Ariel Spires has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago and two Bachelors in Social Work; Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Ariel's professional background includes working with young children, adolescence, adults, and families from Tennessee, Illinois, and Missouri communities. Ariel has experience in school-based and non-profit social-emotional learning, individual therapy, group therapy, providing trauma informed care, and early childhood development. In her spare time, Ariel enjoys to dance and uses dance as a source for self care.