Patricia Kerstner

Dr. Kerstner is the University of Phoenix Campus College Chair for the College of Social Sciences.  Author of 3 CACREP reports, she is well-versed in their standards, and is a CACREP site team reviewer.  She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology, is a licensed Psychologist in the state of Arizona, and a Nationally Certified Counselor.  She is active in the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), where she served a term as national secretary for the organization.  She is a past-president of the Western Region ACES which includes California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona and Australia/New Zealand.  Her clinical experience includes hospital psychology/behavioral health, women's issues, eating disorders and family therapy.