The NBCC Awards honor exceptional professionals who are advancing the counseling profession.
These awards were created for counselors, by counselors to recognize individuals who exemplify professional excellence in counseling and whose contributions have significantly helped to expand access to mental health services, strengthen the profession, and promote equity in health and education, advancing counseling and counselors domestically and globally.
NBCC is pleased to announce the 2025 awards winners.
Camila Angelica Pulgar, PhD, NCC, LCMHC
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University; Owner, Salud Mental Health
Hannah M. Coyt, PhD, NCC, CCMHC, LPCC-S
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Professional Counseling Graduate Program, Lindsey Wilson College
Carrie Wachter Morris, PhD, NCC, ACS
Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jamal Boudion, PhD, NCC, LPC
School Counselor, CT Janel School; Adjunct Faculty, University of Holy Cross
Zachary Pietrantoni, PhD, NCC, LSC
Assistant Professor, Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology Department, Florida International University
Loni Crumb, PhD, LCMHC-S
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Professions, East Carolina University
S Anandavalli, PhD, NCC, LPC, CCTP
Clinical Faculty, Southern New Hampshire University; CEO, Soulfulness Counseling
Thomas McCarry, NCC, LMHC
CEO, Zero Overdose; Director of Substance Abuse Prevention, The Institute for Family Health
Arthur Dela Cruz Tolentino, PhD, NCC, ACS, MAC, LMHC, CL, LMFT, LMFT-S, LPC, LPC-S, PRC, SUDP, SAP
Clinical Director, Pathways Mental Health Services; Program Director, Mental Health First Response
Sylvia Nassar, PhD, NCC, ACS, LPC, CDF-I, CSP-T, MHF-T
Professor, Counselor Education Department, North Carolina State University
Join us in celebrating these exceptional individuals and their achievements!
Learn more about our 2025 award recipients in our monthly Visions newsletter and on our YouTube channel.
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