Victoria E. Kress, PhD/LPCC-S (OH), NCC, CCMHC, is a professor, counselling clinic director, and the director of the clinical mental health and addictions counselling programs at Youngstown State University. She has over 25 years of clinical experience working with youth and adults in various settings, which include community mental health centres, hospitals, residential treatment facilities, private practices and college counselling centres. She has published over 130 refereed articles and book chapters and she has coauthored 5 books on counseling youth and adults. She was identified as the top producer/publisher in counselling journals between the years 2000 and 2017.Linda Seligman, PhD, received her doctorate in counselling psychology from Columbia University. Her primary research interests included diagnosis and treatment planning as well as counselling people with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Dr. Seligman was a professor at George Mason University for 25 years. She was later named professor emerita. She also wrote more than 80 professional articles and text chapters. She lectured throughout the United States, as well as internationally, on diagnosis and treatment planning and was recognised for her expertise on that subject.Lourie W. Reichenberg, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia. She also provides clinical supervision for therapists and interns at The Women's Center in Vienna, Virginia. She earned her master's degree in counselling psychology from Marymount University. She has taught crisis counselling, abnormal psychology and counselling theories to graduate and undergraduate students. She is currently on the executive committee of the Virginia Association of Clinical Counselors and serves on the board of directors for the Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors. She has edited more than 30 texts and monographs. Her primary interests include crisis counselling; grief and loss and helping individuals, couples and families cope with life transitions. She approaches her work as a therapist, educator and community volunteer from a humanistic, person-centred and emotionally focused perspective and incorporates mindfulness into her practice.
