Education
| Ph.D. | 1998 | Auburn University | Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Ed.S. | 1991 | University of West Georgia | Guidance and Counseling |
| M.A. | 1989 | University of West Georgia | Psychology |
| B.A. | 1983 | University of Miami | Psychology |
Licensure & Certification
- Licensed Professional Counselor, GA #01930 (1994–present)
- Diplomate in Trauma Counseling, American Mental Health Counselors Association (2018–present)
- American Red Cross Certified Disaster Mental Health Counselor / Supervisor (1997–2022)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Psychotherapists — Lifetime Member (2001–present)
- Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia — Clinical Member & Founding Member (1993–present)
- American Headache Society
Selected Honors
Alumni Achievement Award — College of Social Sciences (2020)University
of West Georgia
Georgia Counselor Educator of the Year (2019)Licensed Professional
Counselors Association of Georgia
Cluster Headache International Advocacy Award
(2019)ClusterBusters
Georgia Counselor of the Year (2004)Licensed Professional Counselors
Association of Georgia
Clinical Experience
Counselor in Private Practice — 1993–present, Carrollton,
GA
Individual, marital, and family psychotherapy; clinical supervision; crisis intervention; hospital and school consultation; mediation.
Counselor Supervisor — 1997–2024, Carrollton, GA
Individual and group clinical supervision for counselor trainees.
Primary Therapist — 1991–1993, Murphy-Harpst-Vashti Center,
Cedartown, GA
Assessment, treatment planning, individual, group, and family psychotherapy in a residential setting for severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
Outpatient Coordinator — 1988–1991, Gateway — A Center for
the Treatment of Addictive Illness, Carrollton, GA
Assessment, individual & group psychotherapy, program development.
Academic Appointments
University of West Georgia — Department of Psychology
Professor Emeritus2022–present
Professor2014–2021
Associate Professor2004–2014
Assistant Professor1998–2004
Coordinator of Therapeutic Services1999–2009
Instructor1992–2004
Selected Publications
Schor LI, et al. The location of pain in cluster headache: Data from the International Cluster
Headache Questionnaire. Headache. 2024.
Schor LI, et al. Cluster headache epidemiology including pediatric onset, sex, and ICHD criteria.
Headache. 2021.
Burish MJ, Pearson SM, Shapiro RE, Zhang W, Schor LI. Cluster headache is one of the most
intensely painful human conditions. Headache. 2020.
Schor, L. (2013). Leaps of faith: A therapy tale twice told. Voices: The Art and Science of
Psychotherapy, 49(2).
Schor, L. I. (2009). Dissociative Identity Disorder: Too much for one soul to bear?
Voices, 44(2). (Invited author)
Schor, L. I. (1999). Brief humanistic and existential therapy. In Brief Interventions and
Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse. SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol Series, Vol. 34.
Compton, M. T., Cibulas, B. K., … Schor, L., et al. (2005). Incorporating community mental health
into local bioterrorism planning. Community Mental Health Journal, 41(6).