Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Adolescent/Teen
- Group
About My Clients
The expert of your story is YOU! We will use your strengths in addressing the challenges that interfere with your well-being to be your best self. It takes courage to seek out assistance towards achieving this goal.
My Background and Approach
Professionally, I have credentials as a School Social Worker, Supervision in Field Instruction, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). My practice experience is substance abuse with/without medication assistance, mental health, and education. My work experience is as a Substance Abuse Counselor at Essex Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker in an acute care setting at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Field Liaison with Rutgers School of Social Work, and School Social Worker with Paterson Public Schools.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am a member of the United Holy Church of America Inc-Northern District Convocation; National Association of Black Social Workers-New Jersey Chapter; Women of Color-New Jersey; Parents Unified for Local School Education (PULSE)-Journey for Justice Alliance; Resource Trainer with People's Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism workshops; Alliance for Newark Public Schools; Founder/Executive Director of Balm In Gilead Community Services Inc, a Non-Profit Community-Based Organization to address the behavioral health needs in communities prevalent with crime, poverty, and violence; Chief Executive Officer at Making Connections Professional Services, LLC, a consulting agency that provides clinical supervision and administrative support; a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc; and a member of Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC); City of Newark Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner; sista-teacher.com, a blog about education and healthcare relating to the marginalized.