Tyrena Lester, LICSW, is a Certified Trainer and Consultant at Think Kids. In this role, she trains and coaches various audiences across settings, including teachers, mental health professionals, counselors, and parents.
Tyrena began her Collaborative Problem Solving journey when she and her former colleagues sought a therapeutic model for use in a partial hospital setting. Through the Think:Kids/Kraft Foundation Racial Diversity Fellowship, Tyrena continued to advance her expertise in the CPS approach, becoming a Certified Trainer in the model.
Outside of her work with Think:Kids, Tyrena is the Director of Customer Success at a behavioral health technology company. As the Director of Customer Success, she supports healthcare systems’ implementation of measurement-based and collaborative care. Prior to this role, she served as a Director for a child advocacy center in Western MA. Tyrena’s professional experience has included providing clinical services through her community in many capacities. Her areas of expertise include working with children and families, victims of trauma, youth who have experienced exploitation, trauma-informed care, and training and consultation. In addition, she currently holds an adjunct professor position at Westfield State in the MSW program. She has over 10 years of experience teaching various college courses in western Massachusetts and is the co-author of Implementing Measurement-Based Care in a Youth Partial Hospital Setting: Leveraging Feedback for Sustainability.
Tyrena holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work. She is currently a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts.
