KaRae Powers-Carey

Dr. Carey embodies the Walden University is a mental health clinician, graduate level professor, and registered nurse specializing in psychiatry. She earned her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision with an emphasis in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and School Guidance Counseling from Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Dr. Carey is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (NC), Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (NC), Master's Ltd. Psychologist (MI), and Licensed Guidance School Counselor (MI & NC). She also holds certifications as a Board Certified Telemental Health Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, National Certified Counselor, and Board Certified Health Services Professional.
Dr. Carey has vast clinical experience in adult and pediatric crisis intervention, substance abuse counseling, inpatient and outpatient therapy, school based counseling, and in community mental health.
Dr. Carey has served as an instructor in higher education for several years at a variety of public and private colleges and universities. Her instructional experiences include providing instruction in both, face-to-face and virtual classroom environments.
Dr. Carey frequently presents at several regional and national conferences annually. She has previously served on the Board of the North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselors as State Conference Committee Chair.
Dr. Carey is a strong advocate for increasing education regarding mental health as improving health equity. She engages frequently with her local community in an effort to decrease the stigma associated with mental illness and to promote help seeking behaviors.
Dr. Carey is very active with those suffering with mental health concerns and those who care for them and provide support. She is also very active in her local community and volunteers at The National Alliance on Mental Illness, SafeChild, The American Red Cross, and Alliance Medical Ministry.

Education

PhD, Oakland University

MS, Madonna University

BS, Madonna University

AS, Henry Ford Community College

AA, Henry Ford Community College

Public Service

North Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor Association, Chair -

Awards / Honors

2010 Outstanding Humanistic Dissertation Award, Association For Humanistic Counseling, 2010

Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, 2005

Kappa Gamma Pi, Madonna University, 2000

King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship, Oakland University, 2004

Robert Brown Memorial Fund Scholarship, Oakland Unviersity, 2005

Publications

Powers-Carey, K. (2016). Teaching Counseling Techniques Using Technology.

Presentations

Blume, T., Powers-Carey, K., Roan, B. (2005). Using Good Will Hunting to teach counseling theory integration. Association for Counselor Educator Supervisors Biannual conference

Carey, K. N., Kargharia, B. (2011). The Integration of Technology in Substance Abuse Treatment.

Carey, K. N. (2009). The Experience of the African American Stepmother.

Crable, A. R., Powers-Carey, K. (2015). Through the Fire: Counselor Educator Burnout. ACES