www.negociosnow.com
22 November 2019
Mental Health Counseling
at Nyack College
Age: 38
Bio: Locke is a licensed pro-
fessional counselor and appro-
ved clinical supervisor in New
Jersey with more than 14 years
of experience as a mental health
counselor. She graduated from
Montclair State University with
a doctorate in counseling, and is
an assistant professor in mental
health counseling and the di-
rector of clinical internship and
field placement at Nyack Colle-
ge in New York City.
Some of her job responsi-
bilities include directing the
clinical internship program,
teaching graduate level men-
tal health counseling classes,
and supervising and advising
graduate students.
She is the past-president
of the Counselors for Social
Justice (CSJ) division of the
American Counseling Asso-
ciation (ACA) and has been
in professional leadership for
more than five years. She is
under contract with Cognella
to publish a textbook, entit-
led, "Introduction to Counse-
ling in the 21stcentury: From
a multicultural and social jus-
tice perspective."
She has been recognized by
the Association for Multicul-
tural Counseling and Develo-
pment and the North Atlantic
Region Association for Counse-
lor Educators and Supervisors
as an emerging leader. Locke
was given the prestigious Edu-
cation Award from the New
York League of Puerto Rican
for her positive contributions
to the Latino communities of
New York City.
Locke owns a mental health
counseling private practice in
New Jersey, where she specia-
lizes in helping people with
infertility challenges and post-
partum concerns. As a small-
business owner, she is hum-
bled to be an employer of two
women (one of whom is Lati-
na) and to provide a commu-
nity resource to those in need.
Her next business venture is to
provide online therapy services
to individuals in Illinois, New
York, and Puerto Rico. She vo-
lunteers at her local hospital as
a parent peer support to those
who have a baby in the intensi-
ve care unit, and volunteers at
her local church.
Anna Flores Locke
Guiding people
to changes
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"W
hen those pesky imposter
feelings emerge, tell
them to go away. You are worthy,
valuable, and the world is waiting
for what you have to offer.
Pa'lante mi gente!"
