Jeff Peterson

Jeff Peterson, Ph.D., LCPC, LPC, NCC, PCC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at Wayne State College, holding CACREP core faculty designation. Licensed as a Clinical Professional Counselor and supervisor across six states (Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah), he previously taught at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and Northwestern University.

His educational qualifications include:

• Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Walden University (2017)
• M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University (2012)
• B.A. in American Studies/Sociology from University of Iowa (1996)

Research centers on relational cultural theory emphasizing growth-fostering relationships, with specialization in developing multicultural learning environments that address aversion, shame, anger, racism, gender identity, and sexual orientation negativity. He actively advocates for integrating clinician self-care training into CACREP-accredited mental health curricula and reducing identity-based microaggressions in therapeutic settings.

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Peterson served as Chi Sigma Iota faculty advisor at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and mentored the Quad collaboration (US Air Force Academy, Colorado College, University of Colorado) developing school-based suicide prevention protocols. His grant-related work includes creating PESI's clinical anger treatment certification curriculum and presenting for Good Therapy on shame's developmental impacts.

He co-founded the Healthcare Guild national non-profit connecting sexual/gender minorities with affirming healthcare providers and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling.