Credentials

Clinical Member:  American Association for Marriage And Family Therapy

Louisiana Licensed Marital and Family Therapist #338

Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselor #2188

Mississippi Licensed Marital and Family Therapist #T0153

Approved Supervisor, LPC

PhD: The Florida State University Interdivisional Program for Marriage & Family An AAMFT-Accredited Program

MS: University of Tennessee

BA:  Emory and Henry College Emory, VA

Board Secretary:  Louisiana Association for Marriage & Family Therapy

Adjunct Professor: Southern Adventist University graduate programs in Marriage & Family Therapy and Community Counseling

Instructor: University of Georgia Marriage & Family Therapy Postgraduate Program

Instructor: Couple Communication Program; Court Mandated Divorce Seminar:  Children Cope with Divorce; Fresh Start, A Batterer’s Intervention Program

Founding Board Member & Officer:  Four Points, Inc.

Founder:  NW Georgia Chapter, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Special Training: Family Mediation, Georgia Guardian Ad Litem, Domestic Violence, Substance-Abusing Adolescents

Expert Witness:  Domestic Violence & Custody Matters

Custody Evaluation, Court Testimony & Trial

Substance Abuse Assessment & Family Intervention

Parent-Child Problems

Home-based Intervention for High Risk Children & Families

Dr. Tester has worked in a variety of non-profit, public, and for-profit settings where she developed expertise in residential, day treatment, and outpatient   services’ design, administration, and clinical supervision.