Mrs. Brittany Barber-Alexander MSW/LICSW/LCSW-C, BCD, is an award-winning, certified clinical social worker supervisor in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC with over 12 years of experience. Mrs. Barber-Alexander is an expert in providing supportive care to individuals, families, and groups to improve their social and psychological functioning. She has been instrumental in finding solution-oriented resources and planning discharges for medically complex cases. Her clinical experience has been predominantly in trauma, infectious disease, neurology, palliative, and hospice care. She has worked in a variety of private and federal hospital settings, most notably at the National Institutes of Health and Walter Reed Medical Center both located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mrs. Barber-Alexander remains very active in direct care. She continues to work in a clinical capacity at Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital as a social worker/discharge planner. In her private practice, Mrs. Barber-Alexander is committed to helping the next generation of social workers reach their full potential by offering licensure preparation, case consultation, resume updating, and individual and group supervision. To date, she has helped over 20 students pass their master’s and clinical licensure exams. In the near future, she is looking to partner with companies to provide the most up-to-date test-taking materials for her students. 

In addition to her clinical expertise, Mrs. Barber-Alexander has recently broadened her professional experience working at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services agency (SAMHSA) in Rockville, MD. As a Public Health Advisor/Clinical Social Worker, she works on the Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) team. The TOR team helps American Indians/Alaskan Natives implement grants and further advocate for American Indian/Alaska Natives tribes to battle prevalent substance abuse and mental health issues throughout their communities. In all of her roles, Mrs. Barber-Alexander is a fierce advocate for underrepresented populations to continue to move the social work field to be more inclusive and to better serve social workers and the clients they serve.