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Jerry Girard is the Counseling Director of Student Health Services at Montana State University Billings (MSUB) and the co-owner of Girard Consulting and Education. Jerry is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor as well as a Licensed Addiction Counselor with thirteen years of counseling experience at two Montana universities – MSUB and the University of Montana Western. Prior to becoming a clinical counselor, Jerry was a high school teacher and coach who worked at Outlook Schools, Judith Gap Schools, and Beaverhead County High School. In addition to providing counseling, outreach, and adjunct teaching at MSUB, Jerry is passionate about providing mental health and stigma reduction programming and trainings such as Mental Health First Aid and QPR Gatekeeper Training to all who are interested. Jerry is also available to host empathy-oriented conference presentations, guest lectures, and coalition building workshops. Jerry currently lives in Billings with Sherri, his wife of 35 years, and has three amazing adult children and three wonderful grandchildren.