Ayse Torres

Dr. Ayse Torres is Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at Florida Atlantic University and serves as the clinical rehabilitation counseling program coordinator. Dr. Torres has worked in various counseling and leadership roles in public rehabilitation counseling settings. As a certified rehabilitation counselor, she has gained extensive experience in working with individuals with a wide range of physical and mental disabilities. Dr. Torres’s research has focused on investigating evidence-based practices in clinical rehabilitation counseling, and on the integration of veterans with disabilities into communities. She developed a motivational interviewing training for rehabilitation counselors and trained counselors throughout the State of Florida. In recognition for the contribution from her research to the field of Counselor Education, her dissertation recently won the 2018 Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Outstanding Dissertation award.

Research Interests:

• Innovative approaches to employment and vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities
• Advanced technology applications in job skills training, including augmented reality and virtual interventions
• Enhancing therapeutic alliance and client engagement in rehabilitation counseling
• Community-based initiatives for veteran support and mental health
• Culturally-responsive counseling and international rehabilitation practices