About me
Daniel (El/He/Him/His) is an immigrant from Mexico. He received his master's from St. Edward's University and is a doctoral student in counselor education and practice at Georgia State University. He is a researcher, educator, supervisor-in-training, nationally certified counselor (NCC), and NBCC Minority Fellow. Daniel is primarily involved with ACAGA as the advocacy liaison. Daniel has served as the day of service chair, conference committee, and mentorship chair for AMCD. Daniel is also involved in his local CSI chapter and has served as the advocacy chair and treasurer. He has a history of working with Spanish-speaking children/adolescents and families. He has experience providing mental health services in schools, religious organizations, and non-profits. He currently provides mental health services for the International Rescue Committee. His passion is to create and provide access to mental health services in community settings for underrepresented families. Dan is Narrative Exposure Therapy trained and working towards a play therapy certification.