Clinicians

Dr. Kramer has been in private practice in South Florida since 1997. Dr. Kramer has broad experience in child-adolescent and adult mood, anxiety, attentional / learning and behavioral disorders and has extensive experience in psychopharmacology and is dedicated to thoughtful, client-informed psychiatric medication treatments in addition to cognitively based supportive psychotherapy. He has served the client population of Our Children Our Future Inc for over 14 years.

While currently working towards attaining license in mental health counseling in the state of Florida, Ms John's main area of interest is providing mental health services for children between the ages of 0- 5; focusing on strengthening parent-child relationships, teaching co-regulation skills, helping children learn coping tools to manage emotions and improve self esteem inorder to help them build resilience and improve their social-emotional development. Evidence-based strategies such as Cognitive- behavior therapy are also utilized, tailored to meet an individual's unique needs and abilities. 

Jenny Salas is a Sr. Community Behavior Health Practitioner and Social Worker who has worked in the field for many years. She has a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a Master's degree in Social Work. Jenny has worked in many different areas of social work and mental health such as a behavior analyst, mental health therapist as well as, a child advocate working with children who were sexually and physically abused. Some of Jenny's work consists of clients who are experiencing sexual identity, depression, adhd, autism, anxiety, oppositional defiance disorder among other childhood disorders. Working with children and families has been a passion for Jenny providing them the tools they need to help make a difference in their lives.

Register Mental Health Counselor intern, and License Christian Counselor; working with OCOF since 2013, 7 years of experience in mental health setting. Mrs. Callirgos has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with mentally or emotionally disabled persons and their families is a must, with excellent listening skills that allow her to understand what her clients are sharing with her and subsequently provide the help they need. Mrs. Callirgos main area of interest is providing mental health services for children between the ages of 6-18; with experience in trauma, emotional and behavioral treatment, teaching the children and adolescents' skills to heal trauma, helping them take back their lives, providing the children with coping strategies to managed emotions and improve self-esteem in order to help them build resilience, improve relationship with parents and meet they own abilities and needs. 

I, Dr. Amabel Quiñones, earned my Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in Puerto Rico. Since 2002 I have been working in diverse outpatient settings including private practice, private and public-school systems, and Early Head Start programs helping children and their families. I have been working with OCOF since 2018. My clinical work focusses on providing evidence-based assessment and treatment for children and adolescents. Also provides psychoeducation to parents in order to understand and manage effectively their children's social and emotional needs. I have experience treating a variety of concerns ranging from behavioral problems, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, parent skills training, and relationship issues. I primarily practice cognitive behavioral therapy. Through the understanding that feelings and emotions stem from an individual's interpretation of events, therapy is directed to identify unhelpful thinking styles and how they may generate distressing emotions and maladaptive behaviors. I have experience providing infant mental health services for children between the ages of 0-5. I provide assessment and treatment of young children focused on strengthening parent-child relationships, teaching coregulation skills, and improving their social and emotional development. I am a member of The Florida Association of Infant Mental Health.

My name is Vaaseen Richards and I am a Senior Community Behavior Health Practitioner at Our Children Our Future. I am a registered Mental Health Counselor Intern for the State of Florida and a National Certified Counselor. I attended Florida Institute of Technology where I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology; in addition to a certification in Child Advocacy Studies. From there I continued on to receive my Master’s degree from University of Rochester in Mental Health Counseling in 2018. During my time in the field, I have worked in various levels of outpatient care, the school system, and provided in-home care; through these experiences I have gained a better understanding of the various factors which contribute to a child’s emotional distress. I currently specialize in providing Trauma-Focused care to both children and adolescents whom have experienced or are currently experiencing any form of trauma such as school bullying, loss of a loved one, abuse/neglect, and so forth. I utilize evidenced-based practices such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist children and their families in gaining insight into their personal traumatic experiences, re-establishing safety, and developing the use of healthy coping strategies.