I founded LBA Counseling Services in 2012 as a private practice dedicated to helping adults navigate life’s most difficult challenges. I provide individual counseling, trauma therapy, addiction therapy services, and EMDR utilizing somatic psychotherapy.
Experience
- Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- 5 years working at a men’s residential substance abuse treatment facility
- 2 years working in a residential substance abuse treatment facility for male veterans
- 2 years trauma training
- 5 years working with male/female trauma survivors
- Experience facilitating trauma intensives
- Worked for one year as editor of the Clinical Page for The Georgia Society for Clinical Social Workers
- Experience facilitating trauma training for therapists
- Experience working with survivors/victims of domestic violence
- Experience working in a mental health ward of a hospital
- Experience working with men and women in outpatient addiction treatment
Professional Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work (2006) – Barry University, Miami Shores, FL
- Licensed Master Social Worker since 2007
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) since 2012 (#CSW004702)
- Certified Trauma Therapist (CTT) since 2012
- Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) since 2016
- Certified EMDR Therapist since 2019
