Serena holds a MSc in Health Promotion and Socio-Behavioral Sciences and a BA in Psychology.  Her academic and career path has been greatly shaped by her personal experiences with womanhood, motherhood and addiction. She has been working in the field of mental health and addictions since 2004 in a number of different capacities, including counseling, community development, harm-reduction, as well as program development and evaluation. Through her own journey of healing Serena has found her heart’s passion working with recovering addicts, particularly mothers and their children to break the legacies of intergenerational trauma and is humbled to walk alongside individuals and families on their recovery path. Trained in EMDR, CBT, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness, and is a Certified in Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Partner Trauma Therapists (candidate), Serena approaches healing the wounds of complex and developmental trauma using top-down and bottom-up therapies. She is proud to be a member of the amazing team of passionate and dedicated professionals that make Residents in Recovery the unique and diverse organization that it has grown to be.