Our Team
The Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic was created to provide a cutting edge intergenerational intervention for families with trauma to mitigate risk of recurrence of childhood trauma and prevent out of home placement. This is an exciting partnership between the Center and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. We look forward to working with birth parents and children with potential for or current involvement with the child welfare system.
Clinic Manager
Heather Webb, LCSW is the manager of the Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic. Originally from Olathe, Kansas, she earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and women’s studies from the University of Kansas and Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University. Heather served as the Clinical Director at the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center where she created and managed the trauma therapy program. Additionally, Heather was a Clinical Associate with the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children and a volunteer and executive committee member with the Citizens Foster Care Review Board. Her clinical expertise is in ameliorating the impact of childhood trauma on children and birth parents who are involved with the child welfare system. She is passionate about helping families remain together and identifying and advocating for removal of systemic barriers preventing this from occurring.
Email:heather.webb@wku.edu
Office Phone: 270-745-4692
Clinician
Jennifer Shoemaker, LPCC, is a clinician in the Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic. A Kentucky native, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English (97) and Master of Arts in Education (19) from Western Kentucky University. From 2019 to 2024, Ms. Shoemaker worked as a counselor in a private practice setting focusing her clinical experience on individuals with a history of trauma and grief. Her professional interests include helping clients overcome the effects of trauma so that they can live a more fulfilling life.
Email:jennifer.shoemaker@wku.edu
Office Phone: 270-745-4686
Clinician
Alma Smajlovic, LCSW is a clinician at the Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic. Born in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Alma grew up in Bowling Green, KY and earned both her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology, and her Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University. Alma has four years of experience providing evidence-based trauma treatment to children and caregivers at the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center. Alma was also a clinical associate with the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children and a volunteer with the Foster Care Review Board. She is passionate about helping children and families who are involved in the child welfare system, particularly families with intergenerational trauma.
Email:alma.smajlovic@wku.edu
Office Phone: 270-745-4695
Clinician
Katherine Walsh, LCSW is a Clinician at the Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic. Katherine was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, until moving to Bowling Green, where she received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University. Katherine served as a trauma clinician at the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center where she provided evidence based trauma treatment to children and adults. During that time, Katherine was also a Clinical Associate with the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children. Katherine is passionate about ensuring young children involved in the child welfare system have a voice through her advocacy of childhood trauma treatment with birth parents and children.
Email:katherine.walsh@wku.edu
Office Phone: 270-745-4679
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