Gideon Litherland, PhD, LCPC, NCC, CCMHC, BC-TMH, serves as core faculty in the Counseling@Northwestern master’s program at the Family Institute at Northwestern University where he teaches, supervises, and serves on the distributed clinical training team. Gideon earned his PhD in Counseling from Oregon State University and his MA in Counseling Psychology from the Family Institute at Northwestern University. Gideon has served in multiple leadership roles within the Illinois Association for LGBT Issues in Counseling, the Alumni Advisory Board of the Family Institute at Northwestern University, and the Counseling Research and Leadership Lab at Oregon State University. He currently serves on the Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (ACES) and the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Joint Taskforce, working to identify collaborative opportunities for ACES and AMHCA members. His research interests include clinical supervision, instrumentation, psychometrics, and relational-cultural praxis. Gideon maintains a private practice as a clinical counselor, supervisor, and consultant in Chicago, Illinois. He works with individuals, couples, and groups from a relational-cultural approach.

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