Dr. Keely Hope is a Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Program Director of the Master’s in Counseling Graduate Program in the School of Psychology at Eastern Washington University. Dr. Hope has directed the program for 13 + years. One of her favorite aspects of education is supervising her students’ clinical experiences; from first year student’s just learning to second year’s coming into their own. Dr. Hope served as the WACES President in 2016. She also enjoys teaching the diagnosis class as well as crisis intervention. Clinically, her background includes working with acute and severe mental health issues in the indigent and homeless population as well as in a college-counseling center. Dr. Hope maintains a small client load. She has held licenses in three states including Washington.
Dr. Hope's research interests originated in her early working experiences, which include studying crisis response and intervention and specializing in suicide prevention by understanding a person's reasons for living. Those interests have persisted throughout her career and have branched into presentations, publications and workshops.