Welcome to SMG & Associates Counseling Center
We are glad you are here!! When life has the potential to overwhelm us at times and throws us off balance, it is an act of tremendous courage to reach out for help. SMG & Associates will meet you where you are and help you bring back the balance to your life that you desire.
About Us
Shannon Gerard, LCSW
Education
Shannon M. Gerard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, practicing in California, Florida and Colorado. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California with highest honors and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida Summa Cum Laude.
Clinical Approach
Shannon believes every one of her clients possess the resources they need to live a happy, well-adjusted life, full of potential. Her goal is simple, to empower individuals. She provides clients the opportunity to connect to their individual resources and strengths creating long lasting change.
Trust & Safety
Shannon provides a compassionate and empathetic approach, creating a safe environment to allow exploration of difficult problems, leading to life transformations.
About Us
Kim McKillop, RCSWI, MSW
Education
Kimberly McKillop is a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern for Florida and a graduate from the University of Southern California’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Summa Cum Laude, with her Master of Social Work. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Food
Science and Nutrition with a minor in psychology at Middle Tennessee State University. She is currently the USC Phi Alpha Honor Society, Omicron Epsilon Chapter Research Liaison. Kimberly’s MSW focused on the Adult Health and Mental Wellness at USC.
Clinical Approach
Kim’s interest in social work stems from her passion for nurturing, empowering, and enhancing each client’s quality of life and human well-being while providing a compassionate, supportive, and empathetic approach. Kim’s goal is to offer a space for each client to tell their story,
explore what’s next in their journey, and empower them towards accomplishment and fulfillment while providing safe and affirming place for healing. She is trained in Cogntive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Soultions Focused Therapy, Brief Therapy and Trauma.
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