Phone: 314.434.4044
Email: faculty@covenantseminary.edu
Dr. Paul Loosemore
DIRECTOR OF THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT AND COUNSELING CENTER
Associate Professor of Counseling
Dr. Paul Loosemore joined Covenant Seminary to serve as Assistant Professor of Counseling in 2020 and also serves as the Clinical Director of the Counseling Center. He completed a PhD in counselor education and supervision from Regent University, is a graduate of Covenant Seminary’s MAC program (2015), and holds a Bachelor of Advertising from Gloucestershire University and MA in Interior Design from Portsmouth University.
Dr. Loosemore has worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor since graduating from Covenant’s program, including co-founding St. Louis Counseling Center. He has taught counseling courses as an adjunct professor of counseling at various institutions and is active in academic discussions surrounding integration. His PhD research focused on the impact of a relationship with God and how it relates to character growth and well-being, and his further research has considered the impact of mentoring and counselor development. As a counselor, he has experience with individuals, couples, and groups, with special focus on ministry, trauma and abuse, relational distress, grief and loss.
Dr. Loosemore is invested in seeking and creating beauty and culture in our communities. Beyond this, he loves to explore the outdoors (hiking, climbing, mountain biking, and playing pool.
Education
PhD [Counselor Education & Supervision]
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
MA [Counseling]
Covenant Theological Seminary
St. Louis, MO
MA [Interior Design]
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
BA [Advertising]
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Faculty member since 2020
Featured Work
Journal Articles
“Measuring Christian Integration in Professional Counseling Practice and the Contributions of Spiritual Formation and Mentoring,” Journal of Psychology & Theology 49, no. 4 (2021).
“Preliminary Development of an Emic Measure of Christian Counselor Mentoring Experience,” Journal of Psychology & Christianity 41, no. 1 (2022). Co-authored with Ashlyn Jones and Seth Scott.
“Reimagining Integration in Counselor Educator Doctoral Training: The Complement of Convictions, Contextualized Expression, and Pedagogy,” Journal of Psychology & Christianity 38, no. 2 (2019). Co-authored with Brian W. Fidler.
“Situating Grief in Redemptive History for the Sake of Joy,” EMCAPP Journal 17 (2022).