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ADELE M. MARTELLE , MSW, LCSW, is a therapist with more than seven years of experience
specializing in trauma and attachment. She is in practice at Genesis Counseling Center
in Hampton, Virginia. Adele received her Master’s of Social Work degree from the Univer-
sity of Maryland, Baltimore, and her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the
University of Maine. She strongly believes that the most important part of her job is to help
clients heal by empowering them to have healthy relationships with others and God.
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