Lillian Martz is a Doctoral Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at The University of Montana and part-time school counselor at Seeley-Swan High School. Her dissertation work is focused on evaluating a brief positive psychology group intervention with secondary students to determine effectiveness for improving overall wellbeing and academic performance. Her research interests include positive psychology interventions for adolescents, risk and protective factors for suicidality among adolescents, advocating for school counselors, and crisis counseling training for school counselors. She has been a licensed professional school counselor since 2009, working in elementary and high schools in Virginia, Montana, and Washington. She currently holds a class 6 license for school counseling and a PCLC professional counseling candidate license in Montana. She has presented more than a dozen times on topics related to school counseling at local, regional, and state conferences. Lillian is a member of the board of directors with the Montana School Counselor Association where she is co-chair of the Conference Committee and Chair of the Professional Development Committee. She is passionate about social justice and is a member of the inaugural class of National School Counseling Fellows with the Center for Equity in Postsecondary Attainment hosted by San Diego State University where she and other fellows are working on leadership and advocacy projects supporting school counselors and an active member of Counselors for Social Justice. When she’s not working on her research, teaching, or providing counseling services, she enjoys spending time with her husband and getting outdoors!