About The Author

Karine Spiess

Karine S. Spiess M.A., received her graduate degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at The University of South Florida. She is a certified Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked as a clinical child therapist for Head Start school readiness program for children from low-income families. In her free time, you’ll most likely find her rapping mad lyrics or singing broadways musicals. She is a Canadian native but currently lives in Florida with her dashing husband, two young children and fur babies.