I am a life-long learner and have worked as a clinical social worker for over ten years in mental health and substance use settings. I work with people from all different backgrounds and support people showing up as their authentic selves. Through my work, I have found it most helpful for the clients I’m working with to pull from a range of treatment modalities and be able to identify tools that best align with your goals and how you’d like to achieve them. Primarily, my perspective of practice is rooted in Rogerian and Strengths-based perspectives.

 After receiving my Master’s in Social Work from Howard University, I have continued to expand my learning and specialization through continual trainings and certifications, including Motivational Interviewing, Seeking Safety, Integrated Mental Health/Addictions Treatment Training, Zero Suicide, and Comprehensive Crisis Management. I have continued engagement in the educational field and learning emerging techniques and evidence-based treatment modalities through my work as a professor in the Social Work graduate departments of Columbia University and Rutgers University.