The Professional Counselor | Volume 14, Issue 2 169 Table 1 Contributor Demographics Alias Age Yrs. of Counseling Exp. Gender Identity Ethnicity Professional Role Ada 28 0–5 years Cisgender woman Black American Doctoral student; practicing counselor Aisha S. 46 15+ years Female Afro-Caribbean Practicing counselor Andrea 24 0–5 years Female Afro-Caribbean Practicing counselor Bianca 25 0–5 years Female Mixed race (Black/Hispanic) Practicing counselor Capt. Ingenuity 37 0–5 years Male Black American Practicing counselor Carlos 41 11–15 years Male Black American Doctoral student Cheeta 39 0–5 years Female Black American Master’s student Denise 42 15+ years Female Black American Doctoral student; practicing counselor Destiny 33 11–15 years Female Black American Counselor educator/ supervisor; practicing counselor Dorothy 45 6–10 years Female Mixed race (Black American & White American) Practicing counselor Erykah 28 0–5 years Female Afro-Caribbean Doctoral student; practicing counselor Franchon 38 11–15 years Female Mixed race (Native and African American) Retired/former counselor Grayson 45 0–5 years Female Black American Practicing counselor Jacques 68 15+ years Male Mixed race (Creole Chamorro) Practicing counselor Jalen 40 15+ years Male Black American Practicing counselor Jena Six 55 0–5 years Female Did not reply Practicing counselor Jesika 41 6–10 years Female Afro-Caribbean Master’s student; school counselor Jo 63 0–5 years Female Black American Practicing counselor Marie J. 31 0–5 years Female Black American Doctoral student Matt 60 15+ years Male Black American Doctoral student Michelle 26 0–5 years Female Black American Master’s student Mildred P. 51 0–5 years Female Black American Master’s student Morris 22 0–5 years Female Black American Master’s student Rene 29 6–10 years Female Black American Practicing resident in counseling Sasha 41 0–5 years Female Black American Doctoral student Serena 26 0–5 years Female Black American Academic advisor Trey 32 6–10 years Male Black American Doctoral student Victor 33 0–5 years Male Black American Practicing counselor
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