Graduate Counseling Program
Supporting Faculty
The Graduate Studies in Counseling supporting faculty are adjuncts who have extensive clinical experience in private practice, agency work, supervision, and consultation. As clinical professionals active in the community, they bring specialized expertise to the classroom, supporting the learning experience of mental health counseling students.
Jeremiah Stokes, Ed.D.
Supporting Professor of Counseling
M.A. University of Central Florida
Ed.D. Walden University
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Nationally Certified Counselor
Dr. Stokes has been teaching at Rollins since 2019. He has taught a range of courses including, Theories of Counseling, Psychopathology, and Addiction Counseling. Dr. Stokes' research and publication are in the areas of Wellness in Counselor Education and Curriculum Development in Counselor Education. He also owns and operates a private practice in Maitland FL where he provides counseling services to adolescents and adults.
Judy Galloway, Ed.D.
Supporting Professor of Counseling
B.A. and M.A., University of West Florida; Ed.D., University of Sarasota
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Dr. Galloway has been teaching at Rollins intermittently since 2002. She has taught a range of courses, including Psychopathology, Practicum, Theories of Personality, Human Growth and Development, Community Counseling and Crisis Intervention, and Dynamics of Marriage, Relationship, and Family Systems. Her special professional interests include couples therapy, adolescents, grief, college counseling, personality disorders, and teaching in College and University Counseling.
Anthony J. Schefstad, Ph.D.
Supporting Professor of Counseling
B.A., M.A., Rollins College; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Maryland
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Dr. Schefstad has been an adjunct faculty member for Rollins College since 2000. He has provided direct clinical services and administration for not-for-profit community-based programs in addictions, mental health, foster care, employee assistance, homelessness, and trauma since 1984. He teaches Addictive Disorders, Group Dynamics and Process, and Practicum and Internship. Dr. Schefstad is in private practice in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Tiffany Schiffner, Ph.D.
Supporting Professor of Counseling
B.A., DePauw University; M.A., & Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Licensed Psychologist in Florida and North Carolina
Dr. Tiffany Schiffner has been an adjunct faculty member for Rollins since 2012. Clinically, Dr. Schiffner is a generalist and her interest areas include clinical training and supervision, multicultural counseling, Latina/o mental health in counseling, complementary and alternative medicine in psychology, and clinical hypnosis. She has worked at several settings such as academia, counseling centers, and private practice.
Valorie Thomas, Ph.D.
Supporting Professor of Counseling
B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida; Ed.S., Ph.D. University of Florida
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor
Dr. Valorie Thomas has been a supporting faculty member for Rollins since 2001. She gained her clinical experience in managed mental health care where she utilized solution-focused brief therapy emphasizing client strengths. Her interests include counselor education and supervision, legal, ethical, and best practice issues in counseling, group work, and infertility and early pregnancy loss. She has co-authored Sexuality Counseling: An Integrative Approach.