Clinical Mental Health Counseling/ School Counseling- CACREP

Kaj Kayij-Wint, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Kaj.Kayij-Wint@mobap.edu

Dr. Kaj Kayij-Wint uses her scholarship and experience to prepare students in the CMHC program for their academic advancement and future as scholar-practitioners. Dr. Kayij-Wint completed her master’s degree in counseling psychology at Saint Martin’s University (Lacey, WA) and earned her doctoral degree from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR). She is board member of the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA), where she has served as ORCA’s President-Elect (2021-2022), President (2022-2023), and Past-President (2023-2024). Dr. Kayij-Wint is a co-founder of ORCA’s peer reviewed journal, The Counselor. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow. 

Dr. Kayij-Wint’s specialty is in systemic counseling and supervision, women’s mental health, child development, marriage and family counseling, trauma, and military-related trauma, with a focus on military women and women veterans. Her other foci include research, advocacy for the field, professional/counselor identity, social justice/decolonization counseling, and school-based counseling. She is also in private practice where she provides clinical supervision to clinicians for licensure, supervision of supervision, and provides training and consultation services to different organizations. Finally, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, including outdoor activities, and traveling.