BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Danielle Levy Seitz, Esq. was born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida, and she is a partner at the firm of Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan PLLC. She has dedicated her legal career to family law matters. It is the personal connections and impact that she makes on the lives of her clients and their families that she cherishes most about practicing family law.

Danielle is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2010), where she earned her juris doctor degree and a Certificate in Child and Family Law. She served as a senior editor and contributing writer of the Children’s Legal Rights Journal. Danielle earned dual undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Florida (cum laude, 2006).

Danielle enjoys giving back to our local community and is an active member of the Family Resource Center of Southwest Florida, Association of Family Law Professionals, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce (founding member of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Leadership NEXT Committee), Lee County Bar Association, and Lee County Association of Women Lawyers. Danielle was honored to receive the Pro Bono Initiative – Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award of Excellence 2014 – 2015.

Carmen M. Rodriguez, LMHC received a B.S. Degree in Psychology from Kaplan University and her M.S. Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Hodges University. She previously worked as a Rural Domestic Violence Outreach Supervisor and Residential Counselor with Abuse Counseling & Treatment, Inc. (ACT), where she provided case management and counseling for residents of the shelters of Hendry and Glades counties. She has been able to provide counseling for many domestic violence survivors and volunteers as a Victim Advocate at Rape Crisis Center. Carmen has completed the Supervised Visitation Network (SVN) 24 Hour certificate training course.

Carmen continues to focus her career on helping children and families. She is able to provide so many families with a safe and monitored environment to have quality time with their children at the Family Resource Center.

Bethaney Hoffacker, LMHC-QS founded SWFL Counseling, LLC in Fort Myers, Florida in 2015. There, she leads a team of 10 licensed mental health counselors and registered interns as they treat individuals and families across Lee County.

Bethaney personally specializes in working with adults and couples, with a focus on clinical supervision. Her team covers a wide range of specialties, including trauma, grief, marriage, and family issues, while also partnering with other practitioners to serve children and families in a greater capacity.

Bethaney earned her B.A. in Sociology from Illinois State University in 2005 and her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University in 2010. She began her mental health career serving both Lee and Charlotte counties for over 6 years in the community mental health sector before moving into private practice. She has begun to dive deeper into Family Law by serving on the Family Resource Center board, and she is a member of the Association for Family Law Professionals. She looks forward to continuing to serve this community in her new roles.

Eileen McIltrot, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist currently in private practice. Prior to moving to private practice, she was the founder and director of numerous Catholic Charities’ Programs in Lee County during her 22 years with the organization. Her private practice work includes individual, couples’ and family therapy, parenting coordination services, reunification therapy and parenting education. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work with an area of concentration in children and families from Barry University. She is a member of the National Association Social Workers and the Association of Family Law Professionals.

Dr. Deborah Coe Silver, Psy.D., ABPP, NCSP served as the Co-Director of the Silver Psychology Center from 1984 until 2015. She is a Licensed Psychologist and School Psychologist, as well as Board Certified in Clinical Psychology and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Before becoming a clinical psychologist, Dr. Silver was a teacher, rehabilitation counselor, then a guidance counselor and school psychologist. Dr. Silver has served as Vice President of the Association of Family Law Professionals and President of the Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is a founding board member and Secretary of the school board of De LaSalle Academy and a founding member of the professional advisory board of the Lee County Chapter of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.

Dr. Silver currently is focusing her efforts exclusively on collaborative and cooperative law endeavors, as mental health coach and facilitator, while previously her focus was assessment and treatment of children’s learning and behavior problems, family therapy, and marital and couples counseling. Dr. Silver is the recipient of various awards including the Hugh E. Starnes Second Annual Thinking Outside the Box Award, the Volunteer Award from the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the First Annual Dr. Deborah Coe Silver Pinnacle Award on behalf of the Family Resource Center of Southwest Florida, Inc., the President’s Award from the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Ambassador’s Medal by the Board of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Dr. Silver has co-authored various documents with members of the Parenting Plan Taskforce of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Bench Bar Supplement 2014-Empirically Based Parenting Plans: What Professionals Need to Know, Florida’s Shared Parenting Statute, with Dr. Robert B. Silver several journal articles including contributing to the Journal of Forensic Psychology Conflict Resolution Quarterly Colorado Psychologist Family Mediation Quarterly.