Corey Gilbert
Professor of Psychology
Biography
Dr. Gilbert joined the Faculty at Cedarville in 2026. He has been a University professor for over 21 years, primarily at the undergraduate level but also teaching graduate and doctoral courses at various Christian universities. He has also been a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in private practice for over 26 years since 2000. He is the Founder of The HealingLives Center (founded in 2000).
Education and Credentials
- Post-doc in sex therapy, Institute of Sexual Wholeness
- PhD in family psychology, Capella University
- Master of Arts in marriage and family counseling, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Master of Arts in Christian education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Bachelors of Arts in music, Ouachita Baptist University
- Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon and Ohio
Scholarly Works
- Gilbert, C. (2019). I Can't Say That!: Going Beyond "The Talk" Equipping Your Children to Make Choices About Sexuality and Gender From a Biblical Sexual Ethic. Rebel Press.
- Gilbert, C. (2021). Going Beyond "The Talk!" A Teen and Preteen's GUIDE: Empowering YOU to make Choices about Sexuality and Gender from a Biblical Sexual Ethic. HealingLives, LLC.
Interests
- 14 years as a Boy Scout leader, camping, backpacking, and discipleship of sons and dads
- Riding his Harley
- Time with his wife and three kids
- Road tripping across the country
- Concerts
- Movies
- Campfires
- Camping
- Serving
- Teaching
- Planning
- Counseling
- Speaking
- Teaching at churches on healthy sexuality, parenting on these tough issues, healthy marriages, and anything on trauma
Expert Topics
- Sex therapy, gender questions, healthy marriages, dating, and trauma
- Trauma and its impact on building a healthy marriage
- How to date and marry well (I've been teaching a seminar on this for over 25 years)
- A biblical worldview on gender and sexuality
- Age-appropriate conversations on gender and sexuality
Why Cedarville
It is such an honor to be here. Shaping future leaders is a heavy burden. Cedarville is focused and dialed in on a mission that was my heartbeat from the moment I began looking at possibly moving my family from Oregon to Ohio. We saw God's leading all through that process — even at the worse time possible. Cedarville provides an amazing place for students to thrive, question, grow, worship, hurt, relate, and develop into men and women God will continue to use. At Cedarville, we do not just do theory — we aim for practical and biblical — both and. This is a critical model of teaching, and I am honored to be a part of the team and, more specifically, a part of the psychology department.