Speaker BIO - Familial Loss
Event Speaker: Naomi Berger-Perez
Naomi Berger-Perez is the Director of Counseling Services at UHD. She has worked in the field of mental health for 20 years and is a Licensed Professional
Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, holding a supervisor status
for both. She has a passion for guiding and teaching other counselors and takes pride
in those that she has led to becoming fully licensed. As a native Houstonian, Naomi
has worked in a wide range of mental health settings, starting out in the non-profit
sector at a domestic violence agency and an organization for children, adolescents,
and families in Houston's inner city. She has also worked with those populations
who have complex medical needs both physically and emotionally, and most recently,
as an employee assistance program counselor for a large hospital system, offering
a wide range of support through various counseling modalities for children, adolescents,
and adults. Naomi operates from a person-centered approach and one of open-mindedness
in that every day is a learning experience in which we can learn. Naomi has served
as the Director of Counseling services at UHD for four years, oversees a staff of
6 full-time clinicians, 2 undergraduate assistants, and supports the team's work with
6 master's level interns.
Event Speaker: Jessica Peralta
Jessica Peralta is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She attended the University of Houston-Victoria
in Katy, Texas, where she earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
in 2021. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Houston-Victoria
and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2016. She primarily
works with adolescents, adults, and couples. She enjoys helping her clients identify
the root of many of their initial concerns and working with them to overcome these
obstacles to obtain more clarity about what they have gone through in their past and
the impact it has on their present. Jessica approaches her clients by helping them
speak their mind and openly work through their problems in a safe space. She also
works with couples who are willing and able to take that first step in strengthening
the friendship within their relationship. She strives to help all her clients achieve
a stronger sense of autonomy and confidence in themselves and their abilities.
Familial Loss
Tuesday, September 22nd
12:30–2:00 p.m.
in Buffalo Bayou Room
(next to Starbucks)
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