Thelma Duffey, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita, Counseling
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Thelma Duffey, Ph.D. was a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She was the 64th President of the American Counseling Association. A tireless mentor and author, Thelma chaired more than 35 dissertations, co-authored four books and 35 book chapters, and authored more than 40 peer-reviewed articles. All forms of creativity inspired Thelma. She was the founder of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association. She founded and served as the Editor of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health since 2004. She focused on helping families through grief and loss and her efforts were recognized with many awards including the Association for Creativity in Counseling’s Thelma Duffey Vision and Innovation Award.
