Deborah Rice is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed creative arts therapist and believer in change. For the last 20 years, Deborah has worked in nonprofit organizations and schools with adolescents and young adults involved in the criminal justice system, the foster care system, and with histories of trauma and substance use. She became a member of MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) in 2015 and has since trained hundreds of teachers, mental health professionals and probation officers throughout New York City, in addition to co-creating an MI Institute. Deborah is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute and has a private practice in Brooklyn where she works with adolescents and young adults to address substance use and mental wellness.