Dr. Caroline Clauss-Ehlers (aka Dr. CC) is a Professor of Psychology in the School of Health Professions at Long Island University (LIU), Brooklyn and Honorary Professor at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Perú. She is inaugural co-director of the LIU Institute for Professional Development that seeks to build provider capacity to deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive services for those with complex mental health challenges as a result of catastrophic events like war, displacement, and immigration. Her clinical and research interests focus on trauma and resilience in children and families, and culturally responsive intervention. Dr. CC attended Oberlin College, graduating with Honors in Government and stimulating an ongoing concern for how psychology can inform public policy and create social change. She completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University with a pre-doctoral internship at Bellevue Hospital/New York University Medical Center within the Bilingual Treatment Program. 

Born in New York and raised in Venezuela, Dr. CC has worked with both English and Spanish-speaking communities throughout her career. She is a licensed psychologist in the states of New York and Pennsylvania with certification in couple and family psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. She maintains a private practice. 

In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, Dr. CC has served as Chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Re-envisioning the Multicultural Guidelines for the 21st Century. The work of the Task Force led to publication of the report titled Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality, 2017. She served as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development for six years. She is a Fellow of  APA Division 53, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Division 43, Society for Couple and Family Psychology. 

Dr. CC has written several books. Eating Together, Being Together: Recipes, Activities, and Advice from a Chef Dad and Psychologist Mom, co-authored with her husband Julian Clauss-Ehlers, a noted chef in New York, is about strengthening families through the preparation, rituals, and enjoyment of food.  The book focuses especially on the importance of eating mindfulness and creating family connection by cooking together. Her most recent book, Applying Multiculturalism: An Ecological Approach to the APA Guidelines, co-authored with Scott Hunter, Gayle Skawennio Morse, and Usha Tummala-Narra, provides students and professionals with practical applications for clinical practice, teaching and training, research, and consultation within a multicultural context.

Among her honors and awards, APA's Society for Couple and Family Psychology honored Dr. CC with the Distinguished Service to Family Psychology Award in 2022 and the Carolyn Attneave Diversity Award in 2018. She was honored by the American Counseling Association (ACA) with the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development Distinguished Service Award for Exceptional Leadership and Devoted Service to the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development in 2018 and the ACA Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Exemplary Diversity Leadership Award in 2014. A dedicated teacher and mentor, the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education Alumni Association honored Dr. CC with the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award in 2014.

Dr. CC is also a freelance journalist who cares about providing mental health information to the public. She currently writes a blog for Psychology Today called Eating Together, Being Together that makes connections between cooking and community. She was a columnist for HOY (Newsday in Spanish), a contributor to Ser Padres (Parents magazine in Spanish), and a guest correspondent for Univision and Telemundo T48, NBC Bay Area. Dr. CC was a Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism and currently serves as an advisory board member for this program. She has worked to increase an understanding of mental health and promote community well-being through collaborations with various media outlets such as Healthline, Glamour, CBS, and ABC, among others. 

Dr. CC lives in NYC with her husband and has three children.