Cortny Stark (she/her/hers) PhD LPCC LADAC CRC joined the University of New Mexico counselor education faculty in 2024. Prior to this position, she spent five years with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as an assistant professor and the Substance Use and Recovery Counseling program coordinator. Dr. Stark is also a telehealth therapist with the Trauma Treatment Center and Research Facility, providing trauma reprocessing and integration, clinical services for substance use and process addictions, and supporting transgender and gender-expansive youth. In addition to her role as a clinician, Dr. Stark provides supervision for provisionally licensed counselors seeking their Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) credential in Colorado, is a Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, and facilitates nationwide trainings with the Motivational Interviewing Training Center out of Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Stark’s research utilizes qualitative and mixed methods, and focuses on LGBTQQIA+ issues in counseling, therapeutic youth mentorship programming, leader development, integrative approaches to trauma reprocessing and integration, trauma-informed care, and substance use and recovery.
