Dr. Marty Aaron Cooper is Interim Director and Associate Professor of Mental Health Counseling at SUNY Old Westbury. He is an advanced candidate at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis where he serves on multiple committees including co-chairing the colloquium committee. Dr. Cooper is the editor for GROUP the journal of Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society. His scholarship and practice focus on advancing LGBTQIA+ mental health care, multicultural competence, and psychoanalytic approaches to identity and trauma. He has published widely on transgender identity treatment, intergenerational and historical trauma, and religion and sexuality, and has contributed expert commentary in national media outlets. In recognition of his contributions, he has received awards for teaching excellence and leadership in psychological education. In addition to his academic and research work, Dr. Cooper maintains a clinical practice and holds multiple state licenses as a psychologist and mental health counselor.