indiana counseling association

2021 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Heather Trepal, Ph.D., LPC-S (TX) is a Professor and Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research and publications focus on professional advocacy, counselor education and supervision, culturally responsive counseling, self-injurious behavior, sexual trauma, and integrated behavioral healthcare. She currently serves as the Project Director for the Program for the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral Health (PITCH), a 4-year $807,000 Federal Health Resources and Services Administration Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training grant. Dr. Trepal has served as President of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC), both divisions of the American Counseling Association (ACA). She was the 2019-2020 President of the American Counseling Association.