HAVERSTRAW, NY, December 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rafaelina M. Acosta, Psychotherapist for Jericho Consulting, Inc., has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Psychotherapy. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor, only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Cambridge Who's Who membership.

With 12 years of experience as a psychotherapist, Ms. Acosta has demonstrated a compassionate and persevering attitude when it comes to counseling her clients. She established a private counseling practice five years ago as a way to create a trusting atmosphere and has since been involved in performing psychological assessments, interacting with agencies in the county and conducting social psychology programs and one-on-one therapy with individuals, couples and children.

Ms. Acosta received a Master of Social Work cum laude from Columbia University after already earning a bachelor's degree in the same discipline. To exceed her lifelong goal of becoming a psychotherapist, she added versatility to her skill set by becoming a licensed clinical social worker, certified school social worker and advanced certified hospice and palliative caretaker. She has been honored with a Badami outstanding young alumni award and an alumni recognition award. Moreover, she was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among American College Students. In order to maintain a professional network, Ms. Acosta is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the National Organization for Women, the National Association of Social Workers and Pi Gamma Mu.

In the future, Ms. Acosta plans to expand her counseling practice to include more social workers.

About Cambridge Who's Who
With over 400,000 members representing every major industry, Cambridge Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Cambridge Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies and makes them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services. Cambridge is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Global Branding and Networking, Donald Trump Jr., who is eager to share his extensive experience in this arena with members.

Cambridge Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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