Lisully Ramirez is a Licensed Social Worker who has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who are having hardships with mental health. She has a background in working with client’s that are struggling with ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Depression, Trauma Issues, Self-Esteem, ODD, Conduct Disorders, Adjustment Disorders, Anger Management, and Executive Functioning challenges.
Through her background as a school social worker in early childhood, elementary and high schools, she also has in-depth knowledge of the IEP and 504 processes and special education services. In addition to her time spent working with the adult population in assisted living with the Association for Individual Development, which is a non-profit organization for different populations of disabled people. Lisully uses a person-centered approach when working with clients, to build rapport and make clients feel safe and welcome. Lisully enjoys working with young children and adolescents but has experience in working with a variety of different ages, diagnoses, and populations.
Lisully has an undergraduate degree in Social Work (BSW) and a minor is Psychology from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, as well as a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Aurora University in Aurora Illinois. Outside of work, Lisully enjoys taking time to go on a walk or do things to take care of her mental health, as she is a big advocate for mental wellness. She also enjoys spending time with her big extended family as well trying new foods and traveling!
Lisully’s Recommended Readings:
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom – Miguel Ruiz
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life – Thich Nhat Hanh
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment – Eckhart Tolle
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle – Mark Wolynn
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About – Mel Robbins
Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook – What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing – Bruce D Perry, Maia Szalavitz
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
The Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron
