Dr. MICHAEL V. ELLIS received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University and a M.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology.  Dr. Ellis is Board Certified in Counseling Psychology, a licensed psychologist in New York and Hawaii, a Collaborative Divorce Mental Health Professional, a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Provider,, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS).  As a scientist-practitioner, Dr. Ellis has over 40 years of experience as a practitioner, clinical supervisor, and supervisor trainer.  He maintains a private practice, working with clients from adolescents through the elderly representing diverse racial and cultural backgrounds and identities with a wide variety of presenting issues.  Although his practice is a general one, Dr. Ellis has particular expertise working with trauma and medically-related disorders, and works with individuals and couples. 

As a Professor Emeritus in the Division of Counseling Psychology at the University at Albany (https://www.albany.edu/education/faculty/michael-v-ellis), Dr. Ellis has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and monographs, and has served on several peer-reviewed journal editorial boards.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Counseling Psychology and the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA).  In 1993, Dr. Ellis was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in Trinidad and Tobago.  He received the 2010 Distinguished Professional Achievement Award and, along with his co-authors, the Outstanding Publication of the Year Award (2015, 2016, and 2022) from the Supervision and Training Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17, APA).  Viewed through the lens of diversity, oppression, and privilege, his teaching and research interests include clinical supervision, supervisor training, clinical judgment, and research methodology, psychometrics, and statistics.  As an internationally renowned expert in clinical supervision, he is frequently called upon to conduct workshops on clinical supervision both nationally and internationally.