American Counseling Association CEO and leadership

CEO @counselingspeaks | Founder @InHerShoesFoundation | International Keynote Speaker & Philanthropist | Award-Winning Humanitarian| Motivational Speaker & Happiness Coach | Trauma Counselor | Crisis Intervention Expert | Master Online Psychology Teacher | Eagala Certified MHP + Yoga Certified Instructor. Kasia Wereszczynska, LCPC, NCC, RYT, Eagala Certified MHP has experience in working with children, adolescents, families and adults. Originally from Poland, Kasia has developed an appreciation for different cultures. She works to build a healing environment that helps facilitate personal growth and positive change. Kasia has extensive training and experience in crisis intervention, cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psychology. Her areas of specialty include anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, self esteem concerns and stress management.Kasia has provided clinical mental health counseling and crisis intervention to a culturally diverse population serving the South Side of Chicago and the North Shore area. She has a history of working in various settings including the mental health court system with cook county jail, hospital emergency room, community mental health agencies, and both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital settings.Kasia graduated from the Illinois School of Psychology in Chicago with a Master’s degree in Community Counseling. Her undergraduate studies included Psychology. She is a driven individual who is dedicated to her profession. Her drive and dedication manifest with a delightful manner that is key in working with a wide variety of personalities and situations. She is the past President for the Chicago Counseling Association, has served on the NAMI-Metro Sub Board and volunteered with the Sheliah Doyle Foundation. Her passion is to continue to do sound and successful work. She creates a nurturing environment to explore, to heal, and to grow.

Tiffany Erickson is a Chief Communications and Engagement Officer at American Counseling Association and is based in Washington, D.C.. She has worked as Public Relations Specialist at Snell & Wilmer, Director of Brand Advancement at First Things First, and Director of External Relations and Strategic Communications at Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Tiffany attended Institution of Educational Leadership between 2015 and 2016, Arizona State University between 2011 and 2012, and Arizona State University between 2000 and 2004.