License

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor w/ Supervision endorsement, Licensed Social Worker

Education

BA in Social Work, MA in Education (focus in Community Counseling)

Experience

Over the past 25 years, Mr. Sommers has worked with children and adolescents placed in foster care, adoptive placements, residential treatment and in community-based settings. The majority of his career has been in private agencies who work with youth exposed to trauma. He is a supervising counselor and enjoys providing clinical supervision to other counselors and those working towards their independent licensure. He also has personal experience with the lifelong process of adoption.

Personal Statement

We have all been broken people on some level at points in our lives. Through counseling we can improve our lives and the situations we sometimes find ourselves in. I believe the therapeutic relationship between client and counselor is a powerful tool to utilize to move towards positive change.