Tiffany Nielson

Tiffany Nielson is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Counseling and Social Work at the University of Illinois Springfield. She holds a master's in Marital, Couple and Family Counseling and a PhD in Counselor Education and Counseling from Idaho State University.

Her expertise spans clinical work with children, adolescents, couples, and families, including trauma-informed care for child survivors of sexual abuse and addressing diagnoses like depression, ADHD, and anxiety. As an educator, she emphasizes meaningful student relationships, self-directed learning, and hands-on experiences through service-learning projects integrated into child and adolescent counseling coursework.

Her research interests include mentoring, spirituality/religion in counseling and counselor training, experiential learning, and Marital, Couple and Family Counseling (MCFC) topics.