{"id":21140,"date":"2026-08-24T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/?page_id=21140"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:03:08","slug":"drew-killmer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/about\/meet-the-staff\/drew-killmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Killmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"10355\" src=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Calendar_Blue.png\" alt=\"Syracuse University Barnes Center at The Arch Blue Calendar Icon\" class=\"wp-image-10355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Calendar_Blue.png 440w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Calendar_Blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Calendar_Blue-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/mental-health\/\">Mental Health Appointments<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"10364\" src=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Phone_Orange.png\" alt=\"Syracuse University Barnes Center at The Arch Orange Telephone Icon\" class=\"wp-image-10364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Phone_Orange.png 440w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Phone_Orange-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Phone_Orange-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"tel:+13154438000\">Call 315.443.8000<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"10359\" src=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Clock_Blue.png\" alt=\"Syracuse University Barnes Center at The Arch Blue Clock Icon\" class=\"wp-image-10359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Clock_Blue.png 440w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Clock_Blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Clock_Blue-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/about\/facilities-and-hours\/\">Facilities and Hours<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Drew-Killmer.jpg\" alt=\"Drew Killmer portrait\" class=\"wp-image-21142\" style=\"width:185px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Therapeutic Style:<\/strong> My approach is primarily an integrative one, aiming to support and empower students in ways that are best suited to their needs, facing challenges together collaboratively. At the foundation of all therapeutic work is relationship and trust, and my aim is to earn that with each student I work with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinically, I am inspired by existential and psychodynamic theories, but find it meaningful to integrate techniques from a wide range of sources and schools of thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional Interests:<\/strong> My clinical areas of interest include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related anxiety disorders, eating disorders and substance use. I am extremely passionate about working with cross-cultural and multilingual populations, including immigrant and second-language communities. Above all, I am focused on how we find purpose, identity and meaning, believing it to be helpful to think about and uncover these deep aspects of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Group and Liaison Roles: <\/strong>I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to facilitate groups and related activities at various substance use programs and school settings. I have worked for over four years at substance use rehabilitation facilities and also served as a foster care case manager, where I developed a sensitivity to social and family systems and an awareness of the impactful role environment plays in our lives. In that role, I coordinated treatment across foster parents, schools, mental health providers and medical care teams, working to provide the best possible care for each child I served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Educational Background: <\/strong>I received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Truman State University in psychology and philosophy. I completed additional study through the Stanford Inter-University Center (IUC) program in Japan, where I researched prominent Japanese psychologists and wrote and presented a mini-thesis in Japanese. I am currently pursuing a master\u2019s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pronouns:<\/strong> He\/Him\/His<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Therapeutic Style: My approach is primarily an integrative one, aiming to support and empower students in ways that are best suited to their needs, facing challenges together collaboratively. At the foundation of all therapeutic work is relationship and trust, and my aim is to earn that with each student I work with. 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