Janeé Steele, PhD, LPC

Dr. Janeé Steele is a licensed professional counselor, counselor educator, and diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Steele is also the owner and clinical director of Kalamazoo Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, PLLC, where she provides therapy, supervision, and training in CBT. She is the author of the upcoming book, Racism and African American Mental Health: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Empower Healing, and the co-author of the upcoming book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity, both published through Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Her other scholarly activity includes service as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development and authorship of peer-reviewed articles focused in the areas of CBT, social justice advocacy, and counselor training. Her favorite article, published in the May 2020 issue of the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling and Development, describes cognitive conceptualization and treatment planning using CBT and a proposed cognitive model of internalized racism.

Education:
• PhD, Counselor Education and Supervision, Western Michigan University, 2010
• MSEd, Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University, 2005
• BA, Psychology, Southern Illinois University, 2002

Editorial Board and Reviewer Activities:
• Associate Editor, Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 2021-2024
• Reviewer, Journal of Counseling & Development, 2021-2024
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Counselor Education and Supervision, 2012-2015

Select Publications:
Steele, J. M., & Lee, T. K. (2022). Recognizing and addressing microaggressions in addiction treatment groups: An integrated approach. Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.12103

Steele, J. M., & Newton, C. S. (2022). Culturally adapted cognitive behavior therapy as a model to address internalized racism among African American clients. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 44(2), 98-116.

Steele, J., & Lee, T. (2021). Counseling regulation, education, and representation in the United States of America. Australian Counseling Research Journal, 15, 16-19.

Steele, J. M. (2020). A CBT approach to internalized racism among African Americans. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 42(4), 217-233.

Steele, J. M., & Rawls, G. J. (2015). Quantitative research attitudes and research training perceptions among master's-level students. Counselor Education and Supervision, 54(2), 134-146.

Steele, J. M., Bischof, G. H., & Craig, S. E. (2014). Political ideology and perceptions social justice advocacy among members of the American Counseling Association. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 36(4), 450-467.

Steele, J. M. (2008). Preparing counselors to advocate for social justice: A liberation model. Counselor Education and Supervision, 48(2), 74-85.