About me
Dr. Risk has over two decades of experience working with survivors of traumatic events, is a Nationally Approved TF-CBT Trainer, and an Affiliate of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Dr. Risk has devoted her career to providing empirically supported treatments to survivors of all ages, with a primary focus on children and adolescents who have experienced multiple interpersonal traumas. Due to Dr. Risk’s focus on increasing survivors’ access to interventions supported by research, she has focused her time in recent years on training and consultation services. Dr. Risk has trained thousands of professionals, nationally and internationally, in trauma informed assessment skills, treatment interventions, and best practices to support survivors. Dr. Risk’s particular expertise is in the implementation, supervision, consultation, and training of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Prior to opening this practice, Dr. Risk received a Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University, a Doctorate of Psychology from Xavier University, completed an APPIC accredited internship at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, CAARE Center, worked in a variety of outpatient, school-based, residential, and inpatient programs over the years, and was the Project Director of a National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) site (the Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Training Institute (CATTTI) at the University of Kentucky, Center on Trauma and Children) for nearly a decade.