Coralis Solomon, PhD, LMHC, NCC

Dr. Coralis Solomon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the states of Florida and Virginia, and a National Certified Counselor. Her doctoral studies were completed at the University of Central Florida in Counselor Education. Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor for William & Mary in their online Mental Health Counseling Program. Her dissertation research explored self-compassion and emotional resilience with teachers of color working in elementary schools. She has served as a board of governor’s member for the European Branch of the American Counseling Association and for the Mental Health Counselors Association of Central Florida. As a consultant to prevent burnout in teachers, she developed and facilitated the curriculum on Self-Compassion for Educators in Seminole County Public Schools located in Central Florida. In her private practice she implements contemplative mind and body interventions including Restorative Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, and Mindful Self-Compassion. Dr. Solomon also specializes in trauma focused interventions including advanced training in EMDR. Her commitment to the mental health counseling field goes beyond private practice as she is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker with over 75 presentations including keynote speaker for the 2021 American Mental Health Counselor Association (AMHCA) annual conference and selected as the featured wellness presenter for the 2016 American Counseling Association (ACA).