I am a graduate of the Chicago State University Community counseling program Class of 2005 and previously worked as a Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Care Coordinator at Community Mental Health Council in Chicago from 2006 to 2010, and the Clinical Care Manger at the Illinois Mental health Collaborative from 2011 to 2012. I am licensed in the State of Illinois (LCPC) and hold the NCC and CCMHC certificates. I am currently trained and certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy and have been employed at the Bay Pines VA in Florida as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor in the PTSD clinic since 2012.