About Us
Lily Sutherland, LCSW (Pronouns: She/Ella)
Role: Founder/Director of Power of Mind, LLC
Speciality: Trauma/Attachment
Population: Children/Adolescent/ Family/ First Responders/ Military/ Systems Involvment
College: Master in Social Work, Catholic University of America
About me:
Hi, my name is Lily. I am a wife, mom, trauma-therapist, dog-lover and the owner of Power of Mind. I am bilingual, English and Spanish and have international experience working with non- governmental organizations (NGOs) . I’m certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I’m a EMDRIA approved consultant. I enjoy running, culture, eating new foods, and traveling. Before deciding to become a therapist, I studied Justice, Public Policy, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, and considered going to Law School. Everyday that I practice my passion for helping youth achieve results and advocate for disadvantaged groups, I am reminded that I made the right choice.
After years of working in therapeutic group homes and Community Service Board settings I’ve learned some things about quality therapy:
1. Treatment of trauma takes specialized training and experience.
2. Children heal better and faster with their family and in their community.
3. Quality therapy should be accessible to all.
I opened my private practice in 2019 with the goal of putting all the valuable skills and principles I’ve learned over 14 years in one place. Giving clients an experience that defies the misinformation, stigmas, and stereotypes of therapy.
On behalf of Power of Mind, we thank you for our patronage and for letting us be a part of your success story.
Lily Sutherland
Kristen Guiod, LCSW (Pronouns: She, her, hers)
Role: Director of Assessments
Speciality: Substance Use, Crisis Management, Depression, Anxiety
Population: Adults/Adolescents
College: Master in Social Work, Catholic University of America
Meet Kristen! Kristen has vast clinical experience from completing psychiatric assessments (adults, adolescent, and children) in a medical hospital setting, to working with military population (both active duty and retirees.) She further has experience working with active duty service members diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Kristen has international experience working with refugees in the Philippines after post-graduate school. In 2022, she received an Outstanding Award for Civilian Service for her work with Afghan evacuees from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Kristen's strength include assessing, case conceptualization, diagnosing, crisis management skills, and explaining what kids/adults need. When Kristen isn’t being a therapist she’s watching cooking shows, traveling, kickboxing, and playing with her dog/cats. If she wasn’t practicing therapy she would raise or work with therapy dogs. Kristen believes that going to therapy empowers an individual.
A. Monique Laguerre, LCSW (Pronouns, She/Her)
Role: Therapist
Speciality: Trauma/Attachment
Population: Children, Adolescent, Family, Adults
College: Masters in Social Work, Rhode Island College
Monique is an experienced Youth Trauma Therapist. She describes herself as honest, silly, calm bodied, heart-historian who believes that therapy should be half work and half fun. She generally see ages 8-30, but teens are her favorite. She believes firmly that youth should be treated in collaboration of parent partnership(s.) Monique grew up in New England and studied literature and journalism before discovering her gift for therapy while teaching at a behavior middle school for boys. Monique's passion and specialization is in trauma and genuinely enjoys working with individual/families with complex issues. When she not geeking-out on therapy stuff, she is riding her scooter, speaking French, or cooking soup.
Monique's therapy philosophies are as follows,
-Therapy is a place to figure out what you’d like to be better at.
-Therapy has a beginning and end.
-Change with children starts with the family.
Jackie Washington , LCSW (Pronouns: She, her, hers)
Role: Therapist
Speciality: Anxiety, Depression, Foster Care Youth; Youth experiencing homelessness, System involvement.
Population: Adolescent, Family/Caregiver, Young Adults
College: Masters in Social Work, George Mason University
Meet Jackie, who comes with many bells and whistles! Born in East California, but raised by a military family living in different states, Jackie eventually settled in Virginia . She did exceptional work for several years in the child welfare industry helping kids of complex families secure safety and stability. She actively works in Alexandria City Public Schools as the Homeless Education and Foster Care liaison for youth/families who are displaced. Prior to this, Jackie had extensive experience working DCHS Child Welfare for nine years as a foster care worker. Her approach includes a trauma-informed lens and teens are her favorite population.
When she's not defending social justice issues such as racial inequality, homelessness, and poverty, she's cycling, making crafts, and enjoying being a mother of biracial daughters.
Nayna Rizk, MSW, Supervisee in Social Work (Pronouns, She/her)
Role: Therapist
Speciality: Anxiety, Depression, Foster Care youth, Domestic Violence, System Involvement
Population: Adolescents/Adults
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
About Nayna:
Nayna has nearly a decade of experience as a child, adolescent and family social worker. A South Asian immigrant to the U.S., Nayna first worked in communications before embarking on a social work career. She spent seven years as a child welfare worker in the city of Alexandria focusing on the foster system. Since 2023, she has worked as a school social worker at Alexandria City High School.
Nayna’s therapy perspective is person-centered as well as strengths- and systems-based. She strives to be race and social equity aligned in her approach. She works with diverse populations and has experience counseling survivors of domestic violence and individuals facing family separation, grief and loss.
David Debose, (Pronouns He/Him)
Leadership & Life Coach
Meet David, our Leadership & Life Coach! David is starting a new chapter in his life with us as he closes one with the military. He was born and raised in Waco, Texas, and after discovering he needed more structure in his life, he joined the military. David has spent most of his time in Army Special Operations, where he trained, advised, and led some of the nation’s finest. He is focused on helping people identify their challenges, identify their goals, and create small sustainable patterns that create value in their lives. When he’s not working, he loves spending time with his family, exploring the outdoors, and focusing on fitness.
Carmen Minthorne, MBA, (Pronouns: She, her, hers)
Chief of Operations
Master of Business Administration, Strayer University
This is Carmen. For all things billing, insurance, payment and daily operations, Carmen handles it all. With 13 years of administration and finance, she enjoys the business side of therapy. But Carmen says her real superpower is customer service which puts you in good hands for all your insurance and payment matters. When she’s not crunching numbers, Carmen likes to spend time in nature, with her family and doing household projects with her husband. She’s enjoys interior designing and would love to own a shop selling handmade knickknacks. Carmen believes that therapy is not a “bad” word but instead a healthy choice that can be beneficial to anyone.