Allison Verstraete
Tonawanda,NY
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Mental Health Counselor
Evergreen Health
Buffalo, NY
2021.08 - Current
- Conduct individual and group psychotherapy.
- Provide person-centered and trauma-informed care.
- Participate on a multidisciplinary and integrated team.
- Complete psychosocial assessments and create individualized treatment plans.
- Coordinate care and complete referrals.
- Receive monthly individual supervision, monthly group supervision, and weekly case conference.
- Utilize Medent, an electronic medical record.
- Supervise student interns.
- Conduct internal auditing.
After Hours Crisis Counselor
Endeavor Health Services
Orchard Park, NY
2019.12 - 2021.07
- Provided emergent and crisis intervention
- Assessed for risk and lethality
- Safety planned and coordinated care
- Referred to Crisis Services and local Hospitals.
Mental Health Counselor
Endeavor Health Services
Orchard Park, NY
2019.06 - 2021.07
- Conducted individual and group psychotherapy
- Provided person-centered care
- Participated on a multidisciplinary, and integrated team
- Completed psychosocial assessments
- Created individualized treatment plans
- Coordinated care and provided referrals
- Received weekly supervision, monthly group supervision, monthly clinical case conference, and monthly agency case conference
- Utilized Anasazi CERNER (electronic medical records)
- Supervised student interns
- Conducted internal auditing.
Mental Health Counselor Intern
Evergreen Health
Buffalo, NY
2018.08 - 2019.05
- Conducted psychosocial assessments
- Created individualized treatment plans
- Facilitated individual and group therapy
- Provided evidence-based practice with a harm reduction approach
- Familiar with MEDENT (electronic medical records).
Behavior Intervention Specialist Intern
Community Services for Every1
Buffalo, NY
2017.08 - 2018.05
- Tracked client transaction logs and general event reports
- Updated behavior support plans and functional behavior assessments
- Attended multi-disciplinary meetings
- Interacted with clients in group homes
- Familiar with THERAP (electronic medical records).
Addiction Therapist Intern
Rochester Regional: Unity Hospital: Chemical Dependency Inpatient Rehabilitation
Rochester, NY
2017.01 - 2017.05
- Created individualized treatment and discharge plans
- Facilitated individual and group therapy as well as intake evaluations and assessments
- Coordinated care with insurance companies, varying departments and outside resources
- Familiar with Cerner and Care Connect (electronic medical records).
Education
Master of Social Work -
The University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY05.2019
Bachelors of Science - Healthcare Studies, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Brockport, NY05.2017
Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Strengths Based Techniques
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Trauma-informed care
- Person-centered services
- Grief counseling
- Behavior Modification
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Patient Advocacy
- Harm Reduction
- Initiative
- Teamwork
- LGBTQ mental health
- Gender affirmation surgery assessment and letters
- Dual diagnosis
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Clinical Documentation (EMRs- Medent, Cerner, Care Connect, THERAP)
- Collaborative treatment planning
- Team Leadership
- Crisis Intervention
- Exceptional problem solver
- Building rapport
- Safety and risk assessments
- Discharge Planning
- Superior communication skills
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
Certification
LCSW, New York, 08/2024
LMSW, New York, 11/2019
References
References, and mental heatlh related trainings available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Mental Health Counselor
Evergreen Health
2021.08 - Current
After Hours Crisis Counselor
Endeavor Health Services
2019.12 - 2021.07
Mental Health Counselor
Endeavor Health Services
2019.06 - 2021.07
Mental Health Counselor Intern
Evergreen Health
2018.08 - 2019.05
Behavior Intervention Specialist Intern
Community Services for Every1
2017.08 - 2018.05
Addiction Therapist Intern
Rochester Regional: Unity Hospital: Chemical Dependency Inpatient Rehabilitation
2017.01 - 2017.05
Master of Social Work -
The University at Buffalo
Bachelors of Science - Healthcare Studies, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling
The College at Brockport, State University of New York