Biography

Descoteaux is a behavioral health leader, advocate, and clinical counselor with a strong commitment to community mental health. He holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Tulane University with a focus on leadership, advocacy, and equity; a Master’s in Policy, Planning, and Management from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine; and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Goddard College.

With over two decades of experience in behavioral health, Descoteaux has worked with youth and adults across inpatient, residential, and community settings. His clinical background includes extensive work with individuals living with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), substance use disorders, and the impacts of trauma. His research and policy interests include behavioral health access, the overutilization of emergency services for psychiatric crisis intervention, health equity, and the social drivers of health affecting mental health and substance use disorders.

Descoteaux is a visiting faculty member in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Bennington for the 2025-2026 academic year.