As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (“LCSW”) and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (“LCADC”), I am experienced in providing evaluations and counseling. I provide impartial Substance Abuse Evaluations for litigants represented by The State of New Jersey Public Defender’s Office (Criminal Trial and the Office of Parental Representation). Services extend to litigants represented by Private Counsel, for Family Court and Municipal Court matters, IDRC, and school related matters as I am Board approved by Hunterdon Central Regional High School to provide Substance Abuse Evaluations to their students. Furthermore, I am experienced in being Court Appointed to provide Custody Neutral Assessments (“CNAs”) in Ocean County and Burlington County, respectively. I have also been Court Appointed to provide Brief Focused Assessments (“BFA’s”) when the Courts have a more targeted issue or specific question relative to parent-child contact problems. My practice has two locations in Flemington and Neptune (New Jersey), although I do travel Statewide when litigants are not able to travel to me provided that the Courts or the Attorneys can provide a confidential space for me to interview litigants. Prior to entering into Private Practice in March 2019, I was employed for 9 years by The State of New Jersey Superior Court as a “Drug Court TASC Evaluator.”
When subpoenaed, I have provided successful testimony with Judges in various Counties upholding the findings of my evaluations. My evaluations have been instrumental in assisting litigants with acceptance into Recovery Court, sentencing to terms of Special or Standard Probation, assisting the Office of Parental Representation with substance abuse issues that impact Family Court matters, and assisting the Courts in resolving parenting disputes and parent-child contact problems. Over the course of my career, I have received positive testimonials from Judges, Attorneys, and clients. Please refer to the Testimonials page on my website to see what past clients have had to say.
Throughout my career, which began in 2005, I have also provided individual and group counseling for mental health disorders and substance use disorders across various levels of care. Since March 2019, I have been the owner of my highly successful private practice: Assessment and Counseling Services, L.L.C. with locations in Flemington, NJ and Neptune, NJ. I utilize the evidenced based practices of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. I am paneled with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna as an in-network provider of outpatient behavioral health treatment services.
Educator experience has included Adjunct Professor with Raritan Valley Community College where I taught the following courses: Assessment and Treatment, Community Resources and Case Management, and Intro to Addiction. I have also provided presentations for The State of New Jersey Drug Court Conference, Middlesex County Public Defender’s Office, Somerset/Hunterdon County Drug Courts, and CADC/LCADC Continuing Education Credits workshops on the following topics: Understanding the Role of the Clinician within the Judiciary, Urine Drug Testing and Drug Cross Reactivity, Team Building in the Interdisciplinary Judiciary Arena, DSM-5 Differential Diagnosis & ASAM Level of Care Placement. Supervisory experience has included: providing Clinical Supervision for Turning Point and Freedom House to their LAC/LSW/CADC level clinicians and interns seeking LPC/LCSW/CADC/LCADC licensures.