Jeff
Strozier
Jeff Strozier
- Campus: Chicago, IL
- Department: Counselor Education
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
- Office Phone: 312-467-2102
Biography
Jeff Strozier, PhD, LCPC (he/him/they/them) is Interim Department Chair and Director of Clinical Training for the Counselor Education Department at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Strozier earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from The University of New Orleans and MA in Clinical Professional Psychology from Roosevelt University.
Dr. Strozier has over fifteen years of experience within the counseling profession. Prior to joining TCSPP he was Director of the Anti-Violence Project at Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ community center in the Midwest. There he led a team providing trauma focused mental health services to LGBTQ survivors of violence (intimate partner violence). Dr. Strozier also spent time at Thresholds where he provided community-based counseling services and developed expertise in working with individuals living with serious and persistent mental illness. As part of his doctoral training at The University of New Orleans, Dr. Strozier worked with Addiction Recovery Resources of New Orleans where he provided individual and group counseling to clients with substance use disorder within an intensive outpatient setting.
Dr. Strozier's professional areas of interests include topics related to stigma, cultivation of empathy, serious and persistent mental illness, and human sexuality. He has presented at conferences and developed various trainings related to human sexuality, including a presentation at the American Counseling Association Conference on LGBTQ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence being at the. Dr. Strozier is also a member of the Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness where he co-chairs the Social Justice and Advocacy Committee and serves as contributing editor for the association newsletter.
Dr. Strozier is a native Louisianian and has called Chicago home for over 10 years. For fun Dr. Strozier enjoys spending time by the lake, watching live music, visiting museums, and rooting for the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Education History
Degree Institution Year PhD The University of New Orleans , New Orleans, LA 2018 MA Roosevelt University , Chicago, IL 2007 BS Louisiana State University in Shreveport , Shreveport, LA 2002 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Counseling Association Contributing Editor to Newsletter Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness Co-Chair ACSSW Social Justice and Advocacy Committee Presentations
Title Location Date LGBTQ Allyship Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation October 2019 Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Within the LGBTQ Community The Network - Advocating Against Domestic Violence October 2019 Domestic Violence Panel Discussion All Chicago October 2019 LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual Assault Northwestern Medicine Sept 2019 - Jan 2020 Providing Direct Service to LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence All Chicago August 2019 Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence within the LGBTQ Community Chicago Police Department July 2019 Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence within the LGBTQ Community Chicago Area HIV Integrated Services Council Quarterly Meeting October 2018 Essential Diagnosing Techniques for Clinical Mental Health Counselors Louisiana Mental Health Counselors Association May 2016 The Ethical Utilization of Experiential Groups in Training Group Counselors Southern Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors October 2016 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Addiction/Substance Abuse Co-occurring Disorders Clinical Psychology / Mental Health Schizophrenia Domestic Violence Same Sex Domestic Violence Sexuality/Gender Issues LGBTQ Violence Hate/Bias Crimes Licenses
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor , Illinois Publications
Chapter Herlihy, B., Lyons, M., Strozier, J. (2018). Chapter 1: Professional counseling and ethical practice. In Professional counseling: Orientation to past, present and future trends.Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Strozier, J. (2016). Video Vignettes: What to do when asked what to do, Prolonging therapy, Do you like fajitas, & I wish I’d never said it. In In Remley, T., & Herlihy, B. (2016). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (5th ed.).Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Other Strozier, J. (2018). The relationship between the hearing distressing voices simulation and changes in empathy among master’s students in counseling. University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations.