Trauma-Informed Experiential Therapy as a Modality for Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment

Dr. Ramona Roberts is the Senior Executive Director of the Regional Outpatient Services for Caron Treatment Center, overseeing clinical and administrative operations in Wyomissing and Philadephia, PA as well as clinical oversight for Encore Outpatient Services located in Arlington, VA. Her clinical vision for all of the outpatient offices includes quality and credentialed services for substance use and co-occurring diagnoses with some specific offices providing services that can include gambling, mental health, and trauma. She has previous experience as the supervisor for trauma services and staff psychologist on the main Caron residential campus.

Dr. Roberts is currently a level II certified clinical trauma professional with training in multiple trauma modalities (ie. cognitive processing therapy, EMDR, internal family systems, etc), and is a certified experiential therapist with training in trauma-informed experiential therapies (including sociometry, psychodrama, and adventure-based counseling).

Dr. Roberts is the author of Making Sense of What Hasn’t Made Sense, which is geared towards trauma survivors, family members, friends, and clinicians, and has garnered both the Counselor’s Choice award in 2022 and the Independent Press’ Distinguished Favorite award in 2023.

Dr. Roberts has presented research at regional, national, and international conferences and has several publications in professional peer-reviewed journals. She is recognized as a certified trainer of adolescent co-occurring disorders by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

She has won several awards in her career, including Humanitarian of the Year, Betty J. McDonough Treatment Award, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and the Inaugural Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Employee Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. She earned her Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Nicole is a Behavioral Health therapist and Certified Trauma Professional at Caron Outpatient Treatment Center. She is a licensed social worker who has achieved provider status in cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and is trained in EMDR, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and trauma informed experiential therapy that includes sociometry, psychodrama, and adventure-based counseling.

At Caron Outpatient Treatment Center, Gregory Day is a Certified Trauma Professional and offers individual therapy including EMDR; provides level-of-care assessments; and facilitates group therapy with training in trauma informed experiential therapies of sociometry, psychodrama, and adventure based counseling. He also provides services for those struggling with gambling.

As an Outpatient Therapist, Certified Trauma Professional, and Licensed Social Worker, Dan Pfost facilitates outpatient groups and evaluations for new patients to assess the level of care they need. He is trained in trauma informed experiential therapy that includes sociometry, psychodrama, and adventure-based counseling.

Sarah Billman is a Behavioral Health Therapist and Certified Trauma Professional at the Caron Outpatient Treatment Center, a position she has had since 2020. She is also trained in trauma informed experiential therapy that includes sociometry, psychodrama, and adventure-based counseling.