Ronnessa is a Masters Level Clinician seeking licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She earned a Master’s degree in

Clinical Psychology from Eastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology from the University of Pittsburgh at

Johnstown. Her background includes over 17 years’ experience in civil service, mentoring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of

Color) youth who identified as members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the juvenile justice system and delivering individual and

group programming for incarcerated adults for rehabilitation and re-entry back into society, Ronnessa identifies as a social justice

agent who supervises investigations of civil rights’ complaints and delivers trainings on race-based trauma, trauma and

discrimination, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and other civil rights related topics. She also advocates for mental health initiatives

relating to victims of racial injustice, inequity, and other illegal forms of discrimination.

Ronnessa recognizes the existing disparities in BIPOC populations’ access to quality mental health services, due to racial injustice,

and the harmful implications it has on BIPOC individuals. She engages in culturally competent therapy, grounded in various

evidence-based treatment practices, to empower the individual to work through past and current traumas and the everyday stressors

of life, in a non-judgmental fashion.