As the Chief Executive Officer of Mind-Body and Inner-Self Mental Health Counseling Services and the Board Chairperson for Start Treatment and Recovery Centers of New York, Felicia Ivey has continuously worked to improve the mental health of her community.

With more than 25 years of experience in substance dependence disorders, she has operated in a plethora of roles including Organizational Administrator, Adjunct Professor, corporate trainer and clinician.  Felicia provides direct supervision to residents and students completing their final clinical hours for licensing from SUNY Buffalo, New York University and Alfred University. 

As the 2022 Ladies in Leadership awardee, Felicia has been committed to serving the New York, New Jersey and Florida communities while exhibiting leadership skills that have helped her organization grow. Her numerous skills including organizational supervision and compliance management, curriculum training and community outreach have helped her achieve countless success in organizational reviews by monitoring agents.

Felicia has spent a large part of her career developing teams and partnering with community stakeholders to achieve long term positive outcomes. As the board chairman of Start Treatment and Recovery Centers of New York, Felicia has worked to usher in talent such as Johnnel Doris, the former commissioner of the nation’s largest small business and workforce City agency.

Since the pandemic, Felicia has focused her efforts on bringing awareness of mental health in relation to unionized  and public service workers. Her work and dedication has led to countless referrals directly from transit workers, their families and the UAP Counselors.

Presently, much of her focus has been dedicated to the treatment of those suffering from addictions, mood disorders, the LGBTQ+ community, trauma and the readjustment to civilian status from military careers.