About

Adriana Silva, DSW, LCSW

I am a skilled, licensed social worker who has served individuals, couples, and families for over twenty years. I focus on helping you build resilience, strength, and coping skills to overcome everyday stressors. Possessing a doctorate degree from SUNY Buffalo and a Master's degree from Fordham University, I am thoroughly qualified to provide you with client-centered services. My past focus areas include trauma-informed practices, cultural humility, forensic social work, crisis management, and clinical therapeutic services. I am the proud daughter of immigrants from El Salvador and Peru, and am fluent in Spanish. My biculturalism is a powerful tool in my mission to uplift and empower individuals from all walks of life. My academic and career trajectory reflects a profound commitment to championing the rights and dignity of the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, inspiring hope, and driving positive change in every community I touch.

Experience

I value you. I validate you. I support you.

Using a client-centered approach, we work as a team to explore the best ways to help you through the tough times. I am empathetic, supportive, and empowering. Your feelings, thoughts, and emotions are valid, and I will ensure that you feel safe sharing your experiences.

Qualifications

University Professor

For the past decade, I have served as a faculty member at two major universities within the social work department.

Trauma Specialist

In working with numerous survivor programs, domestic violence agencies, and crisis hotlines, I am clinically trained to work with those who have adverse and traumatic experiences.

Clinical Counseling

Spanning over twenty years, I have worked with infants, toddlers, children, teens, and adults of all ages. Invididuals, groups, couples, and families have benefitted from my services for the last two decades.

Evidence-Based Therapy Practitioner

Beyond my clinical training, I am also an academic scholar, as I am completing my doctorate degree in social work. I have spent over six years researching and studying effective, evidence-based therapeautic interventions. This meas that the approaches I utilized are proven to work! I honed my therapeutic skills and back them up with significant research.