Army doctrine development following the Vietnam War.Īs a “military brat,” Christina grew up in Germany, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in American History from Kansas State University and a Master of Arts in Military History from Norwich University with a thesis on U.S. Prior to her career as a social worker, Christina worked as Department of the Army civilian employee at the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and as a Department of the Navy civilian researcher at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. She has practiced in a variety of clinical settings including inpatient psychiatric facilities, prisons, the Veterans Administration, and in private practice.Ĭhristina has extensive experience with the military community, the government sector, and the first responder community. Katherine is a certified clinical supervisor in the state of Virginia & Florida.Ĭhristina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is also a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the states of Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico. Katherine also provides consultation and therapy services to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors and was awarded the 2018 Community Based Care Supporter of the year by TAPS. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and a member of the NASW- VA Chapter CAPG. Katherine earned a Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice and Bachelor of Arts, English from Indiana University and completed her Masters of Science in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has conducted seminars to military service members, mental health professionals, and community providers on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide Prevention and Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Katherine is dedicated to bringing best-in-class practices to the forefront of mental health issues affecting military members, their families and returning war veterans. She has expert knowledge of military culture and military lifestyle both as a professional and as a former military spouse. Katherine has also worked as a psychotherapist at her private practice, Awaken Wellness Center, where her clinical work focused on crisis intervention, trauma, loss and grief counseling, deployment-related mental health issues and the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. In these roles, she was responsible for development and implementation of the EAP, organized, and conducted operational analysis for pre- and post-deployment health assessments. Naval Criminal Investigative Services (US NCIS). Katherine has previous experience as a civilian employee assistance (EAP) manager for the United States Navy and as a casualty assistance consultant in the civilian EAP for U.S. She also served on the US Army Reserve Fatality review board to provide consultation on psychological autopsies post-suicide. In this role, she oversaw the program’s non-clinical consultation and outreach services to more than 200,000 service members and their families as well as Command and Government Programs. Army Reserve Psychological Health program director. She currently consults with the non-profit SAFE Project and has previously overseen a Defense Health Agency Program for transitioning service members and veterans as a Defense contractor. She has vast experience serving military, military families, veterans, and first responders in the DoD, VA, non-profit and civilian sectors. She has over 20 years experience and is also a former Marine Corps veteran spouse. Katherine is a certified therapist in the state of Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, West Virginia, Kentucky, Florida & Texas.
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