About The Speaker
Dr. Kevin Alderson
Dr. Kevin Alderson is a recognized international expert in addictions and LGBTQ+ psychology. He has been a registered counselling and clinical psychologist since 1986 and served as president of the College of Alberta Psychologists from 2018-2019. His most recent books include Choosing the Right Counselor for You (2019), The Concise Guide to Opioid Addiction for Counselors (2021), and Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors (2020). He is currently writing a generic counselling textbook for Cognella Publications.
Dr. Kevin Alderson is a recognized international expert in addictions and LGBTQ+ psychology. He has been a registered counselling and clinical psychologist since 1986 and served as president of the College of Alberta Psychologists from 2018-2019. His most recent books include Choosing the Right Counselor for You (2019), The Concise Guide to Opioid Addiction for Counselors (2021), and Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors (2020). He is currently writing a generic counselling textbook for Cognella Publications.
His earlier books include Counselling: A Comprehensive Profession (Canadian edition; with Samuel T. Gladding), Breathe, Freedom: A Comprehensive and Hypnotic Approach to Quitting Smoking, Grade Power: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Grades Through Self-Hypnosis, Counseling LGBTI Clients, Breaking Out II: The Complete Guide to Building a Positive LGBTI Identity, Same-Sex Marriage: The Personal and the Political (with Kathleen Lahey), Breaking Out I, and Beyond Coming Out.