Biography:

Brett Wilkinson, PhD, is an associate professor of counselor education at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) and a licensed mental health counselor in private practice working with individuals, couples, and families. He is Editor-in-Chief of ACA’s The Journal of Humanistic Counseling and founding director of the PFW Institute for Counseling Research, which designs clinical practice and training studies in counseling and psychotherapy. He is the co-author of Therapeutic Change with Difficult Clients: Precursors and Techniques in the CHANGES Model (2025; APA Books). He provides consultations and trainings on the CHANGES Model, existential-phenomenological practices, reflective supervision, cognitive complexity, and embodied mindfulness to community agencies, school systems, and university programs.