Devika Dibya Choudhuri

Devika Dibya Choudhuri is a professor in the graduate program in Counseling at Eastern Michigan University. A licensed professional counselor in Michigan and Connecticut, she has over 15 years of experience working with clients individually, as well as in couples, families, and groups. She carries the National Certified Counselor and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor credentials as well as the Approved Clinical Supervisor. She specializes in cross cultural and diversity issues, as well as trauma, assault and abuse and is a certified EMDR Therapist. She is also a certified coach, consultant, and frequent presenter on cultural competence, diversity and ethical issues, as well as trauma and loss. She teaches courses such as cross cultural counseling, advanced multicultural counseling, crisis, trauma, grief and loss, counseling skills, group work, couple and family, and counseling women and LGBTQ populations. Her clinical experience has been in agency and university settings, working with refugee populations, sexual assault and abuse survivors, and immigrant and multicultural populations. She completed her undergraduate work at Smith College, her MS in Counseling from the University of Vermont and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Syracuse University. She has served on the NBCC Board of Directors, and on the Minority Fellowship Program Doctoral Advisory Council.