MEET YOUR PSYCHOLOGIST
Randy
CottonPh.D.
A career in understanding people.
A practice built on that experience.

IN PRACTICE / RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
MORE THAN THREE DECADES
Experience with depth.
Care with perspective.
Dr. Cotton has provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in acute inpatient and outpatient settings. He has also provided clinical supervision for people training in doctoral clinical psychology.
His experience includes directing programs in inpatient treatment and residential child-caring environments. He has consulted with child protection agencies, medical and surgical hospitals, treatment centers, and faith-based and social outreach programs.
BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM
A teacher.
A collaborator.
A lifelong practitioner.
Dr. Cotton has also taught psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including serving as adjunct professor in Psychology at Mississippi College since 1999. That educational work sits alongside practical experience in program leadership, consultation, and collaboration.
Dr. Cotton is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
The foundation
behind the work.
Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi
M.S.
Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi
B.S.
Psychology
Southeastern Louisiana University
Internship
Professional Psychology
The University of Tennessee, Professional Psychology Internship Consortium
YOUR NEXT STEP
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