Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Dr. Sachin Jain is the program director and core faculty for the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSC) program. He completed his Masters (Clinical Psychology) in India and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Wyoming.

He is a licensed professional counselor and certified K-12 Mathematics & Physics teacher. He has published two books, 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals and numerous presentations and book chapters. Some of the awards he received include the “Outstanding Dissertation in Counseling” from the American Educational Research Association; “Outstanding contribution to scholarship” awarded by the University of Idaho; “Advocacy Award” from Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development.

He was the past President of Indian Association of Mental Health counselors, member of the American Counseling Association’s International committee & CACREP’s international steering committee (IRCEP). In past he had taught in counselor education programs at the Oakland University, University of Texas-Pan American, University of Idaho and served in the Michigan Army National Guard. He has received 30 grants including from Humanities councils at Michigan, Texas, Idaho and Wyoming.
Bachelors of Commerce, CSJM Kanpur University, Kanpur, India.
M.A., Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology), V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, India.
PhD, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Dr. Lindinger-Sternart served as the program director (2016-2019) and is core faculty for the M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at the University of Providence (UP). She successfully shepherded the program through the CACREP accreditation process for Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). She served at Penn State University before coming to UP in 2015.

Dr. Lindinger-Sternart has earned her doctorate in Counselor Education & Supervision at the University of Toledo. In addition, she holds a M.S. in Clinical Psychology from University of Salzburg, Austria, and a M.A. in Counseling from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. She brings experience from her previous profession as an engineering project manager in her native country of Austria. She transitioned from engineering to counselor education by completing a M.S. in Clinical Psychology, with a minor in Organizational and Health Psychology.

Dr. Lindinger-Sternart is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LCPC) in Montana and earned a Nationwide Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling. Her clinical experiences include individual, family, and group counseling in institutional settings such as a Psychosomatic Clinic, Psychiatric Clinics, and Inpatient Clinic for Women with Substance Use Disorders, a College Counseling Center, High Schools, Community Mental Health Agencies and in a Private Practice. Her particular passion is to work with diverse populations on trauma and she is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Dr. Lindinger-Sternart presented and published on mindfulness, trauma, addiction, suicide prevention, and online counseling services nationally and internationally.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, painting, embraces activities in nature, and engages in community service to prevent suicide and enhance resilience.

B.S. Psychology, University of Salzburg (Austria)
M.S. Clinical Psychology, University of Salzburg
M.A. Counseling, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
PhD, Counselor Education & Supervision, University of Toledo, Ohio

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

~Mahatma Gandhi

Dr. Jared Roberts teaches in the clinical mental health counseling master’s degree program. He typically teaches professional ethics, crisis counseling, psychopathology, and provides clinical supervision to students during practicum and internship courses. As a mental health counselor, he has worked with clients of all ages in individual, group, and family settings dealing with a variety of issues including substance abuse, sexual offenses, mood and anxiety disorders, and trauma. He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) and as a Partner Recovery Therapist (PRT). 

His scholarly interests include clinical supervision, counselor theory development, and counselor education. His dissertation research examined the role of the supervisor’s counseling theory in the implementation of clinical supervision. 

Dr. Roberts is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Idaho. During his free time he enjoys sports, cooking and eating, running, and traveling.