Domonique graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from Grand Valley State University in 2019 and a Masters of Social Work from Western Michigan University in 2022. Domonique has spent the majority of her career working with adolescents and adults experiencing mental health crises. Domonique worked at a psychiatric residential facility for youth and then transitioned to the adult program. Throughout this period of Domonique’s career, Domonique focused on providing clients with a strength based approach to determine the emotional regulation skills they needed to pursue their highest level of independence. After this, Domonique gained further experience at Network180 working at the Access Center and the Crisis Stabilization Unit. Through these efforts, Domonique witnessed first-hand the impact of a positive long standing therapeutic relationship in diverting adults and youth from crisis services.
Domonique emphasizes the impact of trauma on the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors we experience today. Domonique has a love of fitness through running, yoga, and weightlifting and utilizes somatic principles throughout her work. Through dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing principles, Domonique aims to provide youth and adults with the knowledge and the skills to obtain and maintain independence and autonomy over their lives and over their emotions.