Clinical Director of the Intercultural Counseling Connection

• Provided training in trauma-informed clinical treatment for survivors of torture and trauma, asylum seekers, asylees, and refugees.

• Provided assessment and psychological evaluation, treatment, and oral testimony in immigration court to support their asylum cases.

• Offered ongoing individual and group clinical consultation to dedicated licensed clinicians working pro bono to forced migrants in Maryland.

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Community Listeners Training Program©, Founder

• Developed to assist, support, and empower members to work within their community as companions and advocates for those needing emotional guidance and resources. 

• With the sponsorship of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, developed a 35-hour training program for refugee communities and trained 16 members of the Baltimore Bhutanese community in compassionate listening, behavioral/mental health identification, and suicide awareness.

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Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, Clinical Consultant

• Provided psychological treatment for survivors of torture and persecution, written reports, and oral testimony in the Federal Immigration Court in support of a client's application for political asylum.

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Sinai Hospital, Maryland, Senior Psychotherapist, Domestic Violence Program

• Provided crisis intervention in the emergency room, psychological assessment, and ongoing individual treatment and group therapy.

 

CHANA, Baltimore, Maryland, Psychotherapist

• Provided individual and group counseling for survivors of trauma, early childhood abuse, and intimate partner violence in the Jewish Community.

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Healing and Rebuilding our Communities, Community Trauma Healing Facilitator

• Conducted HROC workshops for refugees Rwanda and Indonesia in the model of collective healing for collective trauma.

• Trained service providers including therapists, social workers, community activists, and teachers.

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The Circle of Hope©, Founder

• Community trauma-informed group work fostering peace mediation and Compassionate Listening practices.  

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Paquin School for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents, Baltimore, Maryland

• Offered pre and postnatal movement and discussion classes for pregnant women and parenting for new mothers using movement therapy and psycho-education.

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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Alternative and Complementary Health Care. Psychotherapist

• Provided individual and group mind/body clinical services focused on Herbert Benson’s relaxation response, stress management, cognitive restructuring, body awareness, mindfulness skills, and healthy lifestyle practices.