Ariel Mitchell

Ariel Mitchell, PhD, LPC/S, LMFT, RPT/S
Assistant Professor of Counseling, XULA

Dr. Ariel Mitchell earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education/Research, a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor's degree of Science in Psychology.  She is a licensed professional counselor supervisor, licensed marriage and family therapist, registered play therapist supervisor, and certified school counselor. Currently, Dr. Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Xavier University of Louisiana and the Owner/Director of Cognitive Solutions LLC, a consulting, counseling, and mediation practice specializing in child and family development. 
Dr. Mitchell has clinical experience in outpatient clinics, educational setting, and private practice. In addition to her clinical experience, Dr. Mitchell works as a professor of counseling, where she focuses on teaching counseling through a cultural diversity and social justice lens. Dr. Mitchell’s clinical work and historical research agenda has been focused on counselor education pedagogy, social phenomenon impacts on family systems, and child play therapy.  Her scholarship includes engaging in grant-funded research focused on the stereotype threat of African American Engineering students, published writings, and presentations at the state, national, and international levels addressing counseling related issues. Dr. Mitchell also serves leadership roles within the counseling profession as the Faculty Advisor or the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota and the immediate Past President of the Louisiana School Counseling Association, a subdivision of the Louisiana Counseling Association.
Currently, as Dr. Mitchell continues her work in academe as a professor and a student, she continues to engage is social justice advocacy research focused on improving the lives of marginalized individuals across the world.