Thiera D. Clifford

Dr. Thiera D. Clifford is the Clinical Director of Journey to Healing, Inc. As an early career psychologist, Licensed professional counselor, and clinical supervisor, Dr. Clifford provides a plethora of rich clinical and research experience to the organization. She is the Executive Director of the Mind Management Institute and the creator of the Clinical Training Institute, which provides rich training and education to clinical interns in preparation for clinical community practice and clinical field experiences for graduation and licensure. She graduated with her Doctorate and Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, MI, and completed her doctoral internship at the Battle Creek VAMC. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Counseling from Oakland University. She has recently transitioned from a post-doctoral residency with the Michigan Medicine Clinical Psychology Consortium. In addition to clinical practice, she enjoys clinical training and development of staff and faculty, community programming and research, and serving as a clinical mentor.