Cynthia A. Briggs

Dr. Cyndi Briggs is an assistant professor of counseling at Winona State University and lives in Rochester, MN. She graduated with a BS in Psychology from Guilford College and an MAEd in Community Counseling from Wake Forest University in NC. After working for five years as a substance abuse counselor and higher education administrator, Cyndi moved to Oregon to complete her doctorate at Oregon State University. This is her fourth year at Winona.

During her years as an addiction counselor, Cyndi was frustrated and dismayed by the lack of gender-sensitive counseling options for her women clients. She became an advocate for women seeking addiction treatment, and includes gender issues into her addiction counseling classes.

Cyndi loves teaching, and focuses her efforts on addiction courses, group counseling, and counseling skill development. She infuses social justice, multicultural issues, and wellness into her class presentations and discussions. She also conducts workshops related to interpersonal issues, use of Motivational Interviewing, veterans issues, and process addictions. She is a licensed counselor, a certified life coach, and a consultant. You can learn more on her website, DrCyndiBriggs.com.

Cyndi has several journal articles and textbook chapters to her credit. But her baby is the textbook Women, Girls, and Addiction: Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery, co-authored with her dear friend and colleague Jennifer Pepperell.

One final note: the author photo is copyright Clarissa Hadler of Lilypad Photography in Minnesota. She is awesome. Hire her.