• McCann & Associates: Consultant. Work with family businesses in the areas of succession, communication, conflict resolution.

Education and Training

• A.A.S., Legal Studies, Milwaukee Area Technical college, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, high honors.
• Earned certification through National Association of Legal Assistants.
• B.A., Human Development, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, high honors.
• Masters of Clinical Social Work, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, high honors.
• Earned certification as a practitioner of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples and Families through the International Center for Excellence in EFT, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Completed two advanced externships at the Summer Emotions Institute in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Other Experience

• Founder of Orlando Relationship Institute, LLC, whose mission is to provide counseling to individuals, couples, and families to repair and create fulfilling relationships, and to train and supervise licensed mental health practitioners of Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Families.
• University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida—part-time instructor in the Masters of Clinical Social Work Program.
• Florida Hospital Behavioral Health Center, Orlando, Florida—worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker on Adult and Adolescent Treatment Units.
• Held positions with corporate law firms as litigation specialist paralegal.

Licensure, Professional Affiliations

• State of Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW6752)
• Member National Association of Social Workers

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