BROWARD PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES - Key Persons

Celia Tatman has been providing clinical mental health, education, and faith-based services to individuals, families, and at-risk youth in a variety of settings since 1993. She holds a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University, a bachelor's degree in Education from Florida International University, and is a member of the American Counseling Association, Florida Mental Health Counselors Association and NAMI. Using evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Child Centered Play Therapy, Celia is dedicated to providing individuals, children, adolescents and families with a safe and non-judgmental environment to confront their problems, learn positive coping skills, improve social skills and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships. Celia has specialized training in Crisis Intervention, Foster Care, Adoption and Suicide Assessment and Prevention.

Dr. Nunez is a licensed psychologist who has extensive experience in psychotherapy and psychological testing. She has specialized training in cognitive behavioral treatment for individuals and families. She is a member of various professional associations including American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT). Her professional goal is to help others obtain a positive life balance through learning life's psychological essentials. Dr. Nunez has been working in the field of psychology since the late 1990s. She is a native to South Florida who started her career by helping ‘at risk' families in the heart of Miami. Since this time she has gained experience in providing Psychological treatment to individuals in diverse setting such as Jackson Memorial Hospital/UM Crisis Stabilization Unit, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. She has also developed and implemented residential and community based programs for adolescents with a history of abuse and trauma. Dr. Nunez has presented at local and national conferences including BSAIN and NAPN. Prior to co-founding BPS, Dr. Nunez was the Director of Clinical Training at Chrysalis Health and a Professor of Psychology at Jones University. During this time she was able to share her knowledge and expertise within the field of psychology with doctoral level residents and interns. Currently, Dr. Nunez provides treatment to individuals and families, and conducts Psychological Evaluations. She enjoys presenting at Psychological conferences and is a community advocate in the area of Psychology. She continues to provide Clinical Supervision to doctoral level residents and also serves as a Psychological Consultant for Federal agencies.