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We are a collective so there will be visiting therapists collaborating with our workshops and groups. There information will be listed accordingly.

Meet The Team

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Mark R. Broussard,

LCSW-BACS, EMDR,

TCTSY-F



Clinical Director

(he/him)

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dix Moore-Broussard

M.A.A.T.,  AThR,

TCTSY-F



Director
 
(she/they)

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Kathleen M. Benedetto

M.S.W., Ph.D.



Director of

Climate Science &

Community Collaboration

(she/her)


 

Mark is an Acadian from South Louisiana. He has years of experience working in Wilderness therapy, trauma/crisis intervention, and disaster management. He has a B.A. in Anthropology and a Masters of Social Work from Tulane School of Social Work .

 

  LCSW, EMDR, TCTSY-F

Trained and certified Trauma Therapist

Polyvagal theory-EMDR-Wildnerness First responder (WFR)

Disaster Mental health Professional

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dix Moore-Broussard is an art therapist. She is a certified specialist in traumatic stress studies, neurodivergent studies, and Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCSTY).

 She studied dance in the states and Europe before shifting their focus to visual arts and psychology. Their international journey began in the 1980s when their family moved to the Middle East through the oil and gas industry, followed by attending high school in Europe.  In the 1990s she returned to South Louisiana then completed their undergrad in Fine Arts Studio and Psychology at the University of New Orleans. Later completed their Master of Art in Art Therapy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. 

 

Deeply influenced by South Louisiana's climate challenges and extreme weather events, their work took a pivotal turn following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.  Profoundly impacted by the disaster and the city's slow recovery, dix began researching trauma, generational trauma, traumatic stress, racialized trauma, and disaster response with a specific focus on the disconnect of community and the importance of collective healing emphasizing cultural humility. This led dix to develop an innovative community-based approach to trauma/disaster recovery, aimed at fostering resilience and healing in the face of crisis through the arts and neuroscience. 

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                                              Polyvagal-Informed Art Psychotherapist

                                                           Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga

                                                               Disaster Mental Health Professional

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Kathleen is a proud native of Baton Rouge, LA. She completed her B.S. in Psychology at LSU in 2010, and then her Master's in Social Work at Tulane University in 2013. In 2023, Kathleen obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Geography and Anthropology at LSU. Kathleen’s research focuses on hurricane climatology, hurricane hazards, rapid intensification, population preparedness, participatory assessment/empowerment, and environmental justice. 

 

Kathleen’s M.S.W. research involved creating and presenting a first responder family resilience curriculum to Louisiana police and EMTs. As a Ph.D. student, Kathleen studied temporal and spatial patterns of hurricane rapid intensification in the Gulf Coast region as well as participatory engagement with affected, socially vulnerable communities. 

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Kathleen is currently an adjunct online Geography instructor at Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) living in New Orleans, LA with her family. She has developed educational curriculums for a multitude of age-groups focusing on sustainability, climate change, hurricane hazards, natural disaster preparedness, and educational empowerment.

The Neutral Ground Collective

Contact us with questions about our groups and workshops today!

Email: info@tngcollective.com

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Registered Charity:

84-2299583

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