Kevin G. Alderson, PhD, is professor emeritus of counseling psychology from the University of Calgary. He has been a counselor for 40 years and a registered psychologist since 1986. He is serving a 3-year term as president-elect, president, and past president, consecutively, for the College of Alberta Psychologists, the body that regulates psychology in Alberta, Canada. Professor Alderson is a professional member of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and holds the highest level of membership (i.e., Drug Demand Reduction Professional Membership) within the International Society of Substance Use Professionals. He currently sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Substance Dependence and the Austin Journal of Drug Abuse and Addiction. He holds membership in the American Counseling Association, the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and the Canadian Psychological Association. Since 2008, Dr. Alderson has been the editor in chief of the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the only national peer-reviewed journal in the counseling and psychotherapy field in Canada. He currently works half-time for Yorkville University as its director for a proposed online doctor of counseling and psychotherapy degree program.