Audrey Cortesi, Psy.D.

Audrey Cortesi, Psy.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School and a pediatric psychologist at Dell Children’s Medical Center, serving patients and families on the pediatric inpatient consultation-liaison behavioral health team, where she serves as the director of consultation-liaison psychology. She also serves as the site director for the Comfort Ability Program at Dell Children’s Medical Center, an evidence-based workshop for youth with chronic pain/functional symptoms and their caregivers.

Cortesi’s clinical work incorporates developmental and environmental factors to adapt interventions to the unique needs of youth and families and to empower them to support improved mental health and overall well-being. Using a culturally responsive, evidence-based approach, she strives to create a collaborative space that highlights the inherent strengths of children, teens and families. Cortesi also works closely with interpreter services to enhance collaboration across disciplines and promote health equity for linguistically diverse patients and families.

Cortesi completed her undergraduate education at the University of Arizona, earning dual degrees in psychology, with a minor in Spanish, and special education and rehabilitation, with an emphasis in deaf studies. She attained her doctorate at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. Cortesi completed her predoctoral internship at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County and her postdoctoral fellowship at Dell Children’s Medical Center/Texas Child Study Center in Austin.