Teaching Awards / Honors

  • 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award, Southern New Hampshire University, May 2020.
  • Edward A. Polloway Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Lynchburg College, School of Education, Leadership, and Counseling, Lynchburg, VA, Spring 2017.

Supervision Experience

  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Assistant Clinical Coordinator, May 2024 – May 2025
    Rehab Counseling and CMHC University Group Supervision

  • Virginia Telemental Health Initiative, Clinical Supervisor, October 2023 – Present
    Supervising LPC Residents

  • Sacred Heart University, Assistant Clinical Professor, August 2024 – December 2024
    CMHC University Group Supervision via CMHC-650

  • Southern New Hampshire University, Online, Clinical Faculty, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, May 2021 – July 2024
    CMHC University Group Supervision via MHC-670, MHC-680, MHC-690, MHC-695

  • Head to Heart, LLC, October 2020 – December 2020
    Doctoral Internship/Licensure Supervision

  • Lynchburg College/University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA, Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Tenure Granted 2018, August 2014 – December 2018
    CMHC University Group Supervision

  • Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Marriage, Couple, Family Counseling, August 2012 – June 2014
    CMHC and MCFC University Group Supervision

  • The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Counselor Education Supervision Intern, Spring 2009 – Spring 2012
    MCFC University Group Supervision – Field Course and Live Supervision

Presentations

  • Bailey, C. L., & Heyward, K. (2025, February). Embracing Neurotype Diversity as a Component of Cultural and Ethical Competencies in Counselor Education. Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Benoit, E., & Heyward, K. (2024). Rest and Mindfulness: A Polyvagal Approach to Counselor Well-being.

  • Armstrong, S., Heyward, K., & Honderich, E. (2023). Accountability, Grace, and Policy in Online Education: Lessons on Gatekeeping and Remediation.

  • Heyward, K. (2023). Polyvagal Theory and Self-Care. Licensed Clinical Counselors of North Carolina.

  • Heyward, K., Welch, M., & Benoit, E. (2023). Practice what you teach: Radical rest and self-care for mental health professionals.

  • Bailey, C. L., Heyward, K. J., & Hermann-Turner, K. (2020). Community Uprisings: A Crisis Response and Activism Model.

Scholarship Awards / Honors

  • Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) 2023 Publication Award, WACES, 2023.

Publications

  • Holmes, C. M., Tariq, F., Heyward, K., & Hall, D. (2023). Training Counselors Using Virtual Reality. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision.

  • Austin, V. D., Heyward, K. J., & Armstrong, S. (2021). Culturally Responsive Counseling for Clients of Multiracial Descent.

  • Heyward, K. J., & Honderich, E. (2020). The Counselor’s Role in Fostering Emotional and Cognitive Development Across the Life Span.

  • Hermann-Turner, K., Heyward, K., & Bailey, C. (2019). Community Uprising: Counseling interventions, educational strategies, and advocacy tools. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision.

  • Lloyd-Hazlett, J., & Heyward, K. (2016). The Relationship between Students’ Ego Development and Phenomenological Experiences in Live-Supervision. VISTAS.

  • Lloyd-Hazlett, J., Honderich, E., & Heyward, K. (2016). Fa-MI-ly: Experiential Techniques to Integrate Motivational Interviewing and Family Counseling. The Family Journal.

  • Heyward, K., Benoit, E., Hermann, K. M., Holmes, C. M., & Lloyd-Hazlett, J. (2013). Conquering Ambiguity with Creativity: Using Creative Family Counseling Interventions with Military Families. Journal of Military and Government Counseling.

  • LLoyd-Hazlett, J., & Heyward, K. (2013). Inter-disciplinary collaboration between professional school counselors and community-based family counselors: A focus group study. Virginia Counselors Journal.

  • Wyatt, K., Dewell, J., Heyward, K., Osborne, L. A., Norris, K., Lukow, H., Sederquest, K., & Newman, B. (2012). Meeting the Mandate for Program Evaluation in CACREP Programs: A Study in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Counselors Journal.

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