Maine clinician Amanda Sexton has joined Thomas College as an assistant professor to help lead a new master’s program in clinical mental health counseling, set to launch this fall.
Sexton is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maine with expertise in LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, anxiety, depression and eating disorders. She will prepare future counselors as the college works to expand access to mental health care, especially in rural communities.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Utah State University, a master’s degree in clinical health counseling from Minneapolis-based Capella University and is a doctoral candidate in counselor education and supervision.
“The need for mental health counselors is only going to grow and at the current rate there is already a dearth of available care,” Sexton said. “I am excited to be a part of Thomas College and its goal to provide education for future counselors to provide care to Maine residents as well as beyond.”
About the program
With its new master’s program in clinical mental health counseling, the Waterville school aims to address the urgent mental health care needs in rural Maine and create a pipeline of licensed clinical mental health counselors across the state.
The program will be offered as a two-year graduate pathway to licensure in clinical mental health counseling. Its low-residency format will make the degree accessible to working adults.
Applications are still open for the program.
About Thomas College
Thomas College, led by President Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, is a career-focused private college founded in 1864. It offers programs in the arts and sciences, business and education.
The school is ranked No. 17 among Maine’s largest colleges and universities in the 2026 Mainebiz Book of Lists, based on full-time undergraduate enrollment of 672 in fall 2025.
