Our Team

With extensive experience in behavioral-health program development, systems-level consulting, and organizational training, Abdi has spent more than a decade and a half equipping agencies, clinicians, and community organizations with the competencies needed to deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed, and compliant services. His expertise includes creating population-health frameworks that integrate mental, physical, and social determinants of health interventions—particularly for refugee, immigrant, and multicultural populations who face significant access barriers.

Abdi is widely recognized for his ability to translate complex regulatory, clinical, and population-level data into practical, actionable models of care. His consultation work includes designing community-based interventions, strengthening provider capacity, reducing disparities through upstream population-health strategies, and shaping culturally grounded approaches that improve engagement, service quality, and long-term outcomes.

As a board-approved clinical supervisor, Abdi also trains and mentors emerging clinicians, emphasizing ethical practice, cultural humility, and a deep understanding of the social determinants influencing mental health. His lifelong commitment to population health, equity, and culturally attuned care continues to guide his work as he completes his DBH with a specialization in integrated, community-centered healthcare delivery.

Ali has extensive experience providing training, consultation, and clinical coaching to mental health practitioners, supervisors, and community-based staff. His approach emphasizes culturally responsive practice, ethical decision-making, compliance with state and federal standards, and the development of strong clinical competencies. He is known for his ability to simplify complex behavioral-health concepts—such as crisis intervention, care coordination, treatment planning, and documentation standards—into practical, actionable training modules that elevate service quality and strengthen staff performance.

With a background serving adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and co-occurring disorders, Ali brings deep expertise in rehabilitation-focused interventions, person-centered treatment planning, clinical documentation, and trauma-informed care. His skills include developing, implementing, and revising individualized treatment plans, monitoring progress toward treatment goals, and ensuring alignment with regulatory, clinical, and ethical requirements. He is also experienced in crisis management, interagency collaboration, and advocacy to support long-term recovery and stability for vulnerable clients.

Ali’s consulting strengths include:

• Developing and delivering high-quality clinical and compliance-focused training for mental health and social service agencies.
• Coaching practitioners on documentation, treatment planning, crisis protocols, and culturally competent engagement.
• Strengthening organizational workflow, staff development, and service quality through tailored training solutions.
• Building community partnerships to support crisis response, service linkage, and integrated care.
• Promoting ethical practice, confidentiality, professional boundaries, and regulatory compliance across programs

Committed to lifelong learning, Ali actively pursues continuing education to remain current in clinical innovation, behavioral health standards, and workforce development trends. His dual training in social work and educational leadership empowers him to elevate service quality, strengthen staff competence, and help agencies effectively meet the needs of complex and culturally diverse communities.

A highly skilled training and consultation expert, Ali specializes in translating complex system processes into clear, actionable strategies that empower teams, enhance workforce capacity, and support organizations in meeting regulatory, financial, and operational standards. He has extensive experience conducting organizational audits—from HR structures to compliance policy reviews—and providing tailored recommendations that improve accountability, workflow design, and service delivery.

Ali’s consulting work includes system optimization, data analytics, financial process improvement, risk mitigation, and cross-departmental communication strategies. As a multilingual professional, he also excels at reducing communication gaps within diverse organizations, ensuring that system designs, training programs, and operational changes are accessible, inclusive, and culturally responsive.

Known for his strong analytical skills and ability to guide organizations through complex transitions, Ali offers expertise in project management, education and healthcare system support, organizational restructuring, and financial systems modernization. He also holds the Bloomberg Financial Analyst Certificate, further enhancing his ability to advise on financial systems and reporting.

Education

• MBA, San Diego State University
• BSc, International Security & Conflict Resolution (ISCOR) & Information Decision Systems, San Diego State University

As a clinician, supervisor, and consultant, Suzanne champions a relational and collaborative approach to behavioral healthcare. Her leadership as a Clinical Director and Outpatient Therapist reflects her dedication to building strong, supportive clinical teams equipped to address high-acuity presentations, family-of-origin challenges, mood and anxiety disorders, and trauma-related complexities. She is deeply committed to reducing barriers to care, strengthening systems of support, and enhancing clinical competence through reflective supervision and high-quality training.

Suzanne is a Board-Approved Supervisor in Minnesota for both social work (LICSW) and counseling (LPC/LPCC), providing advanced clinical supervision to practitioners, interns, and emerging clinicians. She is known for creating a supervision environment that emphasizes ethical decision-making, cultural responsiveness, and professional resilience.

As a Clinical Consultant, Suzanne offers expertise in eating disorders, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, relational dynamics, life transitions, family-systems work, and supporting fellow helping professionals. Her consulting work spans community mental health clinics, outpatient programs, healthcare settings, and social service agencies, where she helps organizations strengthen trauma-informed practice, elevate clinical quality, and build systems that promote equitable, culturally sensitive care.

Across all roles, Suzanne remains grounded in her lifelong commitment to clinical ethics, compassion, and culturally responsive behavioral healthcare, empowering individuals and professionals to thrive within safe, attuned, and well-supported environments.