Planting a Forest

Abstract

Louise Douce has been a leader in the field of counseling psychology and, more specifically, college student mental health for over 40 years. Her long-standing involvement in the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP) or Division 17 of the American Psychological Association through a variety of leadership roles—including fellows chair, vice president of education and training, president, and SCP council representative—demonstrate her covenant with the values and spirit of counseling psychology. She is renowned for her endless passion for diversity and inclusion, her role as a visionary, her commitment to creating change on college campuses around mental health issues, and her excellence as a mentor. These themes come to life through the eyes of those who have been mentored and inspired by her important work on behalf of all counseling psychologists.