Within the MetroHealth system, Dr. Monford (preferred name) provides short-term therapy to adults within the inpatient psychiatric hospital and engages in community outreach related to mental health education. In addition, she focuses on eliminating mental health stigma and increasing access to culturally informed clinical services for historically excluded communities. Dr. Monford’s work within MetroHealth includes a focus on Emerging Adults, trauma, historically excluded communities, and patients experiencing mood and thought disorders.

Dr. Monford has been featured on local and national news programs and within national magazines including Psychology Today and The Atlantic addressing the importance of emotional wellness in Black communities, child/adolescent mental health, mental health in times of national crisis, and the school-to-prison pipeline’s impact on Black Girls. She has provided mental health trainings and served as a panelist at conferences throughout the United States focused on culturally informed mental health services, gender-responsive treatment, the school-to-prison pipeline and Black girls, educating Black girls in white spaces, intersectionality, and social justice work. Dr. Monford has served on several state, national, and international boards addressing issues of mental health, sexual violence prevention and intervention and human trafficking. Dr. Monford has facilitated trainings and workshops related to systemic change work for social justice organizations, universities, and sexual violence organizations.