Decca Knight and Brandy Smith are co-owners of Connected Community Consulting. They have been teaching about the effects of trauma for a decade. Brandy Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional School Counselor, National Certified Counselor,  and Approved Clinical Supervisor (LPC, LPSC, NCC, ACS). Brandy is a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech and an Assistant Professor at Bluefield College. Decca is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional School Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner ( LPC, LPSC, NCC, CTP-C). She works as a Trauma-Informed Specialist for a Roanoke non-profit and provides counseling services in the community. She is also the owner of Blue Ridge Parenting and Consulting. In addition to hundreds of hours of training in trauma-informed care, Decca and Brandy have had extensive education in mindfulness, expressive therapies, play therapy, parenting education, and more. Both Decca and Brandy have worked in schools and in private practice with children and families. As a team, they have consulted with and trained clinicians, educators, social workers, parents, law enforcement, business leaders, etc. throughout Virginia and beyond. 

Brandy Smith

MAEd, LPC, LPSC, NCC, ACS

 

Education & Experience

• MA.Ed., Counselor Education, Virginia Tech

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

• Licensed Professional School Counselor (LPSC)

• National Certified Counselor (NCC)

• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)

• Licensed VA Educator - Early and Middle Education


Specialized Training

• Interpersonal Neurobiology

• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

• Attachment Focused Family

• Motivational Interviewing Intermediate Training

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training

• Theraplay Level 1 Training & Marschak Interaction Method

• National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children - Level 1 Training

• Willowbank Expressive Arts Therapy Introductory Training


Decca Knight

MAEd, LPC, LPSC, CTP-C, NCC

 

Education & Experience

• MA.Ed., Counselor Education, Virginia Tech

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

• Licensed Professional School Counselor (LPSC)

• Certified Trauma Practitioner - Clinical (CTP-C)

• National Certified Counselor (NCC)

• Love & Logic and Conscious Discipline Parenting & Teacher Educator


Awards

• 2015 Golden Halo Award from Children’s Trust for preventing child abuse in the community

• 2018 Humanitarian and Caring Person Award from the Virginia Counselors Association for making a societal impact in the community



Specialized Training

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training

• Theraplay Level 1 & 2 Training & Marschak Interaction Method

• National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children - Certified Trauma Practitioner-Clinical (CTP-C)

• Independent Facilitator of Love and Logic®

• Play Therapy

• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute

EMDR Therapy

• Certified Healing Centered Engagement Practitioner