Dr. Victoria E. Kress is the director of the Clinical, Mental Health, and Addictions counseling programs at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Dr. Kress advocates for the counseling profession at the local and national level, and she shares unique insights into the crisis of advocacy the counseling profession faces at the local and national level — and what we can do about it. 

Among other achievements, Dr. Kress is a past president of Chi Sigma Iota International, and the Ohio Counseling Association. She has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has co-authored five books on counseling, both adults and children.