Orange County (N.C.) Government
Teresa Rivera, MSW, LCSWA, is a seasoned psychotherapist and founder of PachaYaku Therapy, PLLC, since September 2021. Rivera has served as a COVID-19 Case Investigator for the Orange County (N.C.) Government since August 2020, and previously held roles including Interim Project Manager at the UNC Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Initiative and Psychiatric Emergency Services Intern at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Rivera's experience also includes working as a COVID-19 Contact Tracer and serving as the Director of Latinx Services at the Compass Center for Women and Families, where leadership focused on outreach and support for domestic violence victims. Rivera holds a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earned in May 2021, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the same institution, completed in May 2018.
Orange County (N.C.) Government
Nestled in the hills of the North Carolina Piedmont, Orange County is located between the Research Triangle Park and the Triad cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. With more than 140,000 residents, Orange County includes historic Hillsborough, the county seat; Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina; and Carrboro and Mebane, former railroad and mill towns.