Karla Amanda Brown, LMFT

In 2016, I found myself dragging along towards the LMFT licensing exam. After steadying myself from the vicarous trauma of the murders of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, I cycled into phases of anger and grief on behalf of Black people around the world. Thankfully, I was able to use these emotions to fuel my professional journey – once I decided to focus my energies on working with Black families. To my dismay, in professional development contexts, I have found myself jumping through emotional and cognitive hoops in order to keep myself emotionally safe and to carry the learnings towards my clients. Many of these clients live with extraordinary amounts of external constraints, are neglected by the powerful in our society and most are of the Global Majority.  

As the CEO of the Silicon Valley based nonprofit, Soul Centric Counseling & Empowerment Center, I am in a position to promote the hiring and advancement of BIPOC mental health professionals. In a manner similar to AEDP’s promotion of “healing from the get-go,” I get to spend my days supporting pre-licensed clinicians with being effective and transformative from the get-go. I feel relieved knowing that I can confidently point my employees towards the AEDP Institute, which is generously making strides to educate Black clinicians, and those of other marginalized identities, while genuinely supporting our work with anyone who sits before us with the desire to transform and grow.”

Karla has been an Experiential Assistant in Immersion. She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma.

Nicky Cameron, LCSW, AEDP Certified Therapist

Nicky Cameron, LCSW, is an AEDP Certified Therapist. She is a native of Jamaica. Driven by her unyielding determination to reduce suicide rates, normalize mental health hygiene, and mental health illness among youth, she founded Ideal Case Management Services, and Emergent Counseling & Consulting. Nicky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has accumulated over two decade’s worth of experience serving in various capacities within the field of Behavioral Health. 

Nicky is a Youth Mentor, and has been recognized in her community for mobilizing large youth groups to perform community service projects. She is a Behavioral Health Case Management Supervisor, a Motivational Speaker, and a Qualified Clinical Supervisor and Mentors other mental health clinicians.

Nicky embraces a spiritual path to healing, and believes in the body’s organic intelligence. She is trained in integrative body-based therapies such as: AEDP™, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Brain-spotting, EMDR, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping).

Nicky is a Guest Presenter in AEDP Immersion and has presented in Essential Skills (ES1).  She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma and Co-Chair of the Peer Group-Racial Trauma and Spirituality. Nicky is a lover of Jazz, an overachiever, and she enjoys cooking, hand-knitting, arts and crafts, singing, dancing, traveling, and hosting intense game nights.

Jennifer Jackson, LCSW

Jennifer Jackson, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 20 years of experience in psychotherapy, teaching, supervision, and professional training. She discovered AEDP in 2021 and feels deeply at home with its transformational, healing-oriented framework. 

In her private practice, Jennifer is passionate about working with adults and young adults, supporting them in reconnecting with their innate capacity for growth, resilience, and emotional vitality.

Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to equity and belonging. Jennifer is a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective, working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma. She also currently serves on the AEDP Steering Committee.

Her extensive training includes Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Trauma-Informed and Focused Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and relational neuroscience.

In addition to her clinical practice, Jennifer serves as a Faculty Field Liaison at San José State University’s School of Social Work, where she facilitates professional development seminars and supports a cohesive, high-quality practicum experience for MSW students. Previously, she spent over a decade as a faculty member at UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare, teaching graduate courses in community mental health and trauma-informed practice.

Jennifer is deeply committed to fostering healing, growth, and equity across all dimensions of her work.

Mosaka Harris, LCSW

Mosaka Harris is a Licensed Social Worker based in Westchester County, New York. She has years of experience working with children and families. She is an AEDP level 2 therapist who fell in love with AEDP when she attended the Healing Relational Trauma seminar in 2018. In her work experience, AEDP has been a game-changer in supporting children in undoing the aloneness from years of complex trauma. She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma.

Marsha Elliott, LMSW

Marsha Elliott retired recently from the NYC Department of Education where she worked as a social worker and administrator for 30 years. She recently felt drawn back to her “first love” as a therapist and found AEDP as a perfect fit to hone her skills. “I consider it a privilege to work with the AEDP Vision Committee”. 

Marsha was an Experiential Assistant at the workshop, AEDP™ with applications to racialized and other relational developmental trauma, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2023. She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma.

Gerald Brooks, LCSW

Gerald Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Tennessee, Nevada, Virginia, and Michigan. He began his career at age 20, working with adults with persistent mental health concerns, and later became a Clinical Director. He holds master’s degrees in counseling psychology, spirituality, culture and health, and sport management. He is completing a master’s degree in religion and pursuing a doctorate in sports and performance psychology. His credentials include Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Professional Coach, Department of Transportation Certified Substance Abuse Professional, and a certificate in sports social work from the University of Michigan.

Gerald operates a solo private practice in Michigan and serves as the Director of Mental Performance and Wellness Services at Western Michigan University. This department integrates therapy, psychiatry, mental performance, and nutrition into one collaborative model of care. He also functions as a senior psychiatric social worker, therapist, and program manager for the university’s mental health program. He serves as the lead therapist for WMU Athletics, the interdisciplinary Eating Disorder Team, and the Medical Weight Loss program.

Gerald’s journey with AEDP began in 2021. He is a Level 3 AEDP therapist, an active member of the AEDP Vision Collective, and part of a subgroup focused on racialized trauma and therapeutic work with Black men. He has served as an Experiential Assistant and Guest Presenter in Immersion with Diana Fosha, a Guest Presenter in Essential Skills, and was a presenter at the AEDP 2025 Conference.

His clinical work spans children, adolescents, college students, student athletes, and adults. While trained in multiple approaches, he considers AEDP his therapeutic home and strives to be a deeply attuned and transformational presence in his work with clients.

Kosu Boudreau, RP, MSW, RSW

Kosu Boudreau, RP, MSW, RSW, is mixed-race, black-identified psychotherapist/ social worker from Toronto, Canada with over 18 years’ experience working with trauma, addictions and end-of-life care. Kosu currently is in private practice with a focus on trauma treatment using psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. She uses an integrated, somatically-grounded, experiential approach, which includes: AEDP™, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP). All of these therapies emphasize integration of mind/body/spirit and give primacy to the importance of relationship. Kosu is  also an experienced group facilitator, yoga teacher and long-time meditation practitioner. She is also a founding member of the AEDP Institute’s Vision Collective working to develop approaches to using AEDP to heal racialized trauma.

Peter Muhwati, CSW

Peter Muhwati, CSW, is a Clinical Social Worker from Zimbabwe living in Johannesburg, South Africa who has been a guest presenter in many Immersion courses.

He uses attachment-based, experiential approaches to therapy with individuals and couples. His clinical experience also includes work within palliative care in Zimbabwe.

Peter hopes one day to be Certified in the AEDP model. He completed his higher education at Penn State University and Royal Holloway, University of London.

Following his undergraduate degree, he entered the religious life of the Franciscan Friars. He is still guided by Franciscan Spirituality. Peter is married with two children.

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