Bernie Rupe, LCPC, NCC, CCAT, CCTP

Bernie Rupe has 30 years of experience in the adventure therapy field and has 15 years’ experience working and managing Adventure Therapy programs. He is the founder and Executive Director of Chicago Voyagers, a non-profit charity providing free adventure therapy services to low-income youth of color. He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Nationally Board-Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist. He has developed a community-based model for providing services to those in need and presented workshops seven times at national and international conferences and published research in the field. He is also on the Outdoor Behavioral Health Council’s Proposal Selection Committee for the Wilderness Therapy Symposium.  Bernie feels at home in the outdoors and enjoys international adventure vacations and riding his bicycle almost every day.