Jennifer Toof , LPC, NCC, is the owner/founder of Trauma Informed Counseling & Consulting, through which she provides trauma-informed mental health counseling services to children and adults and trauma/mental health consulting services to organizations. She earned her PhD in International Psychology from The Chicago School with a focus on trauma services. She has presented on a wide array of subjects at national and international professional conferences, most recently presenting on the topic of this book at the 2023 American Psychological Association conference in Washington, DC. She has been published in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as childhood trauma, integrated family therapy, and rehabilitative yoga and mindfulness for the incarcerated population. Dr. Ami Crowley is a Full Time Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Department at The Chicago School - Online where she teaches numerous classes and supervises the clinical fieldwork experience of mental health counseling graduate students. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati in their Substance Abuse Counseling program. Additionally, she is the co-owner and founder of Infinity Counseling Services, LLC, through which she provides mental health and substance abuse counseling services, supervisors counseling interns, as well as provides trainings and consulting services to organizations.

Dr. Crowley is an active member of many national, state, and local professional associations, holding numerous offices and contributing to the progression of the field of counseling through advocacy, research, presenting, and publication. She currently resides in Florida with her family.