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Biography

Katharine R. Sperandio, Ph.D., LPC (NJ/PA), CAADC (PA), ACS, NCC (she/her) is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Counseling at ÌÇÐÄvlog. She holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree in Community/Addictions Counseling (2014) and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (2019) from William & Mary, both CACREP-accredited programs. 

Her primary areas of expertise include addictions and recovery counseling, ethical issues in counseling, and family systems and addictions. She is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) in Pennsylvania and has more than 12 years of experience working with individuals living with addiction and their families across a variety of treatment settings, including Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. She has authored more than 15 peer-reviewed publications in professional counseling journals, including the recently renamed Journal of Addictions and Justice-Involved Counseling (formerly Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling), the Journal of Counseling and Development, and The Professional Counselor. She also provides supervision to post-Master's counselors-in-training who are working towards full licensure in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In addition to her scholarship, she serves on the Editorial Review Boards of several professional journals, including Counseling & Values, Counselor Education and Supervision, and Counselor Preparation and Supervision. She serves as an Associate Editor for The Professional Counselor and was recently named Associate Editor for the Journal of Addictions and Justice-Involved Counseling. 
 

Finally, her contributions to the profession have been recognized through several honors. In 2023, she received the Supervision Award by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), and in 2020, she was awarded the Student Appreciation Award at her former university, Thomas Jefferson University. 

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Research

Behavioral addictions and Substance Use Disorder counseling

Ethical and social justice issues related to addictions and Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Addictions and family systems

Trauma-informed care

Recovery and wellness 

Publications

Green, D. A., & Sperandio, K. R. (2024). Abolitionist praxis for substance use clients who experience anti-drug policing. Professional Counselor, 14(1), 48-63.

Moh, Y., Sperandio, K. R., Munthali, G., & Dugan, A.(2023). Incorporating trauma-informed teaching practices in the counselor education classroom. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision.

Sperandio, K. R., Gutierrez, D., Tuazon, V. E., Kirk, M., & Lopez, J. (2023). The relationship between posttraumatic growth and forgiveness following the drug-related death of a loved one. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12202

Russo, G. M., Smith, S., & Sperandio, K. R. (2023). A meta-analysis of neurofeedback for treating substance use disorders. Journal of Counseling and Development, 1-14.

Sperandio, K. R., Goshorn, J. R., Moh, Y., Gonzalez, E., & Johnson, N. G. (2022). Never ready: Addictions counselors dealing with client death. Journal of Counseling & Development, 101(1), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12440 

Moh, Y. & Sperandio, K. R. (2022). The Need to Consider Requiring Trauma Training in Entry-Level Academic Training Programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 44(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.44.1.03

Sperandio, K. R., Gutierrez, D., Lopez, J., Kirk, M., Mason, W. N. (2021). Post-traumatic growth after the drug-related death of a loved one: Understanding the influence of self-compassion and hope. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807211052479

Sperandio, K. R., Gressard, C. F., & Gutierrez, D. (2021). When a man loves a woman: Experiences of male partners in relationships with addicted women. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 42, 97-112. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.12096

Sperandio, K. R., Gutierrez, G., Hilert, A., & Fan, S. (2021). The lived experiences of addiction counselors after marijuana legalization. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 42(1), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaoc.12088

Gonzalez, E., Sperandio, K. R., Mullen, P. R., & Tuazon, V. E. (2021). Development and initial testing of the Multidimensional Cultural Humility Scale. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 54(1), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2020.1745648

Honors & Awards

Faculty Research Merit Award, Saint Joseph's University (2024)

Supervision Award, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (2023)

Student Appreciation Award, Thomas Jefferson University (2020)