Ali Turetzky
San Francisco ,California
Summary
Ali seamlessly integrates her diverse experiences as a professional ballet dancer and an early tech startup employee into her role as a relational therapist. Her background in ballet instills a refined sense of grace and empathy, while her tech startup experience enhances her problem-solving skills and adaptability. This unique blend allows her to support couples and individuals with warmth and intuition, guiding them through significant life transitions—whether they’re navigating career shifts or parenthood—with a balanced approach that fosters healthier relationships and personal growth
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
MFT Trainee
Family and Children's Counseling Services
08.2023 - Current
- Conduct therapy sessions with couples, adult individuals, and families, employing a relational approach to address interconnected patterns and dynamics
- Perform comprehensive intake assessments and collaborate with clients to create personalized treatment plans
- Integrate mindfulness techniques with a client-centered approach to enhance client self-awareness, emotional regulation, and self-compassion while creating a safe, nurturing therapeutic environment, promoting client autonomy and self-discovery
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in compliance with insurance requirements and ethical standards
- Participate in regular supervision and continuing education to enhance clinical skills and stay current with best practices in the field
Customer Success Manager
Cocoon
10.2021 - Current
- Client lead for a 30+ portfolio of clients (Octave Health, Modern Health, McKinley Children’s Center, etc.)
- Owns the collaborative development process of creating equitable parental, medical, and caregiver leave policies for companies
- Provides 1:1 support to people experiencing stress and anxiety around birth, taking time away from work, starting a family, experiencing medical or health-related difficulties, etc.
- Responsible for training managers to ensure they are prepared to successfully navigate both the conversations and logistics around a team member taking a leave of absence
Community & Customer Experience Manager
Symbiome
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Reported directly to CEO on health of the community and experience team, owning business KPIs including conversion rate, revenue, customer feedback
- Brand lead for customer and trial relationships, responsible for evangelizing Symbiome products & research to drive additional product adoption and longer customer lifetime value
- Owned product consultation channel (via phone, text, Zoom, and email), the company's highest performing acquisition source with a 90% conversion rate
- Collaborated with copywriter to establish overall brand voice and communication strategy
Client Strategy Manager
Attentive Mobile
04.2020 - 09.2020
- Owned technical, strategy, and commercial relationships from day 1 through renewal; responsibilities included: product education & demo-ing, technical implementation, renewals & negotiations
- Worked closely with the executive team to translate customer feedback into specific product requirements
Child Life Volunteer
Palmetto Health Children's Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Co-facilitated music, dance, and art therapy alongside licensed therapists
- Developed creative means to engage children in therapeutic play who were too sick to participate in the standard therapy practices
VP of Community Relations
Dance Marathon
04.2015 - 05.2018
- Co-led an organization that raised money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals; responsible for managing three branches of the organization consisting of three directors and their respective committees
- Strategized effective means of fundraising to surpass the organization’s goal of $1M, resulting in a 45.8% increase from the previous year
- Developed close, lasting relationships with families and kids being treated at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital
Education
Master of Arts - Marriage And Family Therapy
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY12.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC05.2018
Skills
- Cornerstone Birthwork Training - Completing the Postpartum Doula Certification
- Gottman Institute - Completing the Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 & 2 certification
- Hakomi Institute - Hakomi Introductory Workshop - March 2024
- Postpartum Support International - Ongoing training via webinars and foundational training courses
Areas of special interest
- Couples and relational therapy, including first-time couples therapy goers and those proactively investing in their relationships
- Navigating pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenthood, including decisions about whether to have children
- Working with parentified adult children or those that need support in learning to set and maintain boundaries
Timeline
MFT Trainee
Family and Children's Counseling Services
08.2023 - Current
Customer Success Manager
Cocoon
10.2021 - Current
Community & Customer Experience Manager
Symbiome
10.2020 - 10.2021
Client Strategy Manager
Attentive Mobile
04.2020 - 09.2020
Child Life Volunteer
Palmetto Health Children's Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2018
VP of Community Relations
Dance Marathon
04.2015 - 05.2018
Master of Arts - Marriage And Family Therapy
Syracuse University
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
University of South Carolina
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