Professional Counseling

A Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years experience in the field, Professor Buckwalter has been teaching at LBC for 12 years. Professionally, he works with couples and families on a wide-range of mental health concerns and relational patterns. Academically, Professor Buckwalter loves teaching practical therapeutic skills. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys teaching and learning in the back country. Mr. Buckwalter has been married for 29 years and they have four adult children.

Holding a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Kuehner considers himself fortunate to serve students as Associate Professor, Director of the M.A. Professional Counseling Program, and Chair of the Counseling Social Work Department. Whether through ongoing research projects, student instruction and advisement, clinical practice, curriculum development, admissions management, or accreditation endeavors, Dr. Kuehner brings a wealth of scholarly and practical knowledge toward the goal of maintaining and growing premier undergraduate and graduate programs. Surrounded by extremely gifted colleagues, Dr. Kuehner is enthused to collectively forge ahead in training students in both the art and the science of professional psychotherapy undergirded by Integrationist Theory. Areas of instruction for Dr. Kuehner encompass psychopharmacology, abnormal psychology, biopsychology, professional ethics, applied counseling techniques, theories of personality, specialized therapies, and advanced applied research practicum. Dr. Kuehner has been married for 13 years; he and his wife have three children.

A neuropsychologist by training, Dr. Chakara enjoys preparing students to serve the Lord in the field of professional mental health treatment. Over the past 20 years, he has mentored numerous student who have gone on to earn doctoral degrees and professional licensure. Dr. Chakara remains actively invested in scholarly publication of original research and facilitates student application of theoretical principles to their own research endeavors. Beyond scholarship, he relishes helping students apply God’s word in their professional and personal lives.

Dr. Troxell has extensive experience in PA public schools, where he served as teacher, counselor, principal, and supervisor of counseling services. Most recently, he served as the District Supervisor for Counseling Services for the Hempfield School District, in Lancaster County. Currently, he serves as a full time professor in the Counseling & Social Work department at Lancaster Bible College. He has taught courses career education, elementary and secondary counseling systems, human growth & developmental issues, research and statistics for the social sciences, research and statistics for school counselors, group counseling leadership, introduction to school counseling, educational leadership, professional ethics, and counselor practicum/internship. Dr. Troxell served as an educational consultant and trainer for the Education Trust, Washington, DC, actively involved in the training of professional school counselors throughout PA. In addition, he served on the board of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Service Administrators (PAPSA), and speaks on the topic of data analysis and disaggregation in schools; the supervision of pupil services; the evaluation of professional school counseling programs; and the effective use of group counseling in schools.  Dr. Troxell assisted the Pennsylvania Department of Education in the design and developmental of evaluative criteria for Pennsylvania School Counselors. He presented findings on this topic and updated school district administrators at the PAPSA Conference in Lancaster, PA.  Dr. Troxell is also trained in the use of data analysis and disaggregation techniques for professional school counselors. In addition to his vast experience in education, Dr. Troxell was originally trained as a music teacher and professional clarinetist. He has been a member of the Hershey Symphony, the Central Penn Symphony, and the Hershey Big Band, which he founded. In addition, Dr. Troxell performs regularly at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA., where he and his wife attend. He performs regularly with the Franklin & Marshall Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and other musical venues at the college, and continues to perform with the Allegro Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster, under the direction of Dr. Brian Norcross. He has studied clarinet with Drs. William Higgins and Ronald Miller (Messiah College), Beverly Butts, principal clarinetist with the Maryland Symphony, and Richard Hawkins, Fenelon B. Rice Associate Professor of Clarinet at Oberlin Conservatory and professional clarinetist.