Jared Epler

Jared has worked as a counselor for over 15 years in K-12 schools, higher education, community-based organizations, and private mental health practices. He currently works as a public high school counselor, is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and is a co-founder of Forget The Rankings: The Values-Driven College Search. Jared specializes in career and college counseling for youth and adults, mental health counseling, and burnout and self-care in helping professions. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree, where his research focuses on helping educational organizations build comprehensive support systems to fix their burnout problem and increase employee retention. Jared has presented at several national conferences and has also served as adjunct faculty at Rosemont College. He serves as the Co-Director of the PACAC Scholarship Fund and maintains several professional memberships to stay attuned to what is happening in the counseling field.