T. Shavaun Sam, PhD, received a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science from Louisiana State University. She completed her master's rotation in marriage and family at Glanton House while focusing on cross-racial and same-gender couples. She earned her doctorate in counseling psychology at Auburn University and completed her doctoral internship at Clemson’s Redfern Health Center with rotations in faith-based counseling, domestic violence and neuropsychology. Dr. Sam completed postdoctoral residencies in college counseling and academic assessment and forensic psychology with a focus on competency restoration. Dr. Sam is a relational-cultural psychologist with specializations in assessment, forensic evaluation, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, trauma, identity issues and clinical supervision/consultation. When she is not practicing, she enjoys spending time with family, travelling to new places, blogging/reading and watching crime documentaries.