Alyssa Szymanski Botte, MA, MDiv, LCMHC, received her Masters of Arts (MA) in clinical mental health counseling and a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) from Wake Forest University in 2017. Alyssa was ordained in 2016 as a minister by the Baptist denomination and is currently a CBF-endorsed pastoral counselor. Her clinical experience includes work with hospice, trauma chaplaincy, pregnancy and child loss, first response (EMT, fire, law enforcmenet, dispatch), military, complex trauma, and dissociation. She is certified in EMDR, trained in brainspotting, and is a Certified First Response Counselor.