I am clinical social worker Vanessa Mahmoud. I have spent the last 40 years working in the profession. Over the course of her career, I have worked with a wide range of clients, including those who have experienced significant trauma. In private practice I offer individual treatment, professional supervision for therapists, and consultancy to nearby colleges. For more than 20 years, I have worked with people who are in college and graduate or professional schools. I have worked as a consultant and therapist with numerous different organizations in addition to holding the positions of director of counseling services at Spelman College, and as a coordinator of family therapy at Ridgeview Institute.. as well as with soldiers who are survivors of combat stress. I have contributed to a number of publications and papers and have worked as visiting faculty at the Multi Cultural Family Therapy Center in New Jersey.