Aminah Yusuf, PhD, MS, MBA, LMSW has over 40 years of experience and is licensed as a social work professional and clinical substance abuse counselor. She provides services for all ages. For more information, contact us or schedule an appointment online. She is conveniently located at 1508 Pennsylvania Ave, Wilmington, DE 19806.

What is the professional background of Aminah Yusuf, PhD, MS, MBA, LMSW?

Aminah is a licensed social work professional and licensed clinical substance abuse counselor with over 40 years of experience in the mental health and human services field providing services to children, families, couples, and adults struggling with life’s challenges.

What is the educational background of Aminah Yusuf, PhD, MS, MBA, LMSW?

Aminah graduated with her Bachelor in Communication Studies from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1984. Her professional career began with mentoring college students with cultural transition issues when she worked with children in Philadelphia working as a supervisor in group homes, then moving on to residential treatment for youth. She then transitioned to working with children in foster care and their children. Aminah’s career then moved to New Jersey after her relocation, working with youth and their families with addiction and mental health problems. At this time, she focused on addiction counseling for youth and adults in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Aminah then began providing services in a prison-based treatment program as a counselor and then promoted to unit director. It was during this time, she achieved her CADC, Judicially certification, and LCADC in NJ. Her career in New Jersey ended in the Judiciary system with TASC and Drug Court.

During the time in the court system, Aminah began seeking further education by completing her Masters in Business from American Intercontinental University in Illinois in 2006, Masters of Science, Psychology from University of Phoenix in 2010, and completed educational requirements (all but dissertation) of PhD in Sports Psychology. Shortly after, Aminah went to work in the intensive treatment modality – in-home therapy, providing counseling for youth and their families as a counselor at Where Kids Thrive LLC. After moving to Delaware, Aminah began working with Federally funded healthcare centers as substance abuse and mental health counselor until the present. Aminah holds the Delaware LMSW and is awaiting reciprocity for the counselor of addictions certification.

What additional fields of expertise does she have?

Aminah has continued to seek professional training in Nurtured Heart, Trauma-informed play therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Parent focused model ARC-GROWI Crisis Intervention, ASAM with one on one sessions with David A Lee, Relapse prevention with Terence Gorski, Therapeutic community treatment intervention and development with Robert De Leon, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing- Institute of Creative Minds, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.