Working with Clients who Self-Diagnose

Dr. Madeline Clark

Dr. Madeline Clark (she/they) is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a licensed clinical counselor with supervisory endorsement in Nevada (LCPC-S) and Virginia (LPC), a board-certified clinical mental health counselor (CCMHC), a board-certified counselor (NCC), and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). Her clinical experiences include in-patient and outpatient mental health services to include community-based, non-profit, and private practice settings. Her research interests include poverty and social class issues in counseling and how social class impacts client care and outcomes. She has published over 50 articles and book chapters in outlets such as the Journal of Counseling and Development, Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, including her text Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling: A Systemic, Person-Centered, and Ethical Approach (Cognella). She has presented her work internationally, nationally, and locally over 70 times. She has won multiple awards including the American Counseling Association (ACA) Best Practices in Research Award, the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) Research and Writing Award, and the OCA Herman J. Peters Award for Innovation, among others. She is a past president of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). Dr. Clark loves animals and has a rescued pit bull named Remy and cats George and Babadook. In her non-working hours, you can find Dr. Clark doing CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, hiking, and spending time with her partner Victor and daughter Maxine.