Student Counseling Center

Robin Russo, LCSW

Director of Student Well Being

Ashley Anderson

I am currently in my clinical year at UCF’s Master’s of Social Work program. Through my counseling journey, I’ve had the privilege of counseling students here at Palm Beach State College since Fall 2018. I have counseling experience helping students through anxiety, depression, trauma, and suicidal ideation. I have attended both the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference and the National Association of Social Workers, Florida Chapter Annual Conference this year where I’ve obtained attendance certifications in Domestic Violence, PTSD, Trauma Informed Care, Play Therapy, and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I plan to continue my social work career as a LCSW working with children and families as a Registered Play Therapist (RPT). 

I will be providing counseling services on the Loxahatchee and Belle Glade  Campuses. 

Jerome Bradley

I am currently a housing case manager for the Philip D. Lewis Center in West Palm Beach, as well as a graduate student in the College of Social Work at FAU in Boca Raton. I would describe myself as a people's person and enjoy interacting with others from various backgrounds. I am big sports fan as they have played a major role in my childhood in helping me understand how to work together with others as a team to accomplish a common goal. 

I will be providing counseling services on the Lake Worth and Boca Raton Campuses

Valentina Contessa

I'm a Human Services student at PBSC. I started with the Counseling Center as a Human Services Intern and was then hired as a student worker.  This was such a good fit for me that I soon became the Counseling Center and Panther’s Pantry Representative. I have a background in Early Childhood Education and Special Needs. As an advocate for mental health, I  encourage college students to seek counseling and explore what resources they have available to them. I am fluent in both English and Spanish.

Evan received a Master’s Degree in Education from Tel Aviv University in Israel. He has instructed courses at elementary schools, high schools, libraries, and dual diagnosis treatment centers in both Israel and Florida. He is currently a full-time Master of Social Work student and a part time group facilitator at Wellness Resource Center. He has facilitated psychoeducational groups on a wide range of topics. Evan’s main clinical interests include sex and pornography addiction, mindfulness and meditation, interpersonal neurobiology, and understanding and strengthening willpower. He educates the clients on evidence-based models of recovery such as the S.M.A.R.T. Recovery Program.

Sevonte Miller

I received my Bachelors of Art in Psychology at Florida Atlantic University. I currently attend Florida Atlantic University and pursuing my Master’s Degree in Social Work. I currently work at a Rehabilitation center as a certified nursing assistant. I also interned at the Public Defender’s Office in West Palm Beach, Florida. At the Public Defender’s Office I was able to visit and assist individual clients while they were in jail and I also worked with juvenile adolescents between the ages of 13 through 17 and helped them with their sanctions so they would be able to be terminated from probation successfully.

I will be providing counseling services on the Lake Worth Campus

I was born in Ohio but raised in Florida. Some of my hobbies include listening to music, going out fishing, and going to the movies with friends and family. I have two dogs that I consider to be part of my family, not to mention my cat, Louie, he is a Russian blue breed. One of my main goals in life is to become a nurse practitioner and, as cliché as it might sound, I just want to make the world a little better.

Ivy Phillips

I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University and am currently working on my Masters in Social Work at Florida Atlantic University. My experience includes internships with Willow Place for Women and Children of Inmates. A fun fact about me is that I spent 5 months surf instructing in Ireland and Northern Ireland with a mental health nonprofit. I am passionate about working with mindfulness, meditation, and stress reduction.

I will be providing counseling services on the Lake Worth and Boca Raton Campuses.

Ana Rodriguez

I began working in the substance abuse treatment field in 2014 before graduating from Florida Atlantic University with bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice. Later that year I began working at the Hanley Center Admissions Department and has since held over 4 different positions. Currently, I am the Lead Continuing Care Coordinator, managing case managers who are responsible for coordinating discharge recommendations and referrals for substance abuse and mental health treatment providers. In 2019 I earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree and is currently working on earning a Master’s degree in Social Work.

I will be providing counseling services on the Lake Worth and Belle Glade Campuses.