Debra Perez, PhD, LPCC, BCTP-II, SCPG
Core Faculty
Education
- PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from University of the Cumberlands
- MA in Professional Counseling from New Mexico Highlands University
- BS in Psychology from University of New Mexico
Field of Expertise
- Private Practice
- Trauma
- Suicide
- Couples and families
- Adolescents
Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor – Supervisor (LPCC-S)
- Board Certified Telehealth Provider, level 3 (BCTP-III)
- Special Credential in Problem Gambling treatment (SCPG)
Biography
Debra M. Perez has been a licensed counselor in NM for over 20 years, treating trauma in minority populations and rural communities. She currently provides telebehavioral health services online in a private practice serving rural New Mexico. Dr. Perez is a Board Certified Telebehavioral Health Provider, level three, and holds a special credential in problem gambling treatment and a certification in aromatherapy. She is a coeditor and coauthor on a telebehavioral health book for counselors and a diagnosis and treatment book for children and adolescents. She has written several chapters covering topics such as telebehavioral health, suicide, working with children of same gendered parents, and transitioning classrooms to the online platform. Dr. Perez serves on NMCA as past-president (2025-2026) and president (2024-2025), NM Counselors for Advocacy and Social Justice as past-president (2024-2025) and president (2023-2024), on the Social Justice and Advocacy committee for ACSSW as chair, and on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice committee of IARTC.