Agency and choice
Support should expand a person's ability to understand options and make decisions, not take control away.
Disability is at the center of my work.
I help people make sense of complicated systems, overlapping needs, and what to do next.
We can figure out what matters now, what comes next, and what can wait.
Why I created LYSYN Collective
I created LYSYN because too many people are asked to fit care, systems, and expectations that were never designed around how they actually function. My work begins with identifying the actual problem, explaining what is happening clearly, determining what can change, and helping people choose a usable next step.
I am a Black Caribbean woman with multiple disabilities, an autistic woman with ADHD, a clinical social worker, an autism specialist, an advocate, a researcher, an advisor, and a practical resource creator. My lived experience informs my perspective, but I do not claim to represent every disabled person.
My approach is disability-centered, intersectional, direct, caring, and practical. I draw from clinical training, lived knowledge, systems experience, and capacity-aware planning while staying attentive to mental health, healthcare, housing, education, employment, culture, relationships, and community life.
What guides the work
Awareness should lead somewhere.
Capacity before productivity
A plan is not useful if it ignores the brain, body, environment, and resources expected to carry it.
Action over performance
The goal is not a polished conversation that changes nothing. The goal is clearer access, practical support, and a next step that can be used.
Clinical and community work
Practice connected to systems.
My background spans individual therapy, behavioral health, community-based services, clinical evaluation, team leadership, and program support. I also complete immigration and biopsychosocial evaluations, and I consult on accessibility, education, and neurodiversity affirming practice.
I serve on the Consumer Advisory Council at The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, contributing consumer-informed perspectives to program planning, accessibility, disability service needs, and systems improvement.
Education and fellowship
Learning that moves into action.
I earned my Master of Social Work from Seton Hall University and my bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Radford University. I completed the New Jersey Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities fellowship in May 2026 and am an NJLEND alum.
Through NJLEND, I participated in the Disability Policy Seminar and Hill Day, disability policy education, congressional staff meetings, and a Senate Special Committee on Aging listening session about UCEDDs and LENDs.
Selected contributions
Research, education, and advocacy
Accessibility and healthcare
Participated in the 2026 NJCDD Northern Region Healthcare Roundtable and served as an invited panelist for Rutgers’ Equity in Action Summer Internship Program, discussing disability, healthcare barriers, and accessible practice with health professional students.
Research and technology
Contributed to equity-centered social work research through the RIOS Lab. My developing technology work explores practical, capacity-aware planning support for autistic adults.
Speaking and education
My presentations include neurodivergent affirming practice education, social media and immigration advocacy, and the 2026 Autism New Jersey poster, “What Belongs to Today? Reframing Digital Planning Support for Autistic Adults.”
Media and professional features
My work and perspective were included in an Influential Women professional profile in 2026. I have also contributed to professional conversations through podcast and community education settings.
Credentials
Professional foundation
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New Jersey
- Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist
- NJLEND alum, 2026
- Master of Social Work, Seton Hall University
- Founder, LYSYN Collective
- Consumer Advisory Council Member, The Boggs Center
Explore ways to work together.
Therapy, focused consultation, education, evaluation, and organizational work.