Olivia Bentley
Assistant Professor, Mental Health Counseling
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Ph.D., Counseling, The George Washington University, 2021; M.A., Mental Health Counseling, Eastern Kentucky University, 2012; B.A., Psychology, Transylvania University, 2008
Location: JMC 353
615-460-5087olivia.bentley@belmont.edu
Biography
Olivia Bentley PhD., LPCC is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She has over fifteen years of experience in the mental health field, working in clinical, educational, and research settings. An eternally curious person, her current research interests are focused on mental health issues in women and other under-researched groups, substance use and co-occurring disorders, trauma-informed care, and counselor education.
Bentley, O. (2023, May 17). Trauma-informed teaching: Addressing burnout and increasing diversity in the profession. Presented at the 6th Annual Counselor Education Online Virtual Conference, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Bentley, O. (2023, May 9). Trauma-informed approach to re-entry. Invited panelist at the Fairfax, Virginia Re-Entry Council meeting.
Hoffmeyer, H., Bentley, O., & Baisley, M. (2022, August). Inclusive approaches to sexual assault treatment: Does #MeToo include me? Two-hour webinar presented virtually on two occasions as part of VA/DoD Women’s Mental Health Workshop Series.
McDonnell, C., Bentley, O., & Tucker, J. (2021, September). A suicide risk care spectrum: Crisis intervention, DHA’s suicide risk care pathway, and prevention resources. Webinar presented virtually to the Navy SAIL program.
Baisley, M., McDonnell, C., & Bentley, O. (2021, September). From burnout to empowerment: A crash course in action-planning. Presented two virtual sessions at Department of Veteran’s Affairs/Department of Defense Women’s Mental Health Mini-Residency.
Bentley, O. (2021, March). Trauma-informed care. Free webinar recording, The Center for Innovative Training in VR, funded under #H263C190007 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).
Bentley, O. (2021, March). Trauma-informed care. Presented virtually at The George Washington University Annual Rehabilitation Counseling Symposium.
Bentley, O. (2020, September). Trauma-informed care. 90-minute webinar as part of Targeted Communities Project, funded by the Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Bentley, O. (February, 2020). Project E3: Trauma-informed care. Six-hour training for 80 people as part of the Targeted Communities Project, funded by the Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Norfolk, Virginia.
Bentley, O. (2018, October). Prevention and treatment of compassion fatigue in social justice advocates. Education session presented at the European Branch of the American Counseling Association International Conference, Athens, Greece.
Bentley, O. (2018, July). Mentoring as a way to address compassion fatigue in social justice advocacy. Education session presented at the Association for Adult Development and Aging National Conference
Bentley, O. & Emmanuel, D. (2018, July). Building connections and making meaning from loss. Education session presented at the Association for Adult Development and Aging National Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
Bentley, O. & Emmanuel, D. (2018, July). Mentoring in supervision and expressive arts. Education session presented at the Association for Adult Development and Aging National Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
Emmanuel, D., Bentley, O., Jain, K. (2017, July). Creativity in counseling: The integration of expressive arts. Association for Adult Development and Aging National Conference, New York City, New York.
Bentley, O. (2017, February). Mom needs a break: Self-care strategies for mothers in recovery. Poster presented at the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, February, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bentley, O. (2016, July). Motivations and barriers that mothers face when seeking counseling services. Roundtable presentation at the Association for Adult Development and Aging National Conference, New York City, New York.
Bentley, O. (2023, June). Gender Considerations in Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Clinician’s Corner Blog. Health.mil.
Bentley, O. (2021, November). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An Evidence-Based Treatment for Suicide Risk. Clinician’s Corner Blog. Health.mil.
Bentley, O. (2021, June). How to support LGBTQ+ service members as a provider. Clinician’s Corner Blog. Health.mil.
Emmanuel, D. & Bentley, O. (2021). What’s happening in my brain? Addressing the impact of problematic substance use on the brain through psychoeducation and expressive arts. In R. Miller & E.T. Beeson, (Eds.), The neuroeducation toolbox: Practical translations of neuroscience in counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 120-124). Cognella Academic Publishing.
Bentley, O. (2020). A social ecological approach to predicting alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana use in mothers experiencing poverty. (Publication No. 28154591) [Doctoral dissertation, The George Washington University]. Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Froehlich, R., Bentley, O., Emmanuel, D., & McGuire-Kuletz, M. (2019). The return on investment of vocational rehabilitation services: some ethical considerations. Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40 (10), 17-2.
2019 Award for Outstanding Service to the European Branch of the American Counseling Association
American Counseling Association
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision