Faith

It is important that you know that I'm a Christian and I believe the Bible is the word of God of which I use to personally guide my life. I will not impose my faith onto you, but I believe its vitally important that you know what serves as my guiding post in life.

Personal & Professional Background

I earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1988. It was during my tenure at SUNY Binghamton where I met my beloved husband now for over 30 years. We have been blessed with two children. I earned a Masters in Social Work from Barry University in 1994.

My rich experience with children and families began in Georgia over 20 years ago. I served as a school social worker in an alternative school setting in rural Georgia. At that school, I provided individual, group and family counseling for students who were placed on a short or long term expulsion. I also served on a multi-disciplinary team and facilitated the integration of students back into the mainstream school settings and/or alternative settings.

Current Work

I have continued my career as a school social worker to aid in the linkage of systems to support children and their families. As a licensed clinical social worker, through my private practice, Newness of Life Counseling Services, LLC, I’m committed to walking with clients to unveil solutions to daily challenges they face. I’m reminded of the proverbial message in Proverbs 27: 17 “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” I find it a humble honor to serve in this capacity.

Currently I serve as a board member, on the Georgia Chapter of Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV) is when a person grows up in a home with domestic violence. The scope of this work unveils the psychological impact that domestic violence has on a person well into adulthood. An area of focus for the Georgia chapter is training practitioners to screen for childhood domestic violence, identifying the link between health and mental health abnormalities when a person grows up in a home with domestic violence.