Lee Katsumoto Lacerdo, LLC

My name is Lee Lacerdo and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.   I began my career in social work as a therapeutic caregiver, working with infants and toddlers who were exposed to drugs and alcohol as well as infants and toddlers at risk for abuse and neglect. I later decided to go back to school for my master's in social work. After graduating with my MSW from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, I worked with a diverse group of individuals (adults and children) and families at a private, non-profit agency.  Most were involved with Child Welfare Services or the courts. My work included providing case management, home based counseling, office based individual therapy with adults, play therapy with children and group therapy with adults.  The adults and children I worked with experienced abuse (physical, emotional and sexual), neglect and emotional rejection.  

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The adults I worked with experienced childhood abuse and neglect and they often grew up in very chaotic situations.  As adults, they struggled to cope with intrusive memories and they often turned to unhealthy coping mechanisms and poor decision making.  Many became involved in Child Welfare Services or the criminal courts.  I have also conducted numerous trainings on the topic of intra-familial sexual abuse. 

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My career path lead me to become a supervisor for case managers and therapists and eventually I did work in quality assurance.  I am a rostered Child Parent Psychotherapy therapist.  I was trained in an early intervention modality focusing on  infant/toddler mental health.  This modality involves working with the child and the child's primary caregiver on their attachment and bond in a therapeutic setting .  This is exciting work as I am able to help families change the trajectory of their child's life.

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