Jairo N. Fuertes, PhD, ABPP, LMHC, is Professor of Psychology in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. He is a licensed psychologist and mental health counselor in New York State and has Board Certification in both Counseling and Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is also a staff psychologist at the counseling center at Baruch College, City University of New York.