Summary
Sonah Kho, Ph.D., NCC, is an assistant professor of counselor education at the University of Nevada, Reno. She earned her Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision and her M.S. in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Wyoming. Her scholarly interests include counseling and counselor education with underserved and underrepresented populations, with particular attention to identity, access, and relational processes.
Courses taught
- CEP765 Theory and Practice of Marriage Counseling
Select publications
- Kho, S. (In press). Reclaiming emotional agency: Counseling as a site of affective and structural recovery. The Counseling Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000261481837
- Lim, J., Staton, R., Sturm, D., Anderson, R., Kho, S., & Yang, J. (2026). Lived experience of Korean immigrant women in the U.S.
through the lens of posttraumatic growth. Women & Therapy,
49(1), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2025.2534642 - Kho, S. (2025). Waiting amidst uncertainty: A humanistic-existential approach to anxiety. Journal of Humanistic Counseling. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.70024
- Kho, S. (2025). Understanding resilience in older adults navigating end-of-life transitions through a terror management perspective. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251351074
- Kho, S., & DeDiego, A. C. (2024). Considerations of Medicare telehealth services with older adults. Adultspan Journal, 23(2),
1-11. https://doi.org/10.33470/2161-0029.1166
Education
- Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Wyoming, 2026
- M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of Wyoming, 2023
- M.Ed., French Education, Korea National University of Education, 2013
- B.Ed., French Education, Korea National University of Education, 2010
Professional certifications
- National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC), State of Wyoming
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Levels 1 and 2, The Gottman Institute
- EMDR Basic Training, EMDRIA-Approved
- Play Therapy Online Graduate Certificate, University of Wyoming
- Telemental Health Training, Center for Continuing Health Education