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Tammy Schultz, PhD

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Training Coordinator;
Professor of Counseling;
Co-Coordinator of the Trauma Certificate Program

Biography

A sizeable portion of the work that Dr. Tammy Schultz has engaged in over the past several years has been with students during our travels to the Ukraine, Mexico, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Fiji, and Nicaragua. This work has involved assisting agencies who work with people who have faced varying degrees of trauma in culturally diverse settings. She has witnessed the ways culture can impact the experience of trauma. She has also found that it is educationally important for her students who may have lived most of their lives in a middle-class, midwest setting, to see what many sisters and brothers endure around the world; the impact poverty has on well-being; and an up-close-and-personal look at resiliency in the lives of people. These teaching and learning voyages have impacted her research.

Most recently, Dr. Schultz has been engaged in quantitative and qualitative research with participants in an alternative court program for women (CATCH Court) who have been charged with solicitation and prostitution. Dr. Tammy Schultz has passionately taught about the healing from sexual abuse around the globe. The Indiana Counseling Association awarded her the 2010 Indiana Counselor of the Year, and most recently, Tammy received the 2025-2026 Senior Teaching Achievement Award from Wheaton College and the Wheaton College Alumni Association. She has an affinity for reading inviting books, spending time in her garden, and taking prayer walks with her friends.

Education

Indiana State University
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology

University of North Dakota
M.A., Counseling

Providence College
M.A., Christian Counseling

University of Winnipeg
B.A., Criminal Justice

Areas of Expertise

  • Trauma resolution
  • Prostitution
  • Posttraumatic Growth
  • Faith Integration

Professional Affiliations

  • American Association of Christian Counselors
  • American Counseling Association
  • American Mental Health Counseling Association
  • Christian Association for Psychological Studies

Presentations

Watson, T., Schultz, T., Baraka, M., & Khalaf, S. (2025, April). The Clinically Competent Integrated Professional: Innovations in counseling and supervision skills to promote clinical excellence. Christian Association at the Christian Psychological Studies. Denver, CO.

Schultz, T., Estabrook, H., & Dell, A. (2025, April). Freedom to Heal [Webinar]. Wheaton College Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. video1138596585.mp4

Schultz, T. (2024, July). Unpacking Trauma. Trauma and transformation, Columbo Theological Seminary, Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Schultz, T. (2024, July). Holy Healing: Pain and Possibilities. Trauma and transformation, Columbo Theological Seminary, Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Schultz, T. (2024, July). Neurobiology of Trauma. Trauma and transformation, Columbo Theological Seminary, Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Schultz, T. (2024, July). Sexual Assault. Trauma and transformation, Columbo Theological Seminary, Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Denholllander, R. & Schultz, T. (2023, September). Neurobiology of Trauma. Invited seminar at Christ and Trauma Conference. Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.

Schultz, T., & Dell, A. (2023, April 3). Living beyond desolate: For survivors of abuse and those who love them. Invited seminar presented at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.

 

Courses Taught

  • Ethics and Legal Issues
  • Psychopathology
  • Social Cultural Issues
  • Psychotherapy and Trauma
  • Theories of Personality
  • Counseling Skills
  • Practicum
  • Internship

Research

Peer Reviewed Articles

Kellums-Baraka, M., Schultz, T. Lendy, S., & Qing Miller, H. (2024). Clinical mental health counseling student session recording and storage best practices. Journal of Counseling in Illinois, 9, 17-30. View this article (PDF) 

Worthington Jr, E. L., McConnell, J. M., Cowden, R. G., Walter, S. L., Palmer, M. E., Schultz, T., & Hill, H. (2024). Assessing healing of traumas in Christians: A multistudy psychometric evaluation of the Trauma Healing Institute–Impact Survey. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 11(3), 250-268. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000360

Worthington Jr, E. L., Walter, S. L., Schultz, T., McConnell, J. M., Palmer , M. E., Cowden, R. G., & Hill, H. (2024). Treating traumas among Christians in Nigeria: A randomized controlled field study of the Healing the Wounds of Trauma program. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 11(3), 269-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000368

Schultz, T., Callender, A., Canning, S. S., & Collins, J. (2020). Women exiting prostitution: Reports of coercive control in intimate relationships. Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence, 5, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2020.05.03.03

Schultz, T., Canning, S. S., Estabrook, H., & Wong, P. (2020). Mental health needs and resources of participants in a prostitution pre-sentencing court program. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1808556

Schultz, T., Yoo, H., Baraka, M. K., & Watson, T. (2020). Does this apply here?: Ethical considerations in transnational supervision settings.
Ethics & Behavior, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2020.1754215.

Schultz, T., Baraka, M. K., Watson, T., & Yoo, H. (2019). How do ethics translate? Identifying ethical challenges in transnational supervision settings. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling. 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10447-019-09388-

Schultz, T., Canning, S. S., & Eveleigh, E. (2018). Posttraumatic stress, posttraumatic growth, and religious coping in individuals exiting sex trafficking. Journal of Human Trafficking. doi:10.1080/23322705.2018.1522924

Schultz, T. (2018). Prostitution discourse: An examination of the commodification of sex controversy and a Christian response. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37(3), 235-247.

Schultz, T., Vuncannon, J., & Bump., K. (2016). A pilot study of a Scripture-based trauma healing model for adults in Nicaragua. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 19(6), 613-625. doi: 1080/13674676.2016.1222606

Schultz, T. (2016, April). A culturally responsive scripture-based healing model for Christian adults in Nicaragua: Preliminary findings. Indiana Counseling Association Knowledge Center, 1, 1-9. Retrieved from https://ica.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id+94517&module_id=46984

Selected Publications

Books

cover of freedom to heal 2025A new book to be released in March 2025: Freedom to Heal: A Christian Clinician's Guide to Treating Child Sexual Abuse; by Tammy Schultz, Hannah Estabrook, and Adam David Dell

Schultz, T., & Estabrook, H. (2012). Beyond desolate: Hope versus hate in the rubble of sexual abuse. Winona Lake, IN: BMH

Peugh, R., & Schultz, T. (2005). Transformed in His presence: The need for prayer and counseling. Winona Lake, IN: BMH

Magazine and Op-Ed Articles

Schultz, T., & Kellums Baraka, M. (2020, March). Finishing out your academic year during COVID-19: Taking care of physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Psychology Today.

Schultz, T., & Dell, A. (2020, March). Domestic violence when you can't leave home. Psychology Today. 

Schultz, T., Schultz, T., & Schultz, B. (2019, March). Scrubbing toilets. Eyes Wide Open: 40 Day Lenten Devotional. Wheaton, IL: Billy Graham Center.

Schultz, T. & Estabrook, H. (2019, January). Sexual Violence: Whose Fault is it? Christianity Today. 

Schultz, T. & Canning, S.S. (2018, December). What we long for the church to know about sexual violence. Christianity Today.  

Canning, S.S. & Schultz, T. (2018, December). What we long for the church to do about sexual violence. Christianity Today. 

Canning, S.S. & Schultz, T. (2018, December). What we long for the church to face about sexual violence. Christianity Today. 

Newsletters

Schultz, T., Davis, P., & Kellums, M. (2016, August). Lessons learned on the CACREP accreditation trek. The Hoosier Counselor August 2016 eNewsletter.

Research Labs

Dr. Tammy Schultz researches participants in an alternative court program for women who have been charged with solicitation or prostitution. Traditionally, women in prostitution have cycled in and out of the prison system with little rehabilitation. Dr. Schultz’s research on this unique population has led to important findings such as factors that lead to trafficking and prostitution, how spirituality can contribute to post-traumatic growth, and the necessity of supportive court programs. She conducts quantitative and qualitative research with these women.