About the Speaker
Andrea Bernad Barnola, LPC
The Sterling Group
Andrea Bernad Barnola, LPC, is a trauma therapist and Clinical Manager whose career bridges systems and settings: from juvenile justice and anti-trafficking care in Texas, to youth housing leadership and mental health teams' direction in DC she integrates EMDR-informed, CBT and DBT approaches with young adults. Trained in forensic psychology, she centers pragmatic, outcomes-oriented interventions. As a bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural practitioner, Andrea focuses on culturally responsive tools that translate across communities and produce measurable, real-world change.
