B. Susan Crowe, M.S., NCC, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Susan.Crowe.CTR@USMMA.EDU

Professional Biography

Mrs. Susan Crowe has over 20 years of experience working with adolescents and adults in a variety of capacities. 
She began her Counseling career working with active duty military and their families. In addition to providing 
counseling, she developed programs focused on the unique needs of military families in the areas of long-term 
military induced family separations, adjustment to sea duty and military life, and retirement from active duty. 
Mrs. Crowe served as a member of a Crisis Intervention Team assisting service members and military units. 
rs. Crowe continued her work with active duty military members as an Adjunct Professor for Nichols College. 
She joined the Humanities Department in the undergraduate degree program specifically designed for service 
members to obtain their Bachelor of Arts degree while on active duty.

In 1999, Mrs. Crowe joined the Counseling Service at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as the primary 
Counselor for midshipman. Mrs. Crowe has assisted midshipman during her time at the Academy by developing and 
presenting psychoeducation programs and through individual, couples and group counseling focusing in the areas of 
crisis intervention, anxiety, eating disorders, substance-use, bereavement, anger management, conflict resolution, 
stress and time management, post-concussive syndrome, healthy relationships, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, and academic and occupational concerns. She has served as the primary liaison for the Academy’s 
Counseling Service with the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and the United States Coast Guard 
National Maritime Center.

During her tenure at the Academy, Mrs. Crowe has served as the Senior Advisor to the Academy’s Emergency Medical 
Services (EMS) Squad, guiding the EMS Program while also volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician at her 
local fire department. She served on the Committee which opened the Academy’s Academic Center of Excellence and 
was advisor to the Academy’s Games Club.

Mrs. Crowe received her Bachelor’s degree from Moravian College in Sociology and Religion and her Master’s Degree 
in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Mrs. Crowe received the third Mental Health 
Counseling License issued by State of New York. She a Nationally Certified Counselor, a Board Certified-TeleMental 
Health Provider (BC-TMH), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Human Services-Board Certified 
Practitioner (HS-BCP), and member of the Chi Sigma Iota, the international honor society of counseling professionals. 
In 2002, Mrs. Crowe received the Department of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award for Operation Guarding Liberty for 
her efforts providing crisis intervention and support services following September 11th.