A DSM-5-TR Companion for Counselors

Madeline Clark, Ph.D., LCPC-S (NV), LPC (VA), NCC, CCMHC, ACS (she/they) is a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Clark is a licensed and boarded counselor and the current president of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES; 2026-27), and a past-president of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). Her research interests include equity in counseling and best practices in counselor education. Katherine Feather, Ph.D., LCPC-S (NV) (she/her) is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education at Central Michigan University. She is a counselor educator, licensed clinical professional counselor, supervisor, and researcher with a specialization in autism and mental health education. Clark Ausloos, Ph.D., LPC (MI), LPCC (OH), LSC, NCC (he/him) is a core faculty member in the Counseling Program at Oakland University. He holds a Ph.D. in counselor education and an M.A. in school and clinical mental health counseling, maintaining independent professional licensures in Ohio and Michigan. Stacey Diane Aranez Litam, Ph.D., LPCC- S (OH), NCC, CCMHC (she/her/siya) is a Filipina and Chinese associate professor of counselor education at Cleveland State University, a racial equity strategist, licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology.