Presidential Address

Abstract

This was a Presidential Address for the Society of Counseling Psychology delivered at the 2012 American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. It was based on interviews with 10 informants, as well as my own experience, regarding our personal and professional journeys as immigrant counseling psychologists in the United States. The purpose of the presentation was to increase awareness of the obstacles, triumph, and contributions of immigrant counseling psychologists. I discussed our upbringing experience, family support for career decisions, obstacles and sources of strength, influential persons, relation between immigrant experience and work as counseling psychologists, contributions to counseling psychology, and wisdom to share with the counseling psychology profession.