Lavada Berger

Wellness Advisor
Lavada is a person centered mental health counselor and coach. She partners with individuals, couples, and groups to build skills and relationships strong enough to work through their thorniest challenges. She specializes in supporting women and clients of color thrive in the face of the stressors of everyday life. She uses an eclectic approach to counseling rooted in family systems, cognitive therapy, and a social justice orientation.

She is also a Partner at Transcend, where she works alongside school design teams and social entrepreneurs to design and build liberatory learning environments. Much of the earliest years of her career focused on organizational effectiveness and strategy. She has held positions at Teach for America - Chief of Staff on the Org-Wide Strategy team, the Right Question Institute - Deputy Director, and Monitor Deloitte - Management Consultant. 

She lives in her home state of New Jersey. She loves the visual arts and is preparing for a personal art exhibit.