Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC, is Professor and Chair of Counseling, Adult, and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University. She is a licensed counselor whose focus includes working with individuals and families facing transitions. Her academic research explores development over the lifespan with a strong focus on women's relationships and women's developmental transitions. Among her book publications are Integrating the Expressive Arts into Counseling Practice (Springer Publishing, 2009); Friends Forever: How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships (2011, ) Counseling Boys