Linda Henderson-Smith (Vice Chair)

Linda Henderson-Smith, PhD, LPC, CPCS, CCMP, is the founder and principal at ATC Consulting, LLC. She is a licensed professional counselor, certified professional counselor supervisor, certified Six Sigma Black Belt, and certified change management practitioner. She has over 20 years of clinical and administrative experience in community-based mental health and social services.

For five years, she served as the senior director of children and trauma-informed services at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, where she was responsible for training and consulting with organizations and systems on trauma, resilience, equity, and children’s behavioral health. Prior to that, she served as the director of mental health planning and policy at the Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health, where she helped develop training about trauma-informed systems, especially for people with co-occurring developmental and behavioral health disorders. Before her work at Georgetown, Dr. Henderson-Smith worked at the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities in numerous roles, most recently as the director of the Office of Children, Young Adults, and Families. In this position, she spearheaded the implementation of High Fidelity Wraparound, care management services, and mobile crisis services throughout the state, and worked with other state agencies to strengthen the service systems for vulnerable populations.

As a trauma survivor and a family member of suicide attempt survivors, Dr. Henderson-Smith brings a distinct perspective and knowledge base to her work. She is passionate about helping programs, organizations, and systems move toward becoming trauma-informed, resilience-oriented, and equitable.