Dr. Betina Wofford-Gilmore, CTT, BA, MSW, DSW, LCSW
Dr. Betina Wofford-Gilmore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20 years of experience providing direct clinical and administrative services to individuals, families, and the community.
Betina’s experience has provided her the opportunity to specialize in a broad range of clinical areas of concern: including depression, mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, drug/alcohol dependency, foster care, and adoption related issues. Her areas of clinical expertise center around trauma and its impact on human attachment, human development, identity, connection, and socio-behavioral interactions. Some of the therapeutic modalities Betina utilizes in treatment include cognitive-behavioral therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing, experiential, narrative, and art therapies.
Betina’s use of multidimensional approaches to therapeutic engagement allows her to explore one’s biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. She works extensively to partner with her clients and family to assist them in their exploration, resolution, acceptance of past trauma. Through this process, Dr. Wofford-Gilmore supports clients as they build self-worth, improve communication in personal and professional relationships, and set and reach their individual goals. Dr. Wofford-Gilmore’s extensive utilization of trauma informed practices has provided her the opportunity to engage in program development/administration, community-based research/leadership, and work in various universities settings serving in leadership and faculty positions.