She has a BSc from Kings College, London University, and a MSW from Smith College. Simone focuses her training and experience on working with survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. She worked on the Sex Abuse Treatment Unit of the Montgomery County Child Welfare Agency; finding ways to work collaboratively with children, teens and families affected by abuse. She continued her work at the Tree House, Child Assessment Center of Montgomery County, which provided free individual therapy and groups for children and teenagers who have been abused or neglected, and at the Center for Posttraumatic Disorders Program at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington. Simone enjoys finding ways for children, teens and adults to re-connect with themselves and others by creating new meaning of their experiences through the therapeutic process.