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Tanishia G. Wright ’15 MSCP says the inner strength and resiliency she discovered while at Mount Saint Mary’s gives her power. “The master’s in clinical psychology at the Mount is tough — really hard, but in a good way. The program gave me the confidence to feel prepared, and it equipped me with the resiliency needed to work with individuals who are dealing with serious mental illness and to work with all levels of leadership, as I do in my current role.”

Appointed to her current position as director of the Bureau of Victim Services by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, Wright has a tough role, and tapping into her education, clinical training, and self-growth actualized through her Mount experiences helps her to succeed at work. Wright oversees a staff of victim service representatives and leads, plans, organizes and evaluates the operations of the bureau.

A native Angeleno, Wright was a single parent of two daughters working for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, where she was director of programs at MLK Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center.  

Searching for a graduate program that was innovative and progressive, Wright felt that the Mount’s community-focused program, with instruction in trauma and its impact, was a good fit. She also liked the program’s inclusivity, as it catered to working adults and people with families by offering evening classes and weekend hybrid courses.

Wright met with Darla Dunlop, PhD, associate professor, and Shani Habibi, PhD, program director. “They were extremely kind, warm, welcoming, informative, and made the process of enrolling seamless for me. They became my professors and I learned so much from them.”

Wright immediately applied Dunlop’s leadership qualities into her position at the Department of Health. Working in community healing and trauma, Wright applied what she learned in the classroom as she engaged with the community.

“The Mount contributed to my success in the job field, 100%. I tie my rewards directly to the toughness and rigor of the Mount’s program. Because of how supportive the Mount professors were, and the accommodating environment they created for me, I came out the other side with strength that I didn’t even know I had. I love Mount Saint Mary’s University and had the most phenomenal time there.”

A nature enthusiast who loves hiking in Palos Verdes, Wright leads dance and movement workshops on the beach. She enjoys helping people release and process trauma through dance. Wright will soon be launching a podcast, “Survivors Speak,” and she is also planning to write a book on survivor trauma.