Benedicte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who obtained her Mater’s in clinical social work from the Virginia Commonwealth University and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has been working in the Human Services field for over 17 years. Benedicte is a trauma-informed, culturally competent and compassionate multilingual practitioner with experience working with children, adults and families from diverse and multi-cultural backgrounds. She is passionate about providing mental health support to victims of sexual abuse and first responders. Her treatment approach includes a trauma-informed approach to help clients with traumatic experiences, grief, stress management, depression and anxiety-related symptoms. Benedicte utilizes mindfulness mediations with a client-centered and solution-focused approach to help build coping skills and foster healthy habits and boundaries.