SERVICES & RESOURCES

Individual & Couple Counseling

I am a Clinical Social Worker Licensed in New York and Maryland. Experienced in providing therapeutic support to individuals, couples, and families. Working with adults, teens and children,

I dedicate my private practice to helping clients identify barriers to personal growth, to enhance coping skills, and access internal and external resources towards becoming their best self.

Certified in Trauma Informed Practices

Trained at Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy

Over 12 years working with clients struggling with substance abuse

Specialties

Anxiety
Trauma and PTSD
Child or Adolescent

Issues

Behavioral Issues
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Education Consultation
Family Conflict
Family Counseling
Grief

Life Coaching
Parenting
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Stress
Substance Abuse
Women's Issues

Therapeutic Models

Coaching
Culturally Sensitive
Family / Marital
Narrative
Play Therapy
Trauma Focused

Wellness Coaching

Serein Wellness ~

I chose the name Serein Wellness because it suggests a sense of physical and emotional calm that I would like all of my clients to experience.

Wellness encompasses the interplay of physical, mental, and spiritual elements.

For each of us, there are times when one or more of these elements is out of alignment - most often the result of a disconnect to self or significant others.

In the course of my work, I see an increasing number of persons suffering physical, mental, and cognitive challenges consequent to overwhelming and chronic stress. This has caused me to become increasingly interested in educating persons on understanding concepts of wellness. This is particularly true for persons of color who often need support in managing time and accessing resources that promote self-care practices. I became a certified Yoga instructor to expand on my current knowledge around the benefits of movement and meditation to promote self-care and stress reduction.

Definition ~

se·rein | \ səˈraⁿ, -ran \ plural -s

1archaic : the supposed fall of dew from a clear sky just after sunset

2: mist or fine rain falling from an apparently clear sky

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Serein Wellness

Education Consultation

Experienced School Social Worker, School Administrator. Recent position as Director of Social Work Programs with the NYC Department of Education. Prior Supervisor with School Mental Health Consultant Program with the NYC Department of Health. Current position as Adjunct Lecturer in Masters Education program at St Joseph's University. Currently ABD for Doctorate in Education Administration with Concordia University Chicago.

I have spent a good portion of my career in schools working to realize equal opportunities and access to learning for all students. Acting as a change agent to address educational inequities for students of color and low income students. I am a strong proponent for empowering parents and caregivers in surmounting obstacles to promoting optimal learning and development for their children.

Family Counseling

Having done a master's internship and post-graduate externship at Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, I have come to appreciate the complexities of families who struggle together - and - individuals who struggle within the context of family.

I have learned in my practice that helping clients address challenges often requires exploring issues of attachment, abandonment, culture, and learned behaviors stemming from familial interactions. This can be done by inviting family into the physical space or creating sense-making around memories, stories, and experiences.

Wellness Resources

SELF - CARE ASSESSMENT

Take Assessment Here

FAMILY BREATHING EXERCISES

Community Healing Network Inc. (2016)

Family Breathing Exercises

Page 17 & 18; Prepared July 2016

Education Resources

5 TIPS for Being Your Child's Best Education Advocate ~ by: Marcia P. Chichester, LCSW-R

Learn More

GETTING REAL ABOUT EDUCATION

Education Post (2018)

A Conversation with Black Parents, Teachers and Students

CDC (2022) - Strategies to Help Parents and Families Create Healthy and Supportive School Environments

5 MINUTE MEDITATION VIDEO Maria Lewis; Published on Nov 3, 2013 This is a mindfulness video that is a guided meditation by Dr. Robert E. Dinenberg and has been layered with ocean waves. This video is use for Experimental Research and should not be considered original material or works by Dr. Robert E. Dinenberg.

SEREIN WELLNESS, LLC

Dr. Marcia P. Chichester, Ed.D; LCSW-R

SERVICES & RESOURCES

Individual & Couple Counseling

Wellness Coaching

Serein Wellness

Education Consultation

Family Counseling

Having done a master's internship and post-graduate externship at Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, I have come to appreciate the complexities of families who struggle together - and - individuals who struggle within the context of family.

Wellness Resources

SELF - CARE ASSESSMENT

Education Resources

SERVICES & RESOURCES

Individual & Couple Counseling

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Wellness Resources

SELF - CARE ASSESSMENT

Education Resources