Gail Rizzo, MA
Adjunct Professor

Professor, 2024
Licensed Mental Health Counselor-QS-Florida
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Florida
Certified Addictions Counselor-Florida
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor-Kentucky
Registered Play Therapist Supervisor
Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor through the NBCC
M.A. in Clinical Counseling and Pastoral Counseling from Cincinnati Christian University
Ed.D. in Education Leadership from Northern Kentucky University

Dr. Gail Rizzo earned her Ed.D. in Education Leadership from Northern Kentucky University. Her
dissertation was on, Using Adventure Based Activities to Build Self-Esteem in Adolescents. She
has three Master’s degrees from Cincinnati Christian University in education and counseling.

Dr. Rizzo’s experience includes time working for Hospice as a child and family counselor,
working for a church developing programing for outreach and counseling and time in a
children’s hospital leading a group of school-based therapists.

Dr. Rizzo has extensive training with working with children, teens, adolescents and geriatrics as
well as working in communities that have a significant poverty demographic.
She has taught in the field of behavioral health for over 20 years.