Alyssa Bonney
Rocky Mount,MO
Summary
Dear hiring manager, I am interested in applying at your company as a Adventure Therapy Clinical Coordinator. I will be a strong asset to your team displayed by my work experience and educational background. I am excited and professionally motivated to help students and families learn healthy applications dealing with emotional and mental difficulties. I specialize in a trauma informed relationship approach with a focus on overall health and wellness. I am dedicated to provide compassionate, solution-focused, and results-oriented care. Centering the importance of building strong, supportive, connecting relationships with clients, fellow staff, and management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Professional Counselor
CALO
Lake Ozark, MO
01.2025 - Current
- PLPC
- Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify client needs and establish therapeutic goals.
- Facilitate group therapy sessions, promoting peer support and collaborative healing environments.
- Monitor client progress, adjusting interventions based on ongoing evaluations and feedback.
- Provide crisis intervention services, ensuring immediate support for clients in distress.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and optimize client outcomes.
- Educate clients on the importance of self-care strategies like exercise, nutrition, sleep hygiene, and social support networks for optimal mental health functioning.
- Increase client engagement in therapy by building strong rapport, promoting trust, and providing a safe environment for self exploration.
- Coach parents on strategies for managing challenging child behaviors, fostering positive parenting practices.
- Lead psychoeducational groups and family sessions on topics like parenting skills or healthy relationship dynamics.
- Advocate for clients'' needs within various settings such as schools or home environment to improve overall quality of life.
- Promote professional development by attending conferences, participating in continuing education courses, and staying current with advances in the field of mental health counseling.
- Utilize trauma-informed care approaches to support clients in processing and healing from past experiences of abuse or neglect.
- Maintain detailed documentation of client sessions, progress notes, treatment plans, and outcomes to ensure continuity of care.
- Implement variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
Waitress, Osage Beach
Pancake House
08.2020 - Current
- Trained new servers and bussers in company values, culture and policies.
- Supported hostesses and bussers with seating and table-clearing throughout high-volume shifts.
- Adapted to shifting restaurant demands throughout busy shifts.
- Operated POS system to issue bills and collect payments. Fostered fun atmosphere and family-style work environment consistent with company brand.
- Engaged customers in friendly conversation to build connections and increase satisfaction.
- Addressed and resolved customer concerns quickly, working with management to fix complex issues.
Waitress/Banquets, Lake of the Ozark
Camden On The Lake
05.2016 - 08.2020
- Provide excellent customer service care.
- Time and money management.
- Writing, tracking, handling, and entering orders with prompt accuracy. Maintaining a clean and stable work environment.
- Use effective communication skills between staff and customers.
- Prepare and set up events.
- Collaborate with team ensuring a quality positive experience is created.
Floor Sales Associate/Cashier, Osage Beach
Ross
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Stocked, organized, and maintained sales floor.
- Check out customers and assist in returns.
- Provide positive customer services care.
- Addressed customer concerns respectfully and promptly.
- Money management.
- Supported team members.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Counseling
Central Methodist University
Fayette05-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in Sociology
Columbia College
Osage Beach04-2022
Associates - General Education
Columbia College
Osage Beach05-2020
High School Diploma - undefined
School of the Osage
Osage Beach05-2015
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Service Quality
- Extensive knowledge of Autism & ADHD
- Client-centered approach
- Individual counseling
- Group therapy facilitation
- Treatment Planning
- Psychological assessment
- Family therapy
- Crisis intervention
- Phase one Brain Spotting certified
- Theraplay certified
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
- Relationship building
- Professionalism
- Computer literacy
Certification
- Provisional Clinical Counseling License - 2025
- Phase 1 Brainspotting Training - 2026
- Level 1 Theraplay Training - 2025
Languages
English
Timeline
Clinical Professional Counselor
CALO
01.2025 - Current
Waitress, Osage Beach
Pancake House
08.2020 - Current
Waitress/Banquets, Lake of the Ozark
Camden On The Lake
05.2016 - 08.2020
Floor Sales Associate/Cashier, Osage Beach
Ross
08.2015 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in Sociology
Columbia College
Associates - General Education
Columbia College
High School Diploma - undefined
School of the Osage
Master of Science - Clinical Counseling
Central Methodist University