Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management

Juniper earned bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from the University of Louisville and is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky. Juniper holds certifications in various therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, grief therapy, and Crisis and Suicide First Response. Juniper co-founded Bridge Counseling and Wellness, a leading integrative mental health center in Louisville. She has also taught at the Kent School of Social Work, teaching Human Behavior and the Social Environment, and currently focuses on educational facilitation at the Academy. She is the creator and one of the hosts of the Conscious Mental Health Podcast, where she provides educational content in the field of mental health, focusing on the person-in-environment perspective. Her clinical expertise includes a range of therapeutic approaches, particularly in the treatment of anxiety and crisis work.

Laurel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and supervisor with her master’s in Art Therapy. She is the recipient of the 2019 Bridge to Light award for Child Counseling and Support. In her work with the Academy, Laurel focuses on content production, training, and resource development. Laurel specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and life stage transitions. Throughout her time in practice, she has always gravitated toward an integrative, systemic, and insight-based approach. She most often utilizes narrative, somatic, psychodynamic, and expressive techniques that incorporate both mindfulness and psychoeducation. She encourages all of her clients to take an active role in writing the narrative of their life by including elements of mind, body, and spirit throughout.