Lyrica Fils-Aimé LCSW-R, RPT-S

Lyrica Fils-Aimé, LCSW-R, RPT-S, was born in Haiti and Kreyòl was her first language. Her mother is a WASP from New Hampshire and met her father in Haiti. The convergence of these two very different backgrounds has informed Lyrica's experiences with identity with every step that she takes in life. Lyrica serves as a Director of Equity Transformation and Culturally Responsive Environments at the New York City Department of Education. Lyrica is a NY State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Registered Play Therapist, and runs a private practice in Harlem. Lyrica obtained her BA from the University of Richmond in Psychology and Business, an MSW from New York University and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership from Fordham University. Lyrica began working in equitable education and counseling while working at Children's Aid College Prep Charter School as a Community School Director. In this role, she created and designed equity teams, diversity councils, affinity groups, multi-cultural programming and supervised social workers with an anti-racist and anti-oppressive leadership focus.