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In this episode of That's Dopamine Podcast, we sit down with Sajjan Sharma and Rondey Allen to talk about Luke 5:18-25 and Practicals on being a mat carrier.

Sajjan Sharma, MSW, is an ordained minister who has served as Lead Pastor of the Pioneer Valley Church of Christ in Chicopee, Massachusetts since 2008. During his tenure, the church has grown in membership and has achieved new stability and direction. Under his leadership, the PVCOC has begun a number of initiatives to educate members on topics such as sexual addiction, personal financial management, and parenting. Prior to his work with PVCOC, Sajjan was with the Boston Church of Christ and has worked as a missionary in New Delhi, India; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Tirane, Albania. He has experience providing premarital counseling, marital counseling, and pastoral counseling with congregations of diverse ethnicities, addressing areas such as grief, sickness, and recovery from trauma.

Rondey Allen, LICSW is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an Independent Clinical Social Worker. He has extensive experience in a variety of settings concerning youth and families at risk. He administered group and individual therapy in DYS treatment programs with violent and sexual offenders. He performed intensive clinical case management and outreach in Boston’s C11 Police district to high-risk youth. He was an outreach clinician for MSPCC in the Springfield Area and Clinical Director for the River Valley Academy, a special education school in the Holyoke area. He is currently a clinical consultant and trainer for the Westover Job Corps Center.

He is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Collaborative Problem Solving. He is a Level 1 Certified Anger Management Specialist through NAMA and is certified in Military/Veteran behavioral health through the Center for Deployment Psychology.

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Resources:**

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
Learn more
800-273-8255

  • Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

We’d like to thank

Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer

Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager

And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.