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About Asha Dickerson
Dr. Asha Dickerson is an Atlanta-based educator of counselors, social workers, human service professionals, addictions specialists, and other helping professionals. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). Dr. Dickerson is a native of Montgomery, Alabama and alumna of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and received a doctoral degree from Auburn University.
Dr. Dickerson began her professional career working for the Alabama Department of Human Resources Child Protective Services (CPS) Division. Through reuniting families, assisting with redefining families for Alabama’s foster children, and seeing the benefits of family counseling, she decided to pursue a degree in Counseling. She recognized that the majority of CPS cases were due, in some form, to substance use, and wanted to work specifically with these families. After completing internships in a methadone clinic and family counseling agency, she was invited to join the clinical staff at Fellowship House Inc., a private, non-profit, substance abuse recovery program designed to serve the special needs of individuals who suffer from alcoholism and/or drug addiction and co-occurring disorders.
Dr. Dickerson is currently an Associate Professor at Adler Graduate School in Minnetonka, Minesota and Clinical Director at Someone Cares Atlanta. Although she’s made her home in Georgia, Dr. Dickerson provides workshops, training, and other services throughout the U.S. and in other countries. She is very active in several community, state, and national organizations; currently serving as the Co-Chair of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Emerging Leaders Program, Past-President of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) and Past-Chair of the American Counseling Association of Georgia. Dr. Dickerson has received numerous awards and is an inaugural NBCC Foundation Minority Fellow.
Recent Courses Taught
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500 Principles of Research and Program Evaluation
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503 Introduction to the Counseling Profession
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505 Developmental Psychology
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516 Foundations of Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders
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523 Multi-Cultural Counseling
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525 Essential Interviewing Skills
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532 Group Psychotherapy and Counseling
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533 Clinical Assessment
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536 Clinical Treatment Planning in Counseling & Psychotherapy
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541 Theories of Family Therapy
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542 Couples Counseling
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938 Internship in Mental Health Counseling
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988 Internship in Co-Occurring Disorders
Research Interests and Specialties
Social and cultural diversity
Addictions
Blended family issues
Distinctions & Associations
- Southern Association for Counselor Association and Supervision (SACES)
- American Counseling Association
- American Counseling Association of Georgia
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
- NBCC Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Council
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia
Selected Publications and Presentations
Book Chapters and Sections
Dickerson, A. and Player, A. (2023). Multicultural Advocacy. SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.
Dickerson, A. (2023). Extended Families. SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.
Gray, G., Dickerson, A., & Wanzer, V. (2023). Chapter 16: Gender & Co-occurring Disorders.
Counseling Individuals with Co-Occurring Addictive and Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach. New York: Springer
Dickerson, A. (2016). Couples and Family Forensics. SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Counseling.
Dickerson, A. (2016). Marriage and Family Counseling Core Competencies. SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Counseling.
Dickerson, A. (2016). Family Resource Management. SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Counseling.
Peer Reviewed Journals
Hall, K., Dickerson, A., Ferguson, A., & Burt, J. (2024). Retaining LGBTQQIA+ Faculty to Tenure and Beyond. Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress.
Dickerson, A. and Dickerson, A. (2022). Prenatal socioenvironmental exposures and autism spectrum disorder: A web of confusion. Child Development Perspectives.
Dickerson, A. and Dickerson, A. (2018). Texas School District Autism Prevalence in Children from Non-English-Speaking Homes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Dickerson, A. (2015). Human Rights Revisited. Alabama Counseling Association Journal. 40(1).
Evans, A.M., Dickerson, A., Carney, J., (2014). Work-Life Balance: Counselor Educators Respond. ACA VISTAS.
Scholarly Presentations
Dickerson, A. & Dickerson, A. (2016). Autism Spectrum Disorder Administrative Prevalence in Texas School Children of Immigrant Parents. International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR): Baltimore, MD.
Dickerson, A. (2013). “Don’t Call Me an ‘Angry Black Woman’”: Effectively Working with Women of Color. A Counselor’s View of Italy: Reggello, Italy.
Dickerson, A., Shillingford, A., & Holloway, K. (2024). Legislative Advocacy: What are we doing? What more can we do? American Counseling Association Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Dickerson, A., Player, A., Fisher, R., Browne-James, L. (2023). I’m the Only Black Person In The Class, But I’m the Professor. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES): Denver, CO.
Dickerson, A., Fisher, R., Britton, R. (2020). So Close, Yet So Far: Faculty Mentorship in Distance Programs. Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD): Virtual Summit
Hall, K. & Dickerson, A. (2019). LGBTenure: Assessing the Road to Tenure for LGBT Counselor Educators. American Counseling Association (ACA): New Orleans, LA.
Dickerson, A. & Smith, A. (2018). When External Factors meet Internal Realities: Combating Trauma in African-American Males. NBCC Symposium: Washington, D.C.
Mason, I., Johnson, C., & Dickerson, A. (2018). Social Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Self-Esteem in Black Male College Students Enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly White Institutions. American Counseling Association (ACA): Atlanta, GA.
Smith, A. & Dickerson, A. (2018). When External Factors meet Internal Realities: Combating Depression in African-American Males. Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change: Savannah, GA.
Brooks, M., Dickerson, A., & Tinsley, T.M.. (2017). Lessons on Interviewing, Etiquette, Communication, and Professionalism. NBCC Symposium: Atlanta, GA.
Hall, K. & Dickerson, A. (2017). Minority Faculty Retention in Counselor Education: Updates to Mandates. American Counseling Association (ACA): San Francisco, CA.
Dickerson, A. (2016). Professional Networking. NBCC Symposium: Washington, DC.
Hall, K., & Dickerson, A. (2015) Minority Faculty Retention at CACREP Institutions. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES): Philadelphia, PA.
Dickerson, A. & Brooks, M. (2015). The Counselor Educator as an Ambassador: The Role of Minorities in Developing Curricula and Programs in Academia as well as the Community that Supports the Success of Minority Counseling Students. National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC): Raleigh, NC.
Dickerson, A. & Allen, J. (2015). Smartphone/Tablet App Potential for Increasing Positive Outcomes in Rehabilitation Counseling. American Counseling Association (ACA): Orlando, FL.
Dickerson, A., (2013). Bullying at the College Level. Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Service Day: Honolulu, HI.
Educational Background
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
PhD in Counselor Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
MA in Counseling