Fatma Salem, LCMHC, NCC

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Dr. Fatma Salem, LCMHC, NCC, is a teaching faculty member at Antioch University New England, a dually licensed mental health counselor serving clients in MA and NH, and a board-approved clinical supervisor. Dr. Salem is also an adjunct professor at Fisher College and Southern New Hampshire University, which allows her to share her passion for the mental health field with a diverse group of students. As a clinician, Dr. Salem’s areas of expertise include anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma and stressor-related disorders, and couples counseling. As an educator, Dr. Salem is passionate about conducting research that helps bridge the gaps in the counselor education literature. She is also intentional in infusing multicultural competence and trauma-informed care in every course that she teaches. Dr. Salem is also highly attuned to her students’ struggles and needs, and as a recent graduate herself, works constantly to identify opportunities for advocacy, social justice, and student and faculty support. Dr. Salem served on the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision as a Graduate Student Representative and worked to incentivize DEIAJ scholarship among graduate students through the ACES graduate student research grant. She is currently the secretary-elect for the North Atlantic region of ACES, a platform she hopes to use to continue to incentivize DEIAJ scholarship and initiatives in the region.

Fatma Salem

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School of Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy (CPT), Counseling Division

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  • PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, Walden University (August 2023)
  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Southern New Hampshire University (October 2019)
  • BA in Applied Behavioral Science, Arizona State University (May 2016)

Evidence-based treatments of Trauma, Creative Approaches to treating trauma and stressor-related disorders, Clinical Skills, Couples, and Family Counseling.

I practice a constructivist pedagogy and view students as active participants in their own learning. We live in a diverse world with students coming from various backgrounds and life experiences. I view my role as an effective professor to be that of facilitating a dialogue that enriches students and pushes them to think outside of their personal experiences. A diverse learning environment provides an excellent opportunity for growth not only for students but also for the professor. My seminar teaching strategy engages students in a constructive negotiation of beliefs that ultimately drives insight and fosters empathy. My hope is to make my students think and engage them in meaning-making activities that take them on a journey from solipsism to intersubjectivity.

As a social justice advocate and an individual who is constantly driven to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, my teaching philosophy celebrates diversity and uses it as an educational tool. This inclusive pedagogy highlights individual differences and views the educators and students from the same lens: individuals actively seeking continuous growth and learning. This is the philosophy that aligns with my beliefs and values and is the pedagogy I implement as a professor.

  • Ouled Salem, F & Bridges, C. W. (2023). Fostering connections in the online learning environment. In Balance and boundaries in creating meaningful relationships in online higher education. IGI Global.
  • Ouled Salem, F., Kinney, J. (2024). AI is now: Creative use of AI to boost students’ experiences in counselor education. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference. Virtual Conference.
  • Ouled Salem, F. (2023). 3rd annual Nu Lambda Upsilon induction ceremony. Guest Speaker. National Louis University. Tampa, FL.
  • Ouled Salem, F. (2023). Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD: Assessing, diagnosing, and treating. Align Counseling Associates. Manchester, NH.
  • Ouled Salem, F. (2022). Fostering Connections through experiential learning in online counselor education. North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference.
  • Ouled Salem, F., & Vines, M. (2021). Feminist disability theory in counseling. Arkansas Counseling Association Annual Conference.
  • Ouled Salem, F. (2021). Students and mental health in a global pandemic. International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Science (AIESEC). Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Reicherzer, S., & Ouled Salem, F. (2021). Fulfillment of the dream: Honoring our ancestral promise for freedom. The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama Annual Conference.
  • Ouled Salem, F. (2020). Self-care and mental health: A student’s guide. International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Science (AIESEC). Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Ouled Salem, F., & Nelson, L. (2019). Dare to counsel outside the box. The 2nd Annual Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Beyond Virtual Conference
  • Graduate Student Representative, ACES (2021-2023)
  • Secretary, NARACES (2024-2025)
  • ACES
  • NARACES
  • Psychopharmacology, Clinical Supervision, Couples and Family Therapy, Assessment and Testing, Residency, Advanced Human Development, Psychological Trauma Across the Lifespan, Evidence-Based Treatment for Trauma, Research I, Research II, Psychopathology, Social and Cultural Foundations