Stephanie F Dailey

Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor and assistant professor of counseling at George Mason University. Dr. Dailey's research and clinical work is directed at better understanding trauma-informed response protocols for mass casualty events, increasing resilience in first responders, and working with individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness and complex trauma. Her work at the federal level has included trauma-informed mitigation protocols for public...See more

Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor and assistant professor of counseling at George Mason University. Dr. Dailey's research and clinical work is directed at better understanding trauma-informed response protocols for mass casualty events, increasing resilience in first responders, and working with individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness and complex trauma. Her work at the federal level has included trauma-informed mitigation protocols for public schools during active shooter events, officer wellness programs aimed at improving use-of-force decision-making, and stress inoculation training to increase resilience in military medical providers. Dr. Dailey also co-leads a national school-based program to address current K-12 school shooter vulnerabilities. She has published and presented extensively on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, counseling assessment, and case conceptualization. Dr. Dailey is a former co-chair of the American Counseling Association Ethics Committee (2013-2015); a past-president of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC, 2016-2017); and former chair of the American Counseling Association Foundation (2020-2023). See less