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 (LPCC)
- Board Certified Telehealth Provider, level 2 (BCTP-II)
- Special Credential in Problem Gambling treatment (SCPG)
Biography
Debra M. Perez has been a licensed counselor in NM for over 18 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 two, and holds a special credential in problem gambling treatment and a certification in aromatherapy. Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor for Liberty University. She is a coeditor and coauthor on a telebehavioral health book for counselors and has written several chapters covering topics such as working with children of same gendered parents and transitioning classrooms to the online platform. Dr. Perez serves on NMCA Counselors for Advocacy and Social Justice as the membership cochair and on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice committee of IARTC.