Domestic Violence/Expert Profile

Expertise

I can provide expert response to questions about relationships and intimate partner violence, safety planning, dynamics of domestic violence, teen dating violence, rape, abuse, and incest. I specialize in helping people to gain clarity about relationshisp so that they can have the life they intend to have.

Experience in the area

My experience includes 17 years of serving victims of both sexual and domestic violence. I have been a counselor, advocate, and coach. I started this work because I cared and I started as a volunteer assisting victims in the court room. I am an experienced trainer and group facilitator and I have had the opportunity to serve women, men, and children from all walks of life. For the purposes of this site, I assist people in gaining useful and practical information so that they are able to make difficult decisions.

Organizations

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault Network, Braid the Ladder (Founder), Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) hotline volunteer.

Publications

"Sexual Assault Misconduct Source Book for Schools", various sites on the web.

Education/Credentials

Advanced training in sexual and domestic violence includes: safety planning, teen dating violence, court advocacy, domestic violence effects on children, rape, and sexual abuse. All of the men, women, and children that I met through my work have educated me on this complex problem. I also earned a bachelor's degree from Bluefield College.

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