I am originally from St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands. I moved to Florida when I was 18 years-old to attend Bethune-Cookman College, in Daytona Beach, FL to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. After graduating with my bachelor’s degree, I moved to Orlando and starting working at an agency for abused and neglected children. Two years later, I started my master's degree at the University of Central Florida and earned my master’s degree in mental health counseling, with certificates in marriage and family therapy and play therapy. After graduation, I started working at a large substance abuse and mental health agency as a mental health counselor for 6 1/2 years. I am currently a licensed mental health counselor and national certified counselor. I am currently a clinical manager for a program for at-risk adolescents and their families in the Orlando area. I am happily married to a great man and we do not have any children yet. I suffered from epilepsy all of my life until I had a successful brain surgery in 2012 to remove the part of my brain that was causing the seizures to occur and since then I have been seizure free! I am very grateful to be seizure free and give back sharing my story with other patients and caregivers. I was selected and served as a Patient Research Advisor for a company called PatientsLikeMe with 12 other patients for the inaugural one-year term. Although our term ended in May 2015, we are still very involved with the company to help improve healthcare for all patients. In addition, my journey with epilepsy sparked a research passion in me about the caregiver burden of persons caring for a loved one with a chronic medical condition and the mental health implications of that. I am currently a doctoral student at Walden University pursuing a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with an emphasis on counseling and social change. Another one of my research interests is the modern forms of racism and oppression, known as microaggression. I would like to research the mental health implications of microaggression for various minority groups and promote healing among these individuals.
I have a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision, counseling and the counseling and social change specialization from Walden University . I am the Current President of the Florida Counseling Association until June 2021.
Most Memorable Moment:
My most memorable moments were earning my degrees.
High School: Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas, USVI,
class of 1999
Experience
I currently work with Adler Graduate School
as Full Time Faculty Member
I have 12 years of experience working in the
Counseling industry.
Clinical Manager|
Aspire Health Partners, Inc.
From April 2014 to Current • 12 year(s)
Oversee clinical and administrative functions of dual diagnosis Wraparound program serving at-risk adolescents and families. Hire and manage staff, attend meetings, and maintain Wraparound model fidelity.
Patient Research Advisor|
PatientsLikeMe
From March 2014 to May 2015 • 1 year(s)
Collaborated with patient research advisors to provide feedback on patient-centered research and co-authored best practices guide.
Back On Track Counselor|
Aspire Health Partners, Inc.
From April 2011 to April 2014 • 3 year(s)
Complete psycho-social assessments and facilitate substance abuse educational groups to adolescents and parents.
F.O.C.U.S. Counselor|
Aspire Health Partners, Inc.
From January 2008 to April 2014 • 6 year(s)
Provide mental health assessments, therapy, and crisis counseling to individuals and families. Train staff, supervise interns, and collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals.
On-Call Staff|
Boys Town of Central Florida
From March 2009 to September 2011 • 2 year(s)
Provided services to youth in adolescent shelters including teaching social skills and monitoring behaviors.
Child Care Worker|
Boys Town of Central Florida
From June 2006 to March 2009 • 3 year(s)
Taught social skills to toddlers and assessed daily behaviors in Children Emergency Shelter.
Social Investigator/Counseling Intern|
UCF- Social Investigation Program
From May 2007 to December 2007 • 0 year(s)
Provided mental health and family counseling and conducted court-ordered Social Investigations.
Graduate Research Assistant|
University of Central Florida- Office of the Dean
From August 2006 to December 2006 • 0 year(s)
Conducted video coding and participated in research team meetings.
Youth Care Worker II|
Boys Town of Central Florida
From January 2005 to June 2006 • 1 year(s)
Taught social skills to adolescents and monitored daily behaviors including suicidal risk management.
Graduate Research Assistant|
University of Central Florida
From May 2005 to May 2006 • 1 year(s)
Scored assessments, coordinated workshops, and trained new research assistants for Stronger Marriages grant.
Graduate Research Assistant|
University of Central Florida-Project Central
From January 2005 to May 2005 • 0 year(s)
Conducted empirical research and analyzed qualitative data.
Assistant Family Teacher|
Boys Town of Central Florida
From September 2003 to January 2005 • 2 year(s)
Advised adolescents on career choices and taught social skills in residential program.
Mental Health Intern|
ACT Corp
From July 2002 to January 2003 • 1 year(s)
Maintained client files, participated in supervisions, and observed counseling sessions.
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