Iris Jones, LPC, LCADC, CCS, NCC

Iris earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from Albany State University and her graduate degree in clinical and community counseling from Eastern University. Her clinical internship was completed at Crozer–Chester Medical Center, where she specialized in the treatment of addiction, trauma, and co-occurring mental health disorders. She previously worked in non-profit outpatient behavioral health as a co-occurring addictions counselor specializing in complex populations, where she focused her energies on promoting the welfare of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) within the legal systems of New Jersey and directing multiple outpatient sites to improve overall access and care for clinically complex patients. In 2016, she began working in Cooper's Division of Addiction Medicine as a behavioral health therapist, where she has worked to develop and implement the perinatal addiction clinic; individual, family, and group therapy; and hospital consults and protocols.

Iris presently manages clinical operations for the Cooper Center for Healing and Buprenorphine Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment (Bupe FIRST EMS) and Emergency Department Addiction Pathways (EDAP) programs and provides oversight for Empowering Mothers to Parent and Overcome with Resilience (EMPOWR). Iris is also the owner and CEO of Wellness Clinical Innovations, a training and development firm focused on organizational development, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and positive systems change. She is a public speaker and professor, centered on expanding humanism in medicine and trauma-informed care (TIC). Her credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), and a National Board Certified Counselor (NCC).