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- Dr. April Brewer, DBH, LPCDr. April Brewer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She gained direct research, writing, and editorial experience while conducting dissertation research at Arizona State University, providing direct clinical care to a population diagnosed with either Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 or Type 2 and comorbid alcohol use in a medical setting. View profile
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- Elizabeth Erban, LMFT, IMH-ELearn more about Elizabeth Erban, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View profile
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- Paige Henry, LMSW, J.D.Paige Henry is a licensed clinical social worker in Detroit, MI. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2009. In 2010 she earn a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. Paige went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree in 2022 from Wayne State University. Paige is passionate about working to empowering individuals and communities to reach their goals.View profile
- Corey Pitts, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCSCorey believes contributing to mental health content involves non-biased, open-minded approaches to the literature, evidenced based practice, as well as reasoned argumentation of both/all sides of a topic. Having passion for non-biased content ensures that the reader can utilize the information provided to ensure they make informed, reasonable choices based on the literature and their own morals, values, and/or clinical opinion. View profile
- April Kouri, LMHCApril Kouri is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who resides in Central Florida, and loves every part of her job as a helping professional. She has worked for over 15 years in the mental health industry, and believes that every experience is an opportunity for personal growth. She has worked in a variety of different mental health and educational settings that have allowed her to develop a unique understanding of people of all walks of life. This understanding of people allows her to find a deep sense of personal fulfillment, particularly in activities that bring her into contact with the experiences of others. In her free time, April enjoys reading, visiting the beach, and spending time with family.View profile
- Dr. Samuel Sarmiento, MDDr. Sarmiento is a physician, consultant, and entrepreneur who loves solving complex problems in healthcare and beyond. He has a diverse background in surgery, public health, and business. He completed his internship in general surgery at Mayo Clinic, master's degrees in public health and business at Johns Hopkins University, and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical outcomes research at Johns Hopkins Hospital. View profile
- Dr. Jennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOMJennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOM is a double board-certified physician in both family medicine and obesity medicine. She has a wide array of clinical experience, ranging from years of traditional clinic practice to hospitalist care to providing a complex patient-centered medical home. View profile
- Dr. Andrea Cziffer Paul, MDAndrea Cziffer Paul, MD, is a physician and medical writer/editor. In 2011, she co-founded BoardVitals, a health and medical education company for which she oversaw the creation of millions of pieces of medical content, and now works as a consultant in the medical content space.View profile
- Dr. Jerry Crimmins, PsyD, LPLearn more about Jerry Crimmins, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View profile
- Dawn Brown, MA, LPC, NCCDawn Brown is a Board Certified Nationally Certified Counselor who has been a counselor for 20 years. Her counseling work includes private practice (both face to face and online), psychiatric treatment programs to include inpatient, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs. She is particularly interested in researching, writing, and working with depression, anxiety and trauma patients. View profile
- Melissa Guarnaccia, LCSWLearn more about Melissa Guarnaccia, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View profile
- Laura Angers Maddox, NCC, LPCLaura Angers has focused her work experience with individuals, families, and couples equally. She worked in a group home, in office settings and she has also provided in-home counseling during the past few years. Laura has experience working with survivors of trauma and abuse, individuals with depression, stress, and anxiety, as well as couples with relationship distress. View profile
- Aaron Dutil, LMHC, LPCAaron Dutil has been professionally writing and editing for a number of years; covering a variety of mental health-related topics. Currently, he can be found answering questions related to mental health on both Quora and Twitter. Aaron has edited and ghostwritten many blog posts for various behavioral health websites and organizations throughout the years.View profile
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