Dr. Ford has a PhD in human services and is a state and national certified and licensed professional counselor, approved clinical supervisor, and nationally registered play therapist. For the past ...view moreDr. Ford has a PhD in human services and is a state and national certified and licensed professional counselor, approved clinical supervisor, and nationally registered play therapist. For the past twelve years, she has co-owned a state-licensed community mental health organization and a licensed teen-mother residential program for pregnant and parenting teens. Dr. Ford spent nine years working in an urban school system as a school counselor. In the school system, she learned to be an advocate for the underdogs and marginalized populations and provided a voice for those who stood alone and had no voice of their own.view less