Alyssa Babineaux
Manchester,NH
Summary
Professional support specialist with strong background in mental health advocacy and peer support. Proven ability to build trusting relationships and facilitate impactful group and individual sessions. Known for effective teamwork, adaptability, and commitment to achieving positive outcomes. Skilled in active listening and conflict resolution.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Peer Support Specialist
On the Road to Wellness
Manchester, New Hampshire
01.2026 - Current
- Offering emotional support and encouragement through active listening, validation, and shared experiences.
- Facilitating support groups and one-on-one peer mentoring.
- Assisting clients in accessing community resources
- Advocating for clients and helping them navigate complex service systems.
- Modeling a recovery-oriented perspective and promoting self-determination and wellness.
FITT Clinician
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
06.2022 - 04.2025
- Work on an outpatient treatment team to provide individual and family therapy
- Targeted care coordination
- Communicating with medical providers for health background and recommendations for patients
- Use of electronic medical records
ACT Clinician
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Assisting adult patients with severe and persistent mental illness
- Communicating with medical providers for health background and recommendations for patient(s)
- Assisting in medication monitoring for required patients
- Providing therapy using evidence-based practices using DBT, CBT, IMR
Caregiver/Case Manager
360 SHS
Bedford, New Hampshire
05.2019 - 03.2022
- Assisting clients with ADL’s as well as companionship, and running errands
- Maintaining patient confidentiality and HIPPA
- Scheduling intake assessments for new patients and care planning
- Receptionist/administrative duties
- Communicating with medical providers for health background and recommendations for patient(s)
Special Needs Paraprofessional
Kreiva Academy
Manchester, New Hampshire
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Assists teachers with students in Special Education and IEP’s
- Provides support to students with schoolwork and daily school activities
- Gives behavioral guidance for students with special needs
- Documenting time spent with students when assisting with tasks
Street Outreach Specialist
Waypoint
Manchester, New Hampshire
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Providing needs of youth between 12-22 a place to get basic needs met.
- Outreach into local community of Manchester, NH
- Advocacy for young adults experiencing some sort of homelessness
- Case management for long- and short-term goals for clients
Patient Service Representative
Dartmouth Hitchcock
Bedford, New Hampshire
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Assisting patients in scheduling appointments
- Communicating effectively and providing excellent customer service
- Maintaining patient confidentiality and HIPAA
Paraprofessional- Special Education Students
Manchester West High School
Manchester, NH
04.2017 - 02.2018
- Assists teachers with students in Special Education and IEP’s
- Provides support to students with schoolwork and daily school activities
- Gives behavioral guidance for students with special needs
Overnight Pharmacy Technician
PillPack Pharmacy
Manchester, New Hampshire
06.2016 - 04.2017
- Filled new prescriptions utilizing multiple forms of communication
- Worked alongside support team to maintain agendas such as appropriate drug, directions, time, prescriber, and start date information into the pharmacy filling system
- Updated customers profiles using computer word processing programs with accurate demographic, disease state, and allergy information
- Maintained confidentiality agreements while working with clients
Education
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Rivier University
06-2026
M.S. - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
05-2021
B. S. - Biological Sciences
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
08-2015
Skills
- Peer support ethics
- Recovery guidance
- Boundary setting
- Substance abuse awareness
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Exemplary communication
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Adolescent counseling
- Individual counseling
- Case management proficiency
Timeline
Peer Support Specialist
On the Road to Wellness
01.2026 - Current
FITT Clinician
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
06.2022 - 04.2025
ACT Clinician
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
06.2021 - 06.2022
Special Needs Paraprofessional
Kreiva Academy
09.2020 - 06.2021
Caregiver/Case Manager
360 SHS
05.2019 - 03.2022
Street Outreach Specialist
Waypoint
08.2018 - 01.2019
Patient Service Representative
Dartmouth Hitchcock
02.2018 - 08.2018
Paraprofessional- Special Education Students
Manchester West High School
04.2017 - 02.2018
Overnight Pharmacy Technician
PillPack Pharmacy
06.2016 - 04.2017
B. S. - Biological Sciences
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
M.S. - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Rivier University