Tina Lott

Dr. Tina Lott is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) licensed in multiple states. She is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), a Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH), and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Dr. Lott earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Addiction Studies from Chicago State University in 2008. She went on to complete her Master of Arts in Community Counseling in 2011 and later earned her Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2018, both from Governors State University.
Dr. Lott is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Illinois Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association. She currently serves as a Board Director for the Center for Credentialing & Education, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors, where she contributes to advancing credentialing standards and professional excellence in counseling.
With over a decade of clinical experience, Dr. Lott has worked extensively with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness (SMI). She previously served as the Executive Director of a mental health facility on the north side of Chicago, where she oversaw operations and programming for residents with complex mental health needs in a long-term care setting.
In addition to her clinical leadership, Dr. Lott is an Academic Program Coordinator and Associate Professor at Walden University. In this role, she has taught practicum and internship courses, playing a critical part in preparing counselors-in-training to become ethical, competent, and culturally responsive practitioners.
Dr. Lott approaches her work with intentionality and purpose. A central focus of her professional identity is addressing stigma and its impact on individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness. She has contributed to scholarship in this area and is expanding her reach through the development of educational content for emerging clinicians and offering consultation in her areas of experience.
She is also a strong advocate for social justice, with a commitment to addressing systemic and individual-level barriers that impact access to care and overall well-being. Dr. Lott integrates these values into her clinical work, teaching, supervision, and leadership.
Clinically, Dr. Lott is a proponent of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and actively provides supervision to counselors-in-training while consulting with colleagues in her areas of expertise. She is deeply committed to her role as a gatekeeper to the counseling profession, ensuring that future clinicians uphold the highest ethical and professional standards.
Outside of her professional responsibilities, Dr. Lott enjoys reading, traveling, painting, exercising, learning Spanish on Duolingo, and spending quality time with her wife, two children, dog and cat.

Education

EdD, Governors State University

MA, Governors State University

BA, Chicago State University