Dr. Cecilia Crawford is a licensed Psychologist, with over 30 years’ experience in providing Psychotherapies for adults, children and families. Dr. C, has received her graduate training and doctoral degree in Life Span Developmental Psychology from Ohio State University in 1978. She has worked in mental health and substance abuse in Palm Beach County since 1989.
Part of her 30 year tenure includes almost a decade as Program Director and Agency Associate Director of South County Mental Health Center (SCMHC). At SCMHC, she developed and monitored several programs under the auspices of Children’s Services Council, Department of Children and Families, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Palm Beach County Board of Education, among others. These programs included residential programs for teens and adults, after-school and in-school/in-home intensive crisis counseling programs and the Children’s Crisis Stabilization Unit. She also developed the first mental health outpatient treatment program at SCMHC, and added a pre-doctoral internship program for psychology, mental health and other social work related students. While obtaining state licensing for the program as a substance abuse agency, Dr. Crawford continued her clinical supervision of staff and students from Nova, Barry Universities and several other university programs. Dr. C also served as adjunct faculty and supervisor for the Center for Group Counseling’s Psychology Internship Program, and provided with consultation service, training and leadership to numerous county and district wide development committees, oversight panels, and advocacy boards.
After success in these areas, Dr. Crawford has devoted herself for the past 10 years in Private Practice. She has devoted herself to providing therapies and consultation in substance abuse settings and achieved the personal training to enhance her skills as a Reiki Master and Master Level Practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP). At Good Future, she thoroughly enjoys “being a member of this diverse and dynamic team” and “bringing my life experience and mental health background to further the self-awareness and healing of clients in our journey of embracing recovery, spirituality and a joyful, productive life” The clients and staff alike enjoy having Dr. Cecelia Crawford on our team that helps you find your Good Future.