Name and Position at Region Ten: Esmeralda Amos, Outpatient Therapist at Albemarle High School through the Region Ten Child & Family team.

Where are you from? I am originally from California but have now spent most of my adult life in Virginia.

What drew you to the behavioral health field? I became a mental health therapist due to my desire to help individuals and families find healing from emotional and mental health concerns.

What are some of the highlights over your professional career? Becoming trained at Region Ten in the clinical intervention Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, has definitely been a highlight. I am also looking forward to soon becoming licensed, which will be an additional professional highlight.

What do you enjoy about your work at Region Ten? One of the things that I enjoy most about Region Ten is working with such outstanding colleagues.

What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to you? The Hispanic Culture is a vastly diverse group of people with varied history, food, art, music, geography, and so much more. I love that during Hispanic Heritage month we celebrate the impact that Hispanic culture has had, and continues to have, on the United States population. Best of all Hispanic Heritage month allows all Americans to become a little better acquainted with the diversity that exists within such a magnificent and diverse group of people.