Ifdil Ifdil, Professor in Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP), Padang, Indonesia. He received his B.E., M.Ed degree, and Pendidikan Profesi Konselor (Counselor Profession Education degree- only in Indonesia) in Guidance and Counseling from Universitas Negeri Padang (West Sumatera, Indonesia), and Ph.D. degree in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Johor, Malaysia), in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2018, respectively. He has been a Professor at UNP, since Dec 2022. His research interests include the field of trauma counseling, assessment, sexual abuse, violence addiction counseling, crisis intervention, ITC in counseling, spiritual counseling, counseling and psychotherapy, internet addiction intervention, and mental health counseling. He is a licensed counselor at the Indonesian Counselors Association (IKI) and a private counselor, a professional in trauma, mental health counseling, crisis counseling, internet addiction intervention, and assessment, ITC in Counseling