Workforce Staffing and Support

Mrs. Elliott has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with the department since 2001. She graduated with her master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Virginia State University, an HBCU, and upon graduation, returned to California and has worked for the department ever since. Mrs. Elliott's department career includes working with the Intensive Adult population in Out Patient Services and In Board in Care Services. She has also worked as a therapist with the Homeless population. Although she enjoyed working with both those adult populations, she transitioned to children's services. She was a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist and trainer for several years until she transferred to the Therapeutic Residential Assessment and Consultation Team (TRAC). She held the position of therapist and later supervisor with the TRAC unit. She collaborated with DPSS and Probation to ensure that Mental Health concerns were considered when working with youth and families. While with TRAC, she also participated in and chaired several Interagency Committees. Currently, Mrs. Elliott holds the position of Administrative Services Manager over the Workforce Education and Training (W.E.T.) unit. W.E.T. focuses on addressing the ongoing workforce development needs of the public behavioral health department.

Cheryl Coson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Senior Clinical Therapist with Workforce Education and Training (WET). She received her Master of Social Welfare degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her previous experience has been working in child welfare and forensic behavioral health. Cheryl joined Riverside University Health System in 2012 and has been with WET since 2021. One of her primary roles is working with pre-licensed clinicians by providing clinical supervision and supporting their preparation for the clinical licensure exam. She is the WET Coordinator for the Clinical Licensure Advancement and Support Program (CLAS Program) and the Eating Disorder Program. In addition, she is a certified trainer in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI).

Marybel Buchler is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She received her Master’s Degree from Argosy University in 2014. Marybel works for Riverside University Health System in the Workforce, Education, and Training (WET) department. She has experience working with transitional-age youth –  in a full-service partnership program, families and individuals, and severe and persistently mentally ill populations previously incarcerated and homeless. As a Senior CT with WET, she liaises for evidenced-based practice EMDR, provides ongoing training, and oversees the Loan Repayment Program.

I am currently the Supervising Office Assistant for Workforce Education and Training (WET)  a component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).

I have been with Riverside County Behavioral Health since 2016, and with the WET Team since 2022.

I assist with coordination and organization of trainings, supporting my wonderful staff and co-workers.

Sheri began working for Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health in 2017, where she was the Behavioral Health Services Supervisor (BHSS) for AB109 New Life, Full Service Partnership, and Day Reporting Center. In 2017 she became the BHSS for The Lehman Center Adult and Children’s Teaching Clinics. Her work focuses on developing and implementing procedures that provide and maintain an appropriate learning environment for graduate and bachelor-level students who provide clients with behavioral health services. In addition, she supervises, coaches, and provides training for RUHS-BH staff. She also provides training under the direction of the Workforce Education and Training (WET) program, including but not limited to Square Model, Concurrent Notes, GET (Genogram, Ecomap, Timeline), Solution Focus, and Narrative Therapies. 

Adrienne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who began working for Riverside County Behavioral Health after receiving her Master’s degree from San Diego State University in 2005. She is currently serving as part of the MHSA Workforce Education and Training team, where her primary focus is training the next generation of up-and-coming therapists during their internship placements and providing clinical supervision for unlicensed clinicians working throughout the department. In addition, Adrienne has experience providing intensive/FSP-level outpatient services to children and their families, including specialty services such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), and Family-Based Therapy (FBT for Eating Disorders). She also currently serves as Co-Chair of both the Riverside County Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision Workgroup and of the Southern California Regional Partnership Clinical Supervision in Public Behavioral Health Committee, which focus on the development and implementation of primary and in-depth staff training and support with regards to the provision of legal and ethical clinical supervision.