Clark D. Ausloos

Clark D. Ausloos, PhD, LPC, LPCC, LSC, NCC, serves as an Adjunct Professor at Palo Alto University, contributing to Master's-level counseling education while maintaining active clinical licensure across multiple domains. His role bridges academic instruction and real-world counseling practice.

His research focuses intensely on advancing equity in therapeutic settings, particularly:

• LGBTGEQIAP+ Issues
• Trans* Issues
• Diversity Preparedness of Counselor-in-Training (CIT)
• Leadership and Service in counseling professions
• Counselor Education Pedagogy/Androgogy
• College Counseling
• Creativity in Counseling

Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal a cohesive trajectory: pioneering queer theory applications in clinical supervision, analyzing emergency credentialing challenges for school counselors, examining grief management after client suicide, and establishing competence frameworks for transgender and gender-expansive populations. This work underscores his commitment to transforming counselor education through social justice lenses and creative pedagogical innovation.

No scientific awards or honors were documented in the source materials.

Dr. Ausloos demonstrates mentorship through publications on CIT diversity preparedness and counselor pedagogy, though formal student advisees are unlisted. Grant funding or specific research projects are not referenced.

No affiliated labs, research teams, or collaborative institutes beyond Palo Alto University were identified.