Brenda Terry-Leonard, Ph.D., is a psychologist who earned her doctorate from Howard University. She has extensive experience providing clinical services to children and families across the developmental spectrum. She has practiced in a range of settings including a public school, a private full day special education placement, out-patient mental health centers, and a residential facility. Dr. Terry-Leonard has also served at local universities as an adjunct faculty providing instruction for a child and adolescent mental hygiene course and as a clinical coordinator for practicum and internship students. As a clinical psychologist with the Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE),
Dr. Terry-Leonard provides integrated trauma-informed mental health services at an area public charter school along with Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) at various Apple Tree Early Learning Public Charter Schools. In addition, she has been a collaborator with the Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN). Dr. Terry-Leonard is guided by Family Systems Theory and a Cognitive Behavioral orientation and is a collaborator in clinical care. As a supervisor, she utilizes a strengths-based approach - encouraging on-going self-reflection and attention to professional identity development.