Skills and Expertise:Strong, sound clinical orientation with psychodynamic and family systems base. More than twenty years of experience in human services. Child welfare and adoption expertise. Solid reputation in Mecklenburg County child welfare and human services community. More than twelve years of clinical and leadership experience in child mental health services post master’s degree. Established leadership role in work teams. Strong public speaking and presentation skills. Assessment, treatment planning and therapy services for children, adolescents and adults,including individual, family and group work, specializing in attachment enhancement,adoption issues, separation and loss, parenting preparation and development, behavior management, victims of sexual abuse, abuse and neglect issues, sexually reactive behaviors, anxiety and mood disorders, relationship problems, families of substance abusers, parent/child conflicts, oppositional-defiant disorder, ADHD using play, insight, family therapy, emotion focused, cognitive and cognitive-behavioral techniques.Case management and advocacy for children and families. Clinical supervision. Intern field instruction. Forensic social work and mitigation investigationSpecialties: adoption, attachment, family therapy, parent-child difficulties, anxiety and mood problems, family adjustment and transitions, clinical supervision for LCSW's, forensic social work- including mitigation work and best interest investigations.