Meet the experts
Our Team
The robust Continued Counseling course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of behavioral health professionals and industry professionals.
Katie Kirk
PsyD, LAC
Group Managing Editor, Behavioral Health
Katrinna Matthews
DSW, MEd, LAPSW
Managing Editor, Social Work
Olivia Walliser
CE Administrator
Chelsea Richardson
MSW, LCSW, LAC, C-DBT
Assistant Director, CEU Administration
Caitlin Grefe
Continuing Education Producer
Featured Presenters
The instructors and guest editors who present our counseling courses are skilled experts in topics such as ethics, mental health and trauma.
Nika Ball, MOT, OTR/L, ATP, is the CEU Administrator/Assistant Editor for OccupationalTherapy.com. She has been an occupational therapist for 14 years and worked in a variety of settings, including hospital, acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, outpatient, and home healthcare. Ms. Ball received her Assistive Technology Professional certification from RESNA in 2017. She is an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) field advocate and is passionate about mental health awareness, advocacy, and education. Ms. Ball has participated in multiple annual AFSP fundraiser/awareness community walks for suicide prevention as team leader and participant.
Dr. Patrice Berry is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience. She specializes in treating children, families, and adults with histories of trauma, adoption, depression, anxiety, and adjustment/life-stage issues. She provides outpatient therapy, psychological testing, life/business coaching, and her background includes overseeing a school-based therapeutic program for middle and high school students. Dr. Berry also has a YouTube channel where she provides educational videos for children and families. Her YouTube channel was born after noticing that many of her clients struggled to find time to read book recommendations but would follow through with watching brief YouTube videos.
Heather is a certified drug and alcohol and gambling counselor, EMDR therapist, and conducts pet-assisted therapy. She has two decades of experience working in various levels of care, including residential and outpatient services. Heather specializes in working with individuals dealing with trauma, grief, substance abuse, gambling and gaming addiction, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and anxiety. Additionally, she has training in cross-cultural therapy and has worked with clients from diverse backgrounds, specifically working with minority clients leaving the criminal justice system. Heather is a therapist who understands that treating the whole person is essential to the healing process and working on ways of living forward.
Advisory Board
Continued Counseling benefits from the expertise of a distinguished Advisory Board, which provides topic-specific content in the development of the course library.
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