Presenter

Justin Perry, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CSI is Founder and Therapist at Perry Counseling Healing and Recovery PLLC where he and his clinical team use talk, art, and movement modalities to treat mental health, trauma, and addiction for adolescents and adults ages 12 and up. Their mission is to promote healing and end stigma. Perry is a proud Charlotte native and West Charlotte grad who served as a Student Leader Intern at Charlotte’s first Freedom School in 2002. He earned BAs in Psychology and Sociology, as well as his MSW from UNC Chapel Hill. Perry has been published in multiple publications, and has previously done a monthly column as a Guest Columnist for the Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News and Observer, and Durham Herald Sun. He conducts trainings, workshops, and keynote addresses around the country for organizations  around conflict resolution, assertive communication, as well as addressing racial equity while creating communities of inclusion and belonging. He is civically engaged, serving on the boards of UNC School of Social Work, CMS Foundation, Center for Community Transitions, and the Community Building Initiative while Co-Founding a group called OneMECK who focuses on education and housing equity. He has won awards from the Charlotte Observer, Playing for Others, Southern Living Magazine, and Charlotte’s Association of Fundraising Professionals. Identified by Charlotte Parent magazine as a “Parent to Watch,” he is a happily married father of 2 and a passionate sports fan.