Bianca Goodrum, a Licensed Professional Counselor who resides in San Antonio, is a proud Jaguar alumna as she received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling & Guidance from Texas A&M University-San Antonio in May of 2014. Bianca is also a Proud Aggie; she graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health. Gig Em Aggies!

Bianca had the privilege of working collaboratively with children, adolescents and adults for 5 years in their grieving process at The Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas. She also had the opportunity to work at Clarity Child Guidance Center; a mental health treatment center which seeks to help children overcome the restricting effects of mental illness, as well as improve their ability to function within their lives.

Bianca currently is working as a counselor at The Rape Crisis Center where she works each day to hold space for survivors of sexual violence and their family members to offer Help, Hope and Healing to one client at a time. She also spends her time on the weekends working with clients through grief, depression, trauma, anxiety and familial concerns in her private counseling practice with her father Kenneth E. Goodrum, LPC-S.

Bianca’s counseling philosophy is that a good Counselor is one who provides genuineness, unconditional positive regard and empathy for their clients as they process their thoughts and feelings. She believes she is most helpful as a Counselor when she is able to meet her clients where they are, in order to provide quality care.

Bianca is a 3rd year Counselor Education & Supervision Doctoral Student at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Bianca’s research interest consists of Counselor Wellness and the importance of Counselors taking care of themselves while doing the hard work of holding space for their clients and their needs. In addition, her research interests consist of working with youth who are challenged with mental illness, experiences with trauma, and grief. Bianca loves working with future Counselors-in-Training (CITs) and their development to ensure CITs offer quality care to their clients. Lastly, Bianca is excited about the opportunity to use her PhD to help her one day lead and guide future Counselors-in-Training.