Deborah Corey, Ph.D.

, LMFT
805-816-2777 [email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahcorey/
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling and School Psychology, APA Accredited Combined Ph.D. Program
Northern Arizona University, graduated in May 2023

Master of Education in Counseling Psychology

University of British Columbia, graduated in April 1998

Bachelor of Science in Human Services

California State University Fullerton, graduated in June 1993

Licensure/Certifications
Oregon Board of Psychology Licensed Psychologist # 3756 since June 2024
Oregon Board Counselors/Therapists Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist # T2399 since January 2024
California Board of Behavioral Sciences Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #48962 since August 2010
California Qualified Clinical Supervisor since August 2012

Doctoral Dissertation
The Effectiveness of Transgender Healthcare Training on Healthcare Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and
Perceived Competency Providing Gender Affirming Healthcare (Defended May 5, 2023)
The purpose of this mixed-methods research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual transgender
health training in improving knowledge, attitudes, and perceived competency providing gender affirming
healthcare to the transgender community. I was awarded an American Psychological Foundation Division 17
Counseling Psychology research grant for this project.
Dissertation Committee Co-Chairs: Ramona Mellott, Ph.D. and Joseph Wegwert, Ph.D.
Dissertation Committee Members: Dian Squire, Ph.D. and Phillip Schnarrs, Ph.D.

Clinical Experience
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic; Salem, Oregon and Yakima, Washington
Primary Care Psychologist/Behavioral Health Consultant (7/22-present)
Provide psychological services at a Federally Qualified Health Center integrated healthcare team serving
patients of all ages regardless of ability to pay. Consultation with primary care providers to assist with
behavioral health needs of patients. Provides short term brief diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapeutic
services. Primary patient population includes families of migrant farmworkers, immigrants, and refugees.

National Psychology Training Consortium APA Accredited Doctoral Internship; Lafayette, Indiana
Psychologist/Behavioral Consultant Intern- Integrated Healthcare Specialization (7/21-present)
Collaborate with primary care and psychiatric providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to
provide quality integrated care to rural, underserved communities. Provide behavioral health consultations
and evidence-based interventions, including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, and
motivational interviewing at an integrated healthcare setting serving people from diverse cultural and
socioeconomic backgrounds. Conduct brief assessments and screening interviews using instruments and
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techniques utilized in primary care settings, including Patient Stress Questionnaire, PHQ-9, GAD-7, Mood
Disorder Questionnaire, PC-PTSD-5, AUDIT, and DAST. Participate in didactics for psychologists in
training, including primary care culture and practicing psychology in an integrated care setting.

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Counseling/School Psychology Doctoral Practicum Student (9/18-12/20)
Provided individual counseling for Northern Arizona University (NAU) college students seeking help for
depression, anxiety, and adjustment challenges. Conducted psychological and functional behavioral
assessments of high school students with ADHD and learning disabilities and provided school-based
consultation. Worked with a team of faculty and students conducting psychological assessments for Native
American students on the Window Rock and Chinle reservations. All work was supervised by licensed
counseling or school psychologists. Assessment instruments utilized include the PHQ-9, Conners 3, Conners
CBRS, BASC-3, Beck Depression & Anxiety Inventories, CDI-2, RCADS, CEFI, ASRS, MMPI-2, NEO-PI-
3, WAIS-IV, WISC-5, KABC-II, Vineland 3 Comprehensive Interview, Self-Directed Search, KTEA-3,
WIAT-3, CTONI-2, and Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Achievement, and Oral Language.

Segal Telepsychiatry
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (1/14- 9/18)
Provided telehealth assessment and psychotherapy services to adults located in rural California utilizing
HIPPA complaint videoconferencing technology. Collaborated with the clinic psychiatrist to assess,
diagnose, and treat mood, anxiety, adjustment, attention, and learning disorders. Provided supportive,
solution-focused therapy to address relationship, employment, grief/loss, and life transition challenges.

Coastal Psychiatric Medical Associates, Del Mar, CA

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (12/13-5/17)
Conducted behavioral health assessments and provided individual and family therapy services to adult and
adolescents from diverse cultural backgrounds. Collaborated with the clinic psychiatrists to assess, diagnose,
and treat mood, anxiety, adjustment, attention, and learning disorders. Provided supportive, cognitive
behavioral and solution-focused therapy to address relationship, employment, grief/loss, and life transition
challenges. Specialized in serving the LGBT community and working with adults with ADHD and learning
disabilities. Supported transgender people and their families through their gender-affirming transitions.

Exodus Recovery Center, Vista, CA

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (9/12-11/13)
Provided assessment, crisis intervention, counseling and community service linkage to adults needing urgent
mental health services. Supervised social work interns.

County of Santa Barbara Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, Santa Barbara, CA
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Leader/Clinical Program Manager (6/09-9/12)
Managed a community-based multi-disciplinary mental health team serving adults with severe and persistent
mental illness. Supervised clinicians, nursing staff, case managers, peer mentors, and administrative support
staff. Directed staff recruitment, orientation, and training. Evaluated staff performance and facilitated
performance improvement plans. Managed 24-hour crisis line. Facilitated multi-disciplinary treatment
planning meetings. Provided direct clinical and crisis intervention services.

County of Ventura, Ventura, CA

Family Court Mediator and Investigator (6/08-3-09)
Conducted family mediation sessions with parents utilizing family court services to resolve child custody
disputes. Wrote mediation agreements and recommendations for the presiding judge for the child custody
case. Conducted guardianship investigations in response to requests for legal guardianship of an adult.
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College Hospital Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Program, Orange County, CA
Clinical Case Manager/Master’s Prepared Pre-Licensed Therapist (7/04 – 7/07)
Provided group, individual, and family therapy to adults with a mental illness and their families.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary treatment team to provide clinical assessments and develop client
centered, recovery-oriented treatment plans. Coordinated vocational rehabilitation services.

Community Research Foundation, San Diego, CA

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist/Master’s Prepared Pre-Licensed Therapist (9/01 - 2/03)
Developed and implemented an employment program for adults with a mental illness. Supervised peer
support specialists. Provided counseling, treatment planning, and clinical case management. Facilitated
cognitive behavioral therapy, conflict resolution, and employment preparation groups.

Mental Health Review Board, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Review Panel Member (1/96 - 5/98)
Deliberated on three-member administrative law-hearing panels for patients on involuntary psychiatric
hospitalization holds petitioning for release. Took oral and written testimony from patients, patient
advocates, and psychiatric hospital clinical team. Collaborated with other panel members and made decision
to release or continue psychiatric hold based on the British Columbia Mental Health Act.

University of British Columbia (UBC) Student Counseling Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Intern Therapist (9/96 - 5/98)
Under supervision by a licensed psychologist, conducted intake assessments and provided individual and group
psychotherapy to high school and university students while earning my master’s degree in counseling
psychology at UBC. Participated in weekly group supervision and 52 hours of individual supervision.

Research Experience
Northern Arizona University Qualifying Research Project (9/18-1/19)
Completed Qualifying Research Project, a qualitative phenomenological study, which is similar to a master’s
thesis, entitled ‘Transgender People Managing Well; Resilience, Social Support, and Other Protective
Factors That Contribute to Good Mental Health and Well-Being of Transgender People’. Conducted research
interviews with transgender adults who reported that they are managing well as a transgender person and do
not have severe mental health concerns. Conducted data analysis using the software Quirkos.

SmartRevenue Ethnography Research Consultant (9/16-7/17)

Analyzed qualitative data from ethnographic research surveys using content analysis. Assisted with online
survey development for political ethnography and market research projects. Recruited study participants.

Vancouver Crisis Center (1/97 - 3/98)

Designed and conducted needs assessment research using grant funding from the Vancouver Crisis Center to
identify strategies for reducing repeat non-emergency calls that tie up the suicide prevention hotline.
Gathered data from stakeholders utilizing focus groups, surveys, and individual interviews to identify the
unmet needs of repeat crisis line callers. Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using descriptive
statistics and content analysis. Results indicated that people who called the suicide hotlines for non-
emergency reasons often struggled with loneliness and lack of social support. Wrote a research report with
recommendations to develop peer support resources to serve the social support needs of crisis line callers.

Burnaby Peer Support Program Evaluation (12/97 – 4/98)

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Designed and conducted program evaluation research of a peer mentor program for adults with a mental
illness. Developed individual interview survey instrument to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Trained
and supervised research assistant who assisted with conducting the interviews. Analyzed the data using
descriptive statistics and content analysis. Wrote a research report with recommendations for improvement.

Conference and Workshop Presentations

Corey, D., Wegwert, D., Shuler, S., & dickey, l.m. (2020, August 6). Reforming Social Institutions:
Promoting Welcoming, Safe Environments for the LGBTQ Community. In Ramona N. Mellott
(Chair), Virtual Conference of the American Psychological Association [Symposium], Washington, DC.
Drawing from mixed-methods research, this symposium explored increasing protective factors that facilitate
health and well-being of LGBTQ people in healthcare, education, religious, and social settings.

Corey, D. & Wegwert, D. (2019). Supporting Health in the Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Population.
Co-presented with DeAnn Wegwert, RN. at the Let’s Get Better Together Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
Based on our qualitative research project results and clinical experience, we discussed recommended
improvements in education of health professionals regarding transgender and gender nonconforming
identities, health needs and risks for the transgender/gender nonconforming population, and ways of
providing respectful, gender-affirming healthcare.

Corey, D. (2001). Effects of Labels on Attitudes Toward Adults with a Mental Illness.
Poster presented at the 83rd Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Maui, Hawaii.
Supervised college students in the survey design, data collection, and analysis of a quasi-experimental
research project, which studied the effects of using a term hypothesized to be less stigmatic than the term
“mental illness” on community attitudes toward adults with a mental illness.

Teaching Experience
Graduate Assistant, Department of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University (8/17-5/20)
Assisted faculty with teaching graduate level counseling courses. Reviewed videotaped student counseling
sessions and provided detailed feedback. Supervised counseling students in practicum.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, Saddleback College (7/07 – 5/08)

Taught Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods courses to 25-30 students.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, Orange Coast College (8/06 – 5/08)

Taught Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods, and Abnormal Psychology courses to 25-30 students.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Human Development, California State University Fullerton (9/99 - 6/01)
Taught Research Methods and Program Evaluation courses to 20-25 students. Served on the Curriculum
Development Committee. Developed curriculum for a new Disability Studies Minor.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Public Services, Long Beach City College (1/99 - 4/00)
Taught Introduction to Social Work courses to 25-30 students. Served on the Curriculum Development
Committee and helped design new Human Services courses.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Continuing Education, Fullerton College (8/98 - 12/99)
Taught Adult Education Special Education classes of 10-15 adult students with developmental disabilities.
Course content included social, communication, and independent living skills. Developed pre-vocational and
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sex education curriculum modules, which were added to the curriculum for future courses.

Social Action Experience

National Association of Social Workers; Political Action for Candidate Election
Political Field Organizer (8/20-11/20)
Recruited 32 social worker and college student volunteers to text out the vote to Arizonans. Created a text
bank program and obtained an Arizona registered voter list using Nation Builder and ZipWhip. Wrote all
scripts and replies for the text bank and trained volunteers on how to text out the vote. Managed and
supervised my volunteer team, who texted over 35,000 Arizonans to persuade them to vote for NASW
endorsed candidates and motivate them to commit to vote. Created and facilitated voter engagement
workshops, where I trained social workers, college students and high school students how to help register
people to vote in a COVID-19 environment. Participants in my workshops collectively helped nearly 200
Arizonans to register to vote using our QR code and website.

Organizing Corps
Organizing Corps Alumni (5/20-8/20)
Trained in a 5 Day Virtual Bootcamp through Organizing Corps 2020, led by veteran campaign staff that
recruits and trains field organizers. Participated in workshops on the fundamentals of organizing: voter
registration, volunteer recruitment, voter contact, digital tools, data analytics, and field strategy.

Elizabeth Warren for President

Political Campaign Volunteer (11/19-3/20)
Engaged in conversations with voters to learn about the issues that were most important to them and to
persuade them to vote for or learn more about Elizabeth Warren. Connected with voters through door to
door canvassing and text banking. Utilized MiniVan, Spoke, ThruText, and REACH applications.

Move On.org United Against Hate Campaign

Political Campaign Volunteer (2016)
Engaged in community outreach to educate voters about the political positions of the presidential candidates.

No on Proposition 8 Campaign
Political Campaign Volunteer (2008)
Educated voters about issues facing the LGBT community and reasons to vote No on Proposition 8, which
banned same sex marriage in California. Engaged in outreach and community advocacy to dispel negative
myths about same sex marriage and promote the No on Proposition 8 campaign.

Honors/Awards
Distinguished Service to the LGBTQIA Community Award- NAU LGBTQIA Commission (5/20)

Other Community Service Experience and Organization Memberships:

American Psychological Association (APA) Graduate Student Affiliate (7/18-present)
Graduate student affiliate member of APA. Affiliated with Division 44, Society for the Psychology of
Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, and Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology.

City of Flagstaff Commissioner on Diversity Awareness (10/19-6/21)

Appointed by the Flagstaff City Council for a term as a volunteer commissioner on the City of Flagstaff
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Commission on Diversity Awareness, tasked with recommending diversity-oriented policies and community
education. Served as a reviewer for the Priority Based Budgeting Process, which guides the development of
the city budget each year to ensure that City programs align with the priorities of the Flagstaff community.

Toastmasters International Member (1989-2016)

Member of an international communication club to develop public speaking and leadership skills. Won first
place in several club and area level humorous speaking contests and won second place at the district contest.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (2012)

Served as mentor and advocate for a child in the child welfare system.

National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Member and Trainer (1997-2000)

Facilitated Welcoming Diversity Prejudice Reduction workshops which teach participants how to reduce
prejudice and bridge differences between various identity groups, including racial, ethnic, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, age, and ability/disability.

Continuing Education:
National Psychology Training Consortium Doctoral Internship Didactics (7/21-present)
I participate in weekly didactics for psychologists in training, which often focus on practicing psychology in
an integrated care setting. I have completed workshops on Primary Care Culture, Motivational Interviewing,
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Suicide Assessment and Intervention,
Teen Crisis Intervention, Rural Mental Health, Taking Integration to the Next Level/Contextual Interviewing
Substance Abuse Intervention, Tobacco Cessation Intervention, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in
Primary Care, and Gender Affirmative with Transgender Youth. Multicultural trainings included integrated
care with African American, Latino/a, and Jewish communities, taught with a cultural humility perspective.

Gottman Trained Couples Therapist- Level 1 (12/20) Level 2 (06/23)

Completed Level 2 of the Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training; the level required to competently
practice the Gottman Method. The techniques are based on 40 years of scientific research on what makes
relationships succeed or fail, into a practical “nuts-and-bolts” approach to improving couples’ relationships.

Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training Program (9/19)

Completed a one-day training with Dr. Jack Jordan for mental health clinicians on psychotherapy techniques
for clients in bereavement from a loved one dying by suicide.

Denver Summer Solution Focused Therapy 5 Day Intensive Training (7/19)

Completed an intensive clinical training program in Solution Focused Therapy facilitated by Teri Pichot,
LCSW. In addition to a review of Solution Focused Therapy skills, we were provided specialized training on
using Solution Focused Therapy with couples, court-mandated clients, and clients in crisis.

Northern Arizona Suicide Prevention Conference (6/19)

Completed a series of workshops for clinicians on suicide prevention in the Native American community.

Safe Zone Training (9/17)

Completed Safe Zone training on creating LGBTQ inclusive environments. Topics included gender,
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sexuality, LGBTQ identities, and examining assumptions, prejudice, and privilege.