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Noel Hiers is the esteemed owner and therapist at Collaborative Perspectives LLC, a women-owned small business based in Northfield, New Jersey. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Noel has developed a profound expertise in providing educational training and professional consultations to organizations. Her company also offers clinical supervision to social workers seeking their LCSW credentials, alongside delivering therapeutic services to individuals and families. Noel’s deep commitment to her profession is reflected in her extensive work with schools, organizations, and a diverse range of clients.
In addition to her role at Collaborative Perspectives, Noel is a licensed clinical social worker and attorney, holding various specialized certifications. She is a certified sexual assault counselor, domestic violence counselor, and Disaster Response Crisis Counselor. Her comprehensive approach to therapy and counseling is enriched by her knowledge in these areas, allowing her to support clients through a multitude of challenges. Noel is also highly regarded for her engaging trainings and seminars on critical topics such as suicide prevention, grief and loss, de-escalation techniques, LGBTQ+ issues, and wellness for both students and adults.
Noel’s academic journey includes a bachelor’s degree from the College of New Jersey and a master’s degree from Princeton University. Her educational background, combined with her practical experience, equips her to deliver exceptional services and insights. Through her work at Collaborative Perspectives, Noel continues to make a significant impact in her community, empowering individuals and organizations alike.
Collaborative Perspectives, LLC is a New Jersey woman-owned small business dedicated to providing educational training and professional consultations to organizations, clinical supervision to social workers seeking their LCSW, and therapeutic services to individuals and families. The company specializes in clinical supervision, policy consultation, community engagement, and coordinating large-scale awareness and prevention events. Collaborative Perspectives also offers tailored presentations and interactive workshops on a variety of topics including mental health, substance abuse, cultural competency, crisis prevention, and sexual health.
Susan Kleiner: Hello and welcome to Women’s Roundtable podcast, powered by the Think Factory, where we learn how women think big and grow their business. My name is Susan Kleiner. I’m a partner with Outside General Counsel Solutions, and I’m the host of today’s episode. I’m happy to have you with me today. Noel Hiers as the Owner and Therapist at Collaborative Perspectives LLC in Northfield, New Jersey. Collaborative Perspective is a New Jersey women owned small business that provides educational training and professional consultations to organizations. She also does clinical supervision to social workers seeking their LA LLC services and therapeutic services to individuals and families. Noel has been in the field for over 25 years and has a depth of knowledge working with schools, organizations and individuals. She is an LC attorney and holds various certifications, including a certified sexual assault counselor, domestic violence counselor and Disaster Response Crisis Counselor. In addition to her work with individuals, she offers trainings and seminars on suicide prevention, grief and loss, de-escalation, LGBTQ, A-plus wellness for students and wellness for adults. Noel has her bachelor’s degree from the College of New Jersey and her master’s from Princeton. So it is my absolute honor to welcome Noel here on our podcast. Welcome.
Noel Hiers: Hi. Thanks for having me.
Susan Kleiner: So happy to have you here. So I want to talk to you about collaborative perspectives. And, you know, what led you to forming your own organization? Because I know you have an interesting history of how you got to this place.
Noel Hiers: Well, it is something I had been thinking about. And at the time I was working for one of New Jersey’s school based youth services programs, and they kept announcing that they were going to stop the funding. And I found it really stressful to be doing stressful work, doing crisis work. And then at the end of the day, coming home and having to advocate that your program still exists and trying to get in touch with congressmen and getting awareness out. And so that really was the what what pushed me to go out and go go private.
Susan Kleiner: That does sound really stressful, like your job isn’t stressful enough. And then you have to wonder, am I going to get a paycheck? Which obviously we need to get paid for the good work we do. So I’m curious to what is the significance of your name, collaborative perspectives?
Noel Hiers: I love the name and I actually was surprised that it wasn’t already taken when I looked at the web domains. I was like, Why hasn’t anyone picked this up yet? But the way I look at it, whether you’re working with individuals or families or communities, everybody’s coming with their own perspective. Everybody’s coming with their own strengths and their own knowledge. And so, particularly as a social worker, it’s not about me being the authority, it’s about working together. And as Stacey said in the last podcast, listening and and building those connections and those collaborations and really the magic happens in the space between it’s about facilitating the conversations. Even in supervisions, whether I’m doing a training, no matter where I’m working, it’s a two way relationship and we’re learning from one another and growing and building from there.
Susan Kleiner: Wow. Well, I got to thank you, too, for talking about the other podcast, which was with Stacy McCormack, who also appeared on the Women’s Roundtable. And I’m definitely going to have to introduce the two of you, because you both focus so much on collaboration and how important that is in our personal lives and in the business world. So thank you for for that call back. And also, so you just talked about how you had a you know, it was very stressful and you didn’t know about funding and you were thinking about for a while of starting your own business. And and you did it. Congratulations. And I wanted to know, you know, what are your thoughts on that transition? Like, what have you liked the most from transitioning from employee to entrepreneur?
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