Carmen Buffington

Biography

Dr. Carmen Buffington is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed specialist in school psychology. She is also credentialed as a Health Service Psychologist with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. She received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as a Master of Arts and Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology from the APA-accredited program at Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Atlanta, Georgia. She completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship with the Houston Independent School District. Dr. Buffington has extensive experience serving children, adolescents and young adults across a variety of settings. Some of her supervised training included completing psychological evaluations and trauma therapy services to youth in foster care at Devereux Treatment Network in Kennesaw, Georgia, and consultation, pain management and short-term therapy services to patients in the AFLAC Cancer and Blood Disorders Department of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. In Texas, she has provided crisis management, risk assessments and short-term therapy services to students in Houston ISD and completed psychoeducational evaluations in the Spring Independent School District. Dr. Buffington has an interest in providing psychological services to underserved communities. She specializes in completing psychological evaluations, consultation and therapy services to children and adolescents. She combines cognitive behavioral, solution-focused and person-centered approaches to provide support in the areas of trauma, executive functioning difficulties, depression and anxiety.