She is an advocate for young people of colour and works to give voice to their struggles at every opportunity. She is an experienced clinician in the area of Trauma and, more specifically, how it impacts Racialized Youth and youth of African descent. She is Co-founder of Millan and Associates, an organization dedicated to the reunification of Black children in care with their families. Charmaine has worked successfully with child protective services in high risk cases to offer expert support and guidance for family conferences and court cases involving apprehension. In addition to her work in trauma counselling, Charmaine has worked extensively with survivors of sexual and domestic violence providing both short and long term interventions.