paul Carrola.
• Strategies for Implementing Neuroscience in Counselor Education (2020), Volume San Antonio, TX, Paul Carrola, Marie Zubiate, Karen Barraza.
• Integrating Neuroscience into Trauma Counseling (2019), Volume Fort Worth, TX, Paul Carrola.
• What’s new, Keeping Curriculum Current in Masters level Training Programs (2019), Volume Seattle, Washington, Paul Carrola.
• Healthy Relationships and Communication (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Paul Carrola, Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri.
• Secondary Trauma, Compassion Fatigue & Burnout (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Paul Carrola.
• Integrating Current Research Outcomes into Treating Trauma: What do we need to know? (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Paul Carrola, Pamela Lopez, Jazmin Silva.
• Ethics: Best Practice for Trauma Informed Treatment (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Paul Carrola, Pamela Lopez, Jazmin Silva.
• Innovative and Humanistic Approaches to Treating Trauma (2019), Volume Bloomington, Minnesota, Paul Carrola, Lopez P. .
• Masculinity and the Counseling Relationship. Association for Humanistic Counseling (2019), Volume Bloomington, Minnesota, Paul Carrola.
• Social Justice and the Prison System: How Counselors Advocate in a Hostile Environment. (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Carleton Brown.
• Mental Health Concepts for Educational Administrators (2019), Volume Austin, TX, Paul Carrola.
• The evolving field of Trauma Focused Treatment: Strategies for preparing practitioners (2019), Volume Dallas, TX, Paul Carrola, Ashley Diaz, Erika Montoya.

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