Counseling and Psychotherapy

Lauren B. Clark, MS, LPC, NCC,is a current doctoral candidate in the counselor education program at the University of New Orleans. She serves as Doctoral Member-at-Large for Chi Sigma Iota-Alpha Eta chapter at the University of New Orleans and has published the journal article, “Utilizing Mindfulness Based CBT to Address Anger and Aggression in Middle Schools.”

Tatiana Cruz, MS, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor in New York state and current doctoral student at the University of Texas at San Antonio studying counselor education and supervision. She received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Thelma Duffey, PhD,is professor and chair in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and past president of the American Counseling Association (ACA). An ACA Fellow, Dr. Duffey was a longtime member of the ACA Governing Council and a two-term ACA treasurer. Dr. Duffey was the founding president of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, a division within ACA, and she is editor of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health . Dr. Duffey has received numerous leadership and research awards from professional organizations, including ACA, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, the Texas Counseling Association, the Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. The Association for Creativity in Counseling established an award in her name. Dr. Duffey has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and four edited and coedited books. Her research interests include relational-cultural theory, developmental relational counseling, creativity in counseling, crisis and trauma counseling, and strengths-based leadership. She is currently spearheading a leadership academy initiative for faculty and doctoral students within her college. Dr. Duffey provided support and consultation in the Newtown, Connecticut, community following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and co-led efforts to provide crisis and trauma services to Sutherland Springs, Texas, and neighboring communities after the church shooting in 2017. Dr. Duffey codirects the Academy for Crisis and Trauma Counseling within the Department of Counseling at UTSA. During her tenure as ACA president, Dr. Duffey led a national antibullying and interpersonal violence initiative, and she currently leads efforts within the UTSA Department of Counseling to support the works of the David’s Legacy Foundation.

Roxane L. Dufrene, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT, NCC,is an associate professor of counseling in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations at The University of New Orleans. She holds a doctorate in counselor education from Mississippi State University and a master’s in counseling psychology from Nicholls State University. Dr. Dufrene has clinical experience in outpatient and inpatient state mental health treatment, college counseling, crisis intervention, training clinics, and collaboration in schools and private practice. She is a Louisiana licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed professional counselor, a licensed professional counselor approved supervisor, and a national certified counselor. Dr. Dufrene is also certified in critical incident stress management and psychological first aid, has Louisiana appraisal privilege, and is an American Red Cross mental health counselor. Her research and teaching interests include disaster mental health, crisis counseling, student remediation, counseling ethics, qualitative and quantitative research in counseling, and supervision.

Cass Dykeman, PhD,is a professor of counseling at Oregon State University. He is the author of two books, 33 book chapters, and 46 peer-reviewed articles. His expertise includes the use of corpus linguistics, Bayesian statistics, and artificial intelligence in counseling research. Prior to working in higher education, he was an elementary and high school counselor in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Dykeman is past president of both the Washington State Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. His current research focus is on the use of natural language processing with counseling transcripts.

Mary Lou Bryant Frank, PhD, MS, MEd, is Fellow at the Institute for Higher Education at the University of Georgia and adjunct faculty at Middle Georgia State University and Brenau University. She is a licensed psychologist, court-approved mediator, consultant, and speaker. She served as vice president for academic affairs at Middle Georgia College, dean of undergraduate and university studies at Kennesaw State University, department head of psychology and sociology at North Georgia College and State University, head of the eating disorders treatment program at Arizona State University, and cofounder of the consulting group Transforming Mediation. Her book, The Mind of a Peacemaker: The Psychology of Mediation , is in its second edition. She has published in national and international journals on peacemaking, compassion, eating disorders, existentialism, and diversity. She served as the president of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution, president of Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education, and currently serves on the International Association of Dispute Resolution board of directors, the International Women’s Think Tank, and several international research counsels. She received the Distinguished Provider Award in Counseling and has been the recipient of grants, national leadership awards, teaching awards, diversity leadership awards, and awards for community service.

Judy W. Green, PhD, LPCC, NCC, NCSC,is a core faculty member in the clinical mental health master’s degree program at Walden University. Prior to joining Walden in 2008, Dr. Green was a tenured associate professor in counseling and human development at Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio, where she was also the school counseling coordinator. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervisory status. She earned a PhD in counseling and human development services from Kent State University as well as two master’s degrees, one in early childhood development and the other in school counseling. Dr. Green has extensive experience working as a teacher, school counselor, and private mental health counselor. She has been serving as a counselor educator since 1995. Her specialty interests include group counseling, grief and trauma counseling, women’s issues, and child and adolescent counseling. She has worked as a volunteer mental health counselor for the Red Cross and trained both school and mental health counselors. She has presented widely at local, state, national, and international conferences. Her current research has taken her to Tanzania, one of the poorest countries in the world, every summer since 2009. Because counseling is not yet a profession there, Dr. Green conducts training seminars for local professional people to become mental health facilitators and is conducting research regarding the perceived self-efficacy of those who have received the training and are currently using their newly acquired skills.

Grace Greenan, MA, LPC,has been a counselor for 22 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts and her master’s in professional counseling from Liberty University. She currently works as an associate vice president for people and experience in a hospital setting and maintains a private counseling practice. She is a student in the PhD program in counselor education and supervision with a concentration on leadership and program development at Walden University. Ms. Greenan’s research interests include the counselor-supervisor relationship, existential and positive psychology, and using mental health principles to improve work environments. She is a member of ACA, the American Psychological Association, and ACES.