Dr. Debra Ruisard DSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor with extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals who have early childhood experiences of complex trauma. She has over 15 years of experience working in inpatient, outpatient, residential and private practice settings specializing in treating adolescents and caregiving adults who have experienced traumatic stress and co-occurring substance use disorders. She currently has a private practice at Ivy Counseling Group in Skillman, NJ treating adolescents and adults with trauma histories. She also provides counseling services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking at a permanent safe housing program in New Brunswick NJ. She is rostered as a Child Parent Psychotherapist and is certified in Attachment-based EMDR.