Dr. Siemone Smith, LCPC, MFT is a visionary healer, trainer, and scholar with over 15 years of experience in the Infant Mental Health field. Deeply rooted in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, her work centers on helping families heal through relationship. She began her career serving families in Chicago’s Englewood community, providing Child-Parent Psychotherapy and trauma-focused services to families involved with the child welfare system. Dr. Smith earned her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Adler University, where her research examined the internalization of whiteness among Black mothers and the impact of the “white gaze” on parenting practices. She is a Family Therapist, Adjunct Professor in Erikson Institute’s Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program, and serves as a FAN (Facilitating Attuned Interactions) Lead Trainer at Erikson, where she trains and mentors other trainers across disciplines. She is also the founder of Generation Mend, a private practice and framework dedicated to breaking intergenerational cycles and restoring relational health through attunement, equity, and cultural affirmation. Dr. Smith believes healing is not just clinical—it is ancestral, creative, and collective. As she often says, her presence is the intervention.