As a former school counselor in both urban elementary and suburban high school settings, Dr. Parikh developed a strong understanding regarding the need for and usefulness of brief solution focused counseling. In addition to teaching and conducting research, Dr. Parikh has conducted numerous trainings around multiculturalism and diversity, solution-focused counseling, response to intervention, and comprehensive school program development. She has presented to Fortune 500 companies such as Prudential Financial and CSX. Dr. Parikh has also presented various workshops and sessions at the district, state, regional, and national levels over the past decade.