Galena Kuiper holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Maryland and has been working with children, adolescents, and adults for over 15 years.

She specializes in working with child and adult survivors of sexual abuse and trauma and is a consultant for Sexual Assault Center at Prince Georges Hospital. She also works with children and adults with learning disabilities, developmental delays, autistic-spectrum disorder and attention difficulties. She is certified in several specialties: Neurofeedback, child-centered play, solution-based therapy, and hypnosis. She is licensed in both Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Galena Kuiper has worked in a variety of social service environments and given several lectures on a variety of topics including sexual abuse and sexual assault and integrated multi-modal psychotherapeutic interventions.

She is Diplomat of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and she serves on the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Society for Biofeedback and Behavioral Medicine.