Dr. Corrine Faye Buchanan, Ph.D., LMHC (FL), LMFT (FL), LPC (OR), NCC

Corrine Buchanan, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, NCC, is Clinical Faculty and Somatic Counseling Concentration Coordinator in the Counseling Education Program at Prescott College. A counselor educator, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor, she teaches and speaks at the intersections of somatic counseling, mindfulness, trauma recovery, relationships and family systems, LGBTQIA+ mental health, and counselor development. Her dissertation research used hermeneutic photography to explore queer joy among trans women and trans femme geeks, including the roles of creativity, fandom, community, and belonging.

Dr. Buchanan is licensed as a mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist in Florida and as a professional counselor in Oregon. She is a Florida Qualified Supervisor for both mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy, an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and EMDR Consultant-in-Training, a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, a Certified Geek Therapist, and a Therapeutic Game Master. Her expertise also includes crisis response and collaborative safety planning, relational neuroscience, therapeutic gaming, spiritually integrated counseling, and the ethical integration of body-based practices in therapy.

She earned her PhD in Counseling and Counselor Education from the University of Florida, holds an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and completed a graduate certificate through the University of Florida Center for Spirituality and Health. Her academic background also includes an undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies. Her media experience includes expert commentary for Mindful, a feature in Florida Gator Magazine, and an interview on Shift Change Radio. She translates clinical research and counseling theory into practical, non-stigmatizing guidance for individuals, families, clinicians, and educators.

Sub-specialties:

Disability: Neurodivergence and mental health; sensory regulation; mindfulness related to neurodivergence; neurodiversity-affirming counseling.

Education: Counselor education; graduate counselor training; counseling ethics; counselor professional identity and development.

Feminism: Feminist and intersectional approaches to counseling; gender, embodiment, relationships, institutions, and power.

Health: Mind-body-spirit well-being; somatic and embodied approaches; mindfulness and meditation; trauma recovery; nervous-system regulation.

Higher education: Graduate clinical training; experiential and embodied pedagogy; clinical supervision; counselor development; qualitative research and hermeneutic photography; somatic counseling curriculum and concentration leadership.

Intersectionality: Intersections among gender, sexuality, culture, embodiment, mental health, and geek and fandom identities; queer joy, resilience, community, and belonging.

LGBTQIA: Transgender and nonbinary youth and adult mental health; queer joy and belonging among trans women and trans femme geeks; gender-affirming counseling; counselor development in gender-affirming practice; family acceptance; identity disclosure; suicide prevention and collaborative safety planning.

Mental health: Somatic counseling; trauma-informed care and EMDR therapy; mindfulness-based approaches; crisis intervention; suicide prevention; collaborative safety planning; relational neuroscience.

Parenthood: Parenting and co-parenting; family transitions; family acceptance; supporting families through trauma, grief, mental-health crises, suicide risk, and identity disclosure.

Pop culture: Geek therapy; therapeutic gaming; tabletop role-playing games and Dungeons & Dragons in counseling; fandom as a source of identity, queer joy, community, belonging, emotional regulation, and social connection.

Relationships: Couples counseling; family systems; attachment and relational patterns; communication and conflict; consent and healthy boundaries.

Religion: Ethical integration of clients’ religious beliefs into counseling; religious and spiritual coping; meaning-making.

Social justice: Culturally responsive and affirming counseling; equity in counselor education; professional ethics and advocacy.

Spirituality: Spiritually integrated counseling; contemplative practice; spiritual wellness and coping; meaning-making; mind–body–spirit approaches.

Women’s issues: Women’s and trans femme mental health and well-being; feminist and intersectional perspectives on gender, embodiment, relationships, and power.

Work-life balance: Mindfulness; stress and nervous-system regulation; boundaries; sustainable self-care.

Youth: LGBTQIA+ youth mental health; family acceptance; identity development; suicide prevention and safety planning; neurodivergence and social connection.