Andrea Toland, LCSW has been working with children and families for over 15 years. Today’s society places many stressors on individual children and the family as a whole. We are seeing an increase in the social emotional needs of children earlier and earlier in childhood. Andrea believes in creating a loving, safe and healing environment for all children and their families that meets the client where they are at in the healing process. Andrea has been working in the Public School setting for over 10 years with children from the ages of 2.5 to 10 years of age. Working in the public school setting has afforded Andrea the opportunity to see concerns as they arise in individual students, groups and families and has resulted in extensive experience working with a diverse population and a multitude of needs. Andrea received her undergraduate degree in Social Work from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN and her Master’s degree from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. She has completed additional training in Play Therapy techniques, CBT and a Certification in Toddler and Infant Mental Health.