Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Alexandra Papa

Santa Rosa,CA

Summary

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with a love for all things psychology. I enjoy reading research, as well as foundational texts in psychology, and continuing to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the psyche. Most of all, I deeply enjoy treating clients who are suffering from a variety of difficulties in life, using a collaborative, warm, and direct style.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Psychotherapist

Sutter Health
Fremont/Telehealth, CA
06.2023 - Current
  • Completes intake assessments to determine the level of care, presenting problems, diagnosis, and patients' desired outcomes of treatment.
  • Provides one-on-one individual psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, and occasionally children.
  • Provides group psychotherapy for rotating topics, depending on the interests of clients.
  • Provides couples therapy.
  • Provides on-call assistance to review urgent referrals approximately once per month, determines if patients can be scheduled with our department, or need to be referred out. Provides appropriate outside referrals to other agencies or emergency services, depending on needs.
  • Completes all documentation following legal and ethical guidelines in the EPIC electronic health record in a timely manner, including assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
  • Consults with psychiatrists and other psychotherapists as necessary for quality client care.

Co-director of Clinical Services

Acknowledge Alliance
San Mateo
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Provided group supervision for first-year interns in a school-based setting.
  • Reviewed all documentation for interns, and provided feedback and assistance.
  • Provided weekly training for interns on a variety of psychotherapy topics, such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, law and ethics, family systems, theories of personality construction, trauma, and developmental psychology.
  • Managed relationships with three schools across San Mateo County.
  • Held a caseload of 15-20 high school students and provided individual psychotherapy for a variety of needs, including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, OCD, trauma-related issues including PTSD, psychosocial stressors, ADHD, family systems issues, social and developmental issues, and identity formation.

Psychotherapist

Acknowledge Alliance
San Mateo
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • Managed caseload of 20 to 26 clients across three high schools.
  • Delivered individual psychotherapy and case management services at County continuation school, Redwood High, including crisis management.
  • Provided professional consultation and individual psychotherapy for staff at Carlmont and TIDE high schools.
  • Initiated transition from paper documentation to TherapyNotes software for clinical documentation, enhancing efficiency and safety in record-keeping.

Psychotherapist

Alternative Family Services
San Francisco
09.2017 - 05.2019
  • Provided individual therapy to children in the foster care system
  • Provided assessments and treatment planning services for all clients.
  • Provided short-term assessments and screenings to determine if a child has mental health needs, and provided intensive care coordination for children who meet the criteria for Katie A.
  • Provided intensive care coordination for children who meet the criteria for Katie A. services
  • Provided therapeutic visitation and family therapy
  • Collaborated with protective social workers, attorneys, caseworkers, foster care staff, families, and mental health rehab specialists, among other team members.

Psychotherapy Intern

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
East Palo Alto
08.2015 - 05.2016
  • Conducted individual therapy for adults facing severe mental health and substance use challenges.
  • Facilitated group therapy sessions focused on substance abuse recovery.
  • Delivered crisis management services to walk-in clinic clients.
  • Conducted intake assessments and diagnostic evaluations for new patients.
  • Administered comprehensive case management to support ongoing client needs.

Education

Master of Science - Clinical Psychology

Notre Dame De Namur University
Belmont, CA
05-2017

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Menlo College
Atherton, CA
05-2012

Skills

  • Intake and assessments
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Couples psychotherapy
  • Family psychotherapy
  • Treatment planning

Certification

  • Licensed marriage and family therapist #130946

Accomplishments

  • Completed the Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program, Fellowship year 2022-2023.

Timeline

Psychotherapist

Sutter Health
06.2023 - Current

Co-director of Clinical Services

Acknowledge Alliance
08.2022 - 05.2023

Psychotherapist

Acknowledge Alliance
09.2019 - 08.2022

Psychotherapist

Alternative Family Services
09.2017 - 05.2019

Psychotherapy Intern

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
08.2015 - 05.2016

Master of Science - Clinical Psychology

Notre Dame De Namur University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Menlo College

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE