Banyan Sebring

Originally from South Florida, Rebecca began her career as a Behavioral Health Technician in the Mental Health field while pursuing her MSW at Florida Atlantic University. She is currently licensed through the state of Florida and is a Certified Master’s Level Addiction Professional. Rebecca has extensive experience and knowledge pertaining to both the mental health and substance abuse field and has maintained several positions within Banyan Treatment Centers leading up to her current position as Executive Clinical Director at the Sebring, FL location. Rebecca has participated in developing and improving clinical programming and understands the importance of connecting clients with their community and empowering clients to develop leaderships skills, independence, and decision-making skills. She has a strong passion for the code of ethics and believes that quality care is directly correlated to the level of integrity and transparency practiced by the Treatment Team.

Jasmine was born and raised in Stuart, FL, where she began working at Banyan Detox in 2016 as a Behavioral Health Technician. With hard work and dedication, Jasmine moved up the ranks to Lead BHT, Operations Supervisor, and now to her current title of Director of Operations. Fortunately, she did not personally struggle with addiction, but she began working in this industry after experiencing a close family member battling with addiction. After witnessing this traumatic event, Jasmine realized she wanted to be part of the solution by helping those in similar situations. She is passionate about her position because she has been able to blend her personal interests and passions with her career. Spending time helping and encouraging people in such an impactful way motivates her to do her best daily. Jasmine's favorite part about her position is getting to experience success stories up close and personal. Her goal is to continue to grow with Banyan and become a positive influence on others in the behavioral and health field.

Charlene Kremm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who obtained her master's degree in social work from LSU. Brooke has been in the mental health field since 2013 with experience in substance abuse, chronic mental illness, and specializes in PTSD. She is from Florida but has lived all over the US. Charlene has worked closely with the military population and that is one of her passions in life. She brings experience in assessing clients, treatment planning, individual therapy, crisis de-escalation, and discharge planning. Charlene has a passion for helping others and believes in a client centered approach.  

Pamela was born and raised in Highlands County, Florida, an area which she continues to call home. She graduated with Distinction in 2022 from Capella University, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Capella’s CMHC program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Pamela’s life experience includes interpersonal family struggles related to addiction, specifically alcohol use disorder. She has first-hand knowledge of the negative effects an alcohol use disorder can have in multiple areas of life functioning.

Pamela’s prior experience in private practice has prepared her to work in the field of addiction, as most clients that seek counseling for mental health disorder issues also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. Pamela is passionate about interacting with diverse members of the community and having the opportunity to be the catalyst that begins a person’s journey towards self-actualization. She holds the personal philosophy that it is important to assess beyond the presenting symptoms in order to treat the client from an individualized, holistic perspective. Her favorite part of the primary therapist’s position is conducting individual therapy sessions with clients. Individual therapy allows for a deeper

Roosevelt Martin was born and raised in Florida, and he is a local to the Sebring area. He has been helping the fight against addiction since 2007, where he worked in roles such as corrections officer and as a behavioral health technician (BHT). Although, Roosevelt has always had a passion for helping people. His favorite part about being a BHT Supervisor for Banyan is his ability to lead his team in the best direction and he is excited to grow within the company.

Anita grew up in a military family, which caused her to relocate every couple of years, but she was able to spend all four years of high school in Winter Haven, FL. After completing high school, she enlisted in the Army and traveled overseas for 6 years. Anita received her bachelor's degree in Psychology, with a minor in addiction counseling. Later, she received a master's degree in Clinical Psychology.

Anita witnessed family members struggling with addiction, which pushed her to navigate into this field. She began working in the addiction field ten years ago at a juvenile center and dedicated her time to helping adult clients in the child welfare system. Anita believes that those who struggle with addiction deserve caring and nonjudgmental professionals when they enter treatment. Her favorite part of her position is witnessing a client’s breakthrough moment when they make connections with things that have learned from their therapy sessions with their behaviors.

Wendi was born in Miami, FL and later moved to Plantation, FL as a teenager. She received her associate degree in nursing and became a Registered Nurse. After working as a Registered Nurse for 20 years, Wendi continued her education and received a Master's degree for Family Nurse Practitioner in 2012. Later, she completed a second Master’s for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2020.

Although Wendi did not personally struggle with a substance use disorder, her father passed away from the use of Alcohol. Her endeavors consist of assisting clients prevent further destruction to their lives and their families. In the past, Wendi experienced having to be responsible for the complete care of her clients. Currently, she is learning to let go and hand off this responsibility to her great team. With decades of experience in this industry, Wendi hopes to continue making a great impact in the lives of clients and staff.

Alexa was born in Manhattan, NY, raised in Puerto Rico, and later moved to Florida in 2004. Alexa is currently on the path to receiving her Associate in Arts in December 2022. After, she intends to receive her bachelor's degree in nutrition. Alexa has dealt with the loss of a family member due to addiction and began working in the addiction industry in 2015.

She is passionate about creating balanced meals for the clients, and her goal is to help those who struggle with eating disorders learn healthier options to nurture their bodies and form better eating habits. Alexa’s favorite part of her role at Banyan is seeing the clients enjoying the meals she prepared. Her goal is to continue creating nutritional meals, educating the patients about healthy eating habits, and eventually help treat those with eating disorders.