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Regina Ray, L.C.S.W.

Embedded Counselor in Residential Well-being

Regina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and works as the Lead Clinician for the Embedded Counselors within the Residential Well-being program. She has experience with anxiety, trauma, ADHD, depression, adjustment disorders, and life transitions. She enjoys working with students from every background and has a specialization in working with marginalized individuals and first-generation students.

She received a BSW from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and an MSW from North Carolina A&T State University. Her therapy style involves developing a solid therapeutic alliance and finding common ground to start the work with students. She aims to establish an open space for students to feel invited, validated, and supported. Regina’s approach relies on Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy and Solution-focused therapy.

When Regina is not working, she enjoys online shopping, reading her emotional support kindle, and finding new ways to decorate her spaces.