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Heather Delgado

Heather Delgado, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Doctoral Program Coordinator for SERC


Phone: 334-844-7618
Campus Mail: 2054 Haley Center
Office Location: 2054 Haley Center
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Academic Areas

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Counselor Education

Short Bio

Dr. Heather Delgado is an assistant professor and the doctoral program coordinator in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling and Auburn University. She has a background in clinical mental health counseling and has worked professional as a counselor in non-profit, college, private practice, and school settings. Her research interests include counselor identity development, imposter syndrome, and grief/loss issues in counseling (specifically examining non-death losses and suicide intervention and prevention).

Professional & Educational Experience

Dr. Heather Delgado received her Ph.D in Counseling and Counselor Education and her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC). She received her BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC). Dr. Heather Delgado has worked as a licensed clinical mental health counselor associate (NC) in private practice, non-profit, college, and school settings. In addition, she has been working as an assistant professor in the SERC department for the past 5 years.

Research Interests

  • grief and loss issues in counseling

  • counselor identity development

  • imposter syndrome

  • suicide intervention and prevention