Sarah N. Brant-Rajahn

PhD, LPC, NCC, CCTP

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Dr. Brant-Rajahn (she/her/hers) is an educator, counselor, scholar, and consultant. She is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Counseling at Messiah University where she also serves as the School Counseling Track Coordinator and is a member of the Community of Educators Senate.

Dr. Brant-Rajahn's research examines student and career identity development; school and workplace racial climate; culturally affirming and trauma-informed counseling practices; culturally responsive andragogy; and racial trauma.

She operates a private practice, Healing Haven Counseling and Wellness Center, LLC, where she provides individual counseling to children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as couples and family counseling.

In addition, Dr. Brant-Rajahn is a proud wife and mother to four children. She is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

National Certified Counselor, NBCC

School Counseling (P-12): Georgia & New Jersey

Licensed Professional Counselor: Georgia

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

Licensed International Institute for Restorative Practices Trainer, IIRP

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Education

Doctorate of Philosophy, Counseling and Student

Personnel Services P-16/Counselor Education and

Supervision (CACREP Accredited)

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Master of Arts, Counseling (CACREP Accredited)

Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia

Publications

Books

Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Gibson, E.M., Cook Sandifer, M.I.. (Ed.) (2022, May). Developing, delivering, and sustaining school counseling practices through a culturally affirming lens. IGI Global.

Articles in Refereed Journals and Professional Publications

Gibson, E.M., Thompson, J.M., Cook Sandifer, M.I., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2022, November). A culturally affirming shared leadership framework. Professional School Counseling.

Cook Sandifer, M. I., Gibson, E. M., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2022, September). Anti-racist andragogy in school counselor education and training. Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal.

Edermanasinghe, N., Attia, M., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Staton, R. (2022, July).Working with Immigrant children in schools: Applying a multi-tiered approach. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.

Haskins, N., Johnson, L., Finan, R., Edermanasinghe, N., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2022, February). Latinx and Asian trainees counseling White clients: An interpretative phenomenology. Counselor Education and Supervision

Sandifer, M. C., Gibson, E. M., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2021). WOKE: Advocacy for African

American students. In Rausch, M. A., & Gallo, L. L. (Ed.), Strengthening School Counselor Advocacy and Practice for Important Populations and Difficult Topics (pp. 19-40). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.ch002

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2018, October). College and career readiness in the digital age. ASCA

School Counselor, pp.10-16.

Non-Refereed Articles

Gibson, E. M., Cook Sandifer, M. I., & Brant-Rajahn, S. N. (2021, March). Cultivating social

change and wellness for Black students. Psychology in Motion, https://www.psychologyinmotionmagazine.com/magazine.

Encyclopedia Entries

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2017). Trauma and children In Carlson, J & Dermer, S.B. (2017). The

SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling.

Professional Presentations

Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Cook-Sandifer, M., & Gibson, E.M. (2024, November 7-9). Clinical

Preparation of School Counselors Employed in the Field. [Poster Session]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Dallas, TX, United States.

Giovanetti, M., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., & Burden, A. (2023, October 11-15). Lessons Learned:

Effective Teaching Strategies in Racially Homogeneous Classrooms. [Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Sandifer, M., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., & Gibson, E.M. (2023, October 11-15). A Collaborative

Training Model for School Counselors as Culturally Affirming Leaders: Implications for Counselor Educators. [Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Gibson, E.M., Sandifer, M., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., & Thompson, J. (2023, July 14-18). Culturally Affirming Shared Leadership. [Conference Session]. American School Counselors Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Johnson, L., Jones, K., Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2022, March 14-15). Needs uncovered: Black

student voices and experiences of mentorship. [Conference Session]. American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, Virtual Conference, United States.

Clarke, L. & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, October 5-11). Understanding and enhancing students peer and faculty relationships in an online counseling program. [Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Cook Sandifer, M.I., Gibson, E.M., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, October 5-11). Building antiracist andragogy and supervision into school counselor training. [Poster Conference Session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, September 23-24). Implications for Practice: Exploring Discriminatory Experiences of K-12 Black Students on Black Identity Development. [Conference Ted-Talk Style session]. NBCC Foundation Bridging the Gap Symposium, Washington, DC, United States.

Gibson, E.M., Cook Sandifer, M. I., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, July 11-14). Move beyond awareness to action. [Conference session]. American School Counselor Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Gibson, E.M., Cook Sandifer, M. I., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, July 11-14). Train school counselors to advocate for Black students. [Conference session]. American School Counselor Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Gibson, E.M., & Cook Sandifer, M. I. (2021, April 5-30). Advocacy in action: Social justice for Black students. [Virtual conference session]. American Counseling Association Conference, Virtual, United States.

Editmanasinghe, N., Attina, M., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, March). Collaborating with Immigrant families. [Virtual conference session]. Virginia School Counselor Association Conference, Virtual, United States.

Edirmanasinghe, N. & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2021, March). Using cultural representation in stories to motivate Black male middle school students toward reading and social-emotional exploration. [Virtual roundtable session]. National Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference (EBSCC), Virtual, United States.

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2018, October). Black students’ experiences at school and academic and social identity influences. [Roundtable session]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES). Myrtle Beach, SC.

Edirmanasinghe, N., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Humphrey, E., & Quintana, T.S. (2018, July). How to recruit and keep graduate students of color: A discussion session. [Panel Discussion] at American School Counselors Association (ASCA). Los Angeles, CA.

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2018, February). A narrative exploration of national religious curriculum and practice in Ghana: Implications for new models in school counseling. Ghana Study Abroad in Education! Research Colloquium. Athens, GA.

Hugulet, A., Edirmanasinghe, N., & Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2017, July). Creating social justice allies in our schools. American School Counselors Association (ASCA). Denver, CO.

Haskins, N., Finan, R., McKie-Voerste, T., Brant-Rajahn, S.N., Edirmanasinghe, N., Hugulet, A. (2016, October). Using the multicultural and social justice counseling competencies in the application of theory. [Roundtable session]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES). New Orleans, LA.

Brant-Rajahn, S.N. (2015, November). The integration of art: Building a healthier you. Georgia School Counselors Association (GSCA). Savannah, GA.