Dr. Batool earned her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology in 2021 at the University of North Dakota. She completed her internship at Compass Health Network in Columbia, MO and is currently completing her post-doctoral residency. Dr. Batool embodies a multicultural and integrative approach in providing clinical supervision, psychotherapy, and testing services. Her passion for research and advocacy is centered around the issue of forced marriages in the United States and its lack of awareness in the field of mental health. Through her dissertation research, she hopes to advocate for re-conceptualizing forced marriages beyond race, age, culture, and religion to effectively address serious mental health challenges and stigma against immigrant communities.