Employee Assistance Program Consultants

Anna L. Verschoore, MSW, LCSW-C, LISW-S, NIH EAP Federal Coordinator and EAP Consultant, received her undergraduate degree and Master's Degree in Social Work at the University of Maryland, She has completed advanced training, and has extensive experience in treating mood disorders, relationship enhancement and trauma recovery. Prior to her arrival at NIH, Ms. Verschoore spent more than 25 years with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as a mental health clinician, supervisor and clinic manager at several assignments.

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Connie H. Wozny, LCPC, CEAP, EAP Consultant, received her Bachelor's Degree at Purdue University and Master's Degree in Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She was certified as a Clinical Community Counselor through the Johns Hopkins University. She has worked with the Department of Defense on the Military OneSource Employee Assistance Program, the Medicaid behavioral health contract for the State of Maryland, and as Specialist Behavioral Health Clinical Trainer and Quality for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for Maryland, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia.

Karen Bressler, MSW, LCSW-C, EAP Consultant, received her Masters in Social Work from The Catholic University of America. She has over 25 years of clinical and supervisory experience with emphasis in the areas of mental health, HIV and TBI. She has worked in outpatient mental health settings, community hospitals, and the Department of Defense.

Soncheray Halle, MSW, LCSW-C is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland. Soncheray received her Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Connecticut State University, and Masters degree in Social Work from Morgan State University. Prior to NIH she worked with the Office of the States Attorney, where she established alternative solutions to incarceration for at risk adolescents. Soncheray has served as a program manager at various outpatient mental health settings; dedicated to improving access to healthcare in urban communities. Soncheray has worked a strength based clinical mental health therapist for several years, utilizing advanced assessment and diagnostic skills to treat individuals struggling with addiction, PTSD and other clinical disorders.

Debra Harding, is licensed at the independent level in Maryland, DC and Virginia and is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional. She received a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a Clinical / Community Organization and Development concentration and an EAP specialization. She has over 12 years experience as an EAP Consultant working for various federal agencies. She also has experience as a Case Manager for a substance abuse treatment facility.

Kimberly Fortson serves as the EAP Associate. They have a Master's degree from Marymount University in Forensic and Legal Psychology. They previously worked at Harness IP as a Patent Prosecution Specialist. They have a passion for serving the LGBTQIA+ community.