Dr. Lorie DeCarvalho is the Vice President of Behavioral Health Sciences for the Roseburg Family Medicine Residency Program, where she oversees the development of the Behavioral Health training program.
As a licensed clinical psychologist with over two decades of experience practicing therapy, 16 years as a clinical psychologist, Dr. DeCarvalho is a board certified and fellowship-trained expert in trauma/ PTSD with a subspecialty in military trauma. Prior to joining UCHC, Dr. DeCarvalho created and opened several behavioral health clinics in Central California for a large hospital network. She also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry for Loma Linda University Medical Center for over 11 years.
Dr. DeCarvalho earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University in 2003. She completed an APA-accredited residency at the Jerry Pettis VA Medical Center and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the National Center for PTSD in Honolulu, Hawaii. She served at the Honolulu VA Medical Center and Tripler Army Medical Center. Dr. DeCarvalho also has a master’s degree in experimental psychology from Loma Linda University, a master’s degree in counseling psychology and bachelor’s degree in Psychology with Pre-Med from Southern Oregon University. Dr. DeCarvalho’s experience in developing and running behavioral health programs, as a clinical psychologist and therapist for over two decades, and as a former psychiatry professor make her remarkably equipped for teaching and mentoring family medicine residents.
In her practice, Dr. DeCarvalho works with children, teens, adults, and the elderly. She treats individuals with anxiety, depression, those coping with acute or chronic medical illnesses, adjustment to family, health, relationship, work, and significant life stressors. Dr. DeCarvalho works with LGBTQ issues, grief/ loss, women’s issues, and those who desire short-term therapy to help them move to the next level in their career or life goals. She focuses on the whole person and integrates current, effective therapies based on a patient’s specific needs. It is her goal to educate and empower individuals, to help them reach their highest life potential.
