TTCS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Administration Team
- Office Manager
Job Titles:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Grief Counselor and Master Addiction Counselor who is devoted to helping people move past the issues that can interrupt their personal growth and over all well-being. I have 20 years of social work experience at the management level in the area of program management, and 15-years of psychotherapy experience. My treatment modalities include Interpersonal, Narrative, Ego-Psychology and Cognitive Behavior Therapies.
Dr. Benedicta Okoye has a wide range of clinical experience; she has worked in the healthcare field for over two decades. She is a doctorate prepared Family Nurse Practitioner as well as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She believes in treating every patient uniquely as they present.
Dr. Okoye received her nursing education from Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach Florida where she obtained her Bachelors of Nursing degree in 2002. She continued to work as a critical Nurse and open-heart nurse over the years till 2012.
She went back to school to obtain her master in Nursing from South University in Savannah GA, credentialed by the AANP as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Okoye then proceeded to bag her Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Master Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Degree at Brandman University in Irvine, California and is credentialed by ANCC.
Dr. Okoye believes that it is important to consider biological, psychological, and social factors when addressing behavioral health concerns which is why she is developed to developing balanced, holistic care plan that supports each client in their journey of healing and growth. She is warm, approachable and engages with each individual helping them to be empowered to make informed decisions.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Administration Team
- Marketing and I.T. Specialist
Job Titles:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Primary Therapist
Justin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience working with children and families, addiction, inpatient, and outpatient. Justin is originally from Olney, Maryland, and has also lived in Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Georgia.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Director
- Program Director
- Program Director / Clinical Director of Tender Touch
Works with individuals dealing with anxiety and stress management, depression, relationship issues, HIV education and prevention, adjustment to grief and loss, life transitions, divorce adjustment, and single-parenting. Natoya has received specialized and extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Mrs. Garner has been married to her husband for over 30 years and has three adult children and one grandchild. She enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and family get-togethers.