IVY A. ZAMORA
Murrieta,CA
Summary
Empathetic licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of experience in counseling settings and prior history in ABA services. Proficient applying cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and solution focused therapy techniques to promote patient growth and change. Adept facilitating individual therapy with focus on meeting client goals.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Cyti Psychological
10.2024 - Current
- Provide telehealth therapy sessions for adolescents age 13 and above.
- Assess, diagnose, and treatment DSM-5 mental health disorders
- Maintain clinical records in compliance with standards of care and licensing requirements
- Participate in collaboration and case consultation with other therapists
- Write long term and short term SMART goals
- Review treatment progress questionnaires with patients
Mental Health Therapist
Array Behavioral Care
02.2021 - 10.2024
- Provide telehealth individual therapeutic care to consumers ages 12 and older
- Schedule follow up weekly, biweekly, to monthly appointments with consumers
- Precisely executed crisis management as required
- Quarterly sign up to be weekend on call clinician for crisis management and clinician support
- Create consumer treatment SMART goals and update goals within 3 months or specified timeframe
- Prepare discharge summaries/aftercare plans, writing letters, and making CPS or incident reports per licensing requirements
- Conduct biopsychosocial intake assessments, GAD and PHQ-9, and devise diagnosis
- Conduct initial evaluation intakes for medication management for psychiatrists and nurse practitioners
- Attend and participate in weekly treatment team staff meetings, monthly meetings with clinician success managers, and quarterly meeting with clinical director
- Regular communication, consultation, collaboration with Care Navigation Team and other clinicians regarding consumer care
- Maintaining clinical documentation, managing schedule, communicating with consumers and clinical team through Athenahealth electronic platform
- Participate in test group for OPTT AI electronic platform in which consumers are sent assessment scales, homework assignments, and AI reports are reviewed
- Provide patients with appropriate outside referrals
Mental Health Therapist
Orange Psychiatric Medical Group
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Provide therapeutic care to patients between ages 5 to 89 years of age
- Execute crisis management as required
- Attend provider meetings as requested
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, teachers, school counselors, family members regarding patient's treatment plan
- Generate diagnosis and treatment plans
- Provide parent training and education
- Provide patient with appropriate outside referrals
- Responsible for input of progress notes into Lumeris and Dr Chrono electronic medical record systems
- Conduct and prepare biopsychosocial assessments
- Complete requested patient forms per licensing requirements
- Responsible for returning phone calls and emails within a timely manner
- Responsible for completing timely Request for Re-Authorization Forms
- Responsible for scheduling weekly and monthly appointments therapy appointments with patients
Mental Health Therapist
American Addiction Centers-Forterus
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Provide therapeutic care to adult clients who have chemical dependence and mental health struggles
- Precisely executed crisis management as required and adapt to high stress situations
- Provide weekly individual, group, and family therapy
- Collaborate with substance abuse counselor, psychiatrist, medical doctor and any staff directly involved in client's treatment during their length of stay
- Work with other social agencies and managed care organizations, hospitals, and probation officers in planning to meet the needs of the clients and to assist clients in utilizing these resources
- Collaborate with authorized third parties and outside agency referrals
- Prepare treatment plans, discharge summaries/aftercare plans, writing letters, and making reports per licensing requirements
- Provide assessment and evaluations based on appropriate criteria
- Responsible for submitting timely progress notes in AccuCare computer system
- Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings
- Provide patients with appropriate outside referrals
EPSDT Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Palomar Family Counseling Services, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Provide individual and family counseling to students K through 12, as well as their caregivers
- Precisely execute crisis management as required
- Conduct intake assessments with families
- Develop and entered behavioral health assessments utilizing the ANASAZI system
- Generate diagnosis, treatment objectives, and treatment goals
- Collaborate with authorized third parties and outside agency referrals
- Compose Utilization Management Reviews, progress notes, and discharge summaries, within county timelines
- Maintain client charts and input progress data
- Provide appropriate community referrals
- Attend weekly staff meetings
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
Outreach Concern, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Provide onsite counseled services to students Pre-K through 5th grade
- Perform crisis management
- Lead social skills groups
- Create classroom behavioral intervention plans
- Collaborate with parents and teachers about academic and behavior related concerns
- Provide caregivers with appropriate outside referrals
- Maintain client charts and input progress data
- Attend weekly supervision meetings
Program Coordinator/Team Lead Behavior Therapist
Autism Solutions for Kids
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Supervise staff and developed ABA programs
- Train staff in ABA/Verbal Behavior therapy
- Provide parent education on behavior management
- Coordinate and led team clinic meetings with staff and families
- Monitor program data and progress, set new goals, and wrote monthly program update reports
- Lead and implement ABA/Verbal Behavior therapy with children on the Autism spectrum
ABA/Verbal Behavior Therapist
Independent Contractor
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Implement ABA/Verbal Behavior therapy with children on the Autism spectrum
- Practice classroom behavioral intervention and shadowing
- Maintain client charts and input progress data
- Attend monthly staff meetings
- Collaborate with program coordinator about clients' behaviors and progression
Education
Masters of Arts - Counseling Psychology
National University
Costa Mesa, CA01.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA01.2003
Some College - Psychology
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA06.2001
Skills
- Developing Relationships
- Treatment Planning
- Progress Reporting
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Patient Evaluation
- Crisis Intervention
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Discharge Planning
- Tracking Patient Progress
- Clinical Interventions
- Electronic Medical Record Software
- Clinical Documentation
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Patient Education
References
- Rebecca Neeley, LMFT, 909-936-5980
- Andre Avant, BA, CADC II, 951-387-1993
- Kelly Orchard, LMFT, 760-887-4444
- Gina Mendez, LCSW, 951-855-4967
- Marjorie Saylor, Victim Advocate/Program Director, 949-302-3739
Licensenumber
LMFT53994
Timeline
Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Cyti Psychological
10.2024 - Current
Mental Health Therapist
Array Behavioral Care
02.2021 - 10.2024
Mental Health Therapist
Orange Psychiatric Medical Group
01.2015 - 01.2021
Mental Health Therapist
American Addiction Centers-Forterus
01.2013 - 01.2015
EPSDT Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Palomar Family Counseling Services, Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2012
Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
Outreach Concern, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2007
Program Coordinator/Team Lead Behavior Therapist
Autism Solutions for Kids
01.2006 - 01.2007
ABA/Verbal Behavior Therapist
Independent Contractor
01.2003 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of California, Irvine
Some College - Psychology
San Bernardino Valley College
Masters of Arts - Counseling Psychology
National University