Alyssa Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor
Amarillo,TX
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong background in providing evidence-based counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Skilled in developing treatment plans, conducting assessments and documenting progress. Committed to advocating for mental health and well-being of clients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Owner/LPC
Renewed Pathways Counseling
Amarillo, TX
01.2023 - Current
- Maintain ethical guidelines regarding communications, client information and maintenance of EHR system
- Assessed clients' needs to provide appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Curate and maintain active case load
- Developed individualized counseling plans for clients to incorporate short-term and long-term goals.
Behavioral Health Counselor
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
01.2022 - Current
- Manage and maintain active caseload of 27-30 clients per week
- Respond to individual student needs to develop evidence-based treatment plans
- Collaborate within departments to provide trainings for employees
- Conduct trainings for faculty, staff and students on a variety of topics
- Provide crisis care to students on an as-needed basis
- Counseled clients individually to provide strategies for becoming aware of strengths and adjusting socially to environments.
- Supported clients by providing referrals and linkages to substance abuse, mental and medical services.
- Adhered to ethical and legal standards for confidentiality, protecting clients' privacy.
- Assessed mental health needs to determine nature and extent of clients' emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.
Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX
- Texas Resource Review 2019
- Critical review utilizing a rubric based on TEKS
- Consensus building within a team of diverse individuals
- Collaborated with team members to create reports
- Compiled evidence to support team consensus on rubric scoring
LPC Associate
Aimee Campbell Counseling
Amarillo, TX
04.2021 - 11.2022
- Treatment Planning
- Intake Assessment
- Coping Skills
- Individual Therapy
Behavioral Health Counselor
Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Behavioral Health
Amarillo, TX
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Facilitate multiple groups
- Case Management Duties
- Psychosocial Assessments
- Individual and Family Therapy
- Crisis Intervention
- Discharge Planning
- Treatment Planning
Behavioral Health Counselor
The Pavilion at Northwest Texas Hospital, PRN
Amarillo, TX
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Facilitate process, psychoeducational and chemical dependency groups
- Case Management
- Psychosocial Assessments
- Individual Therapy and Family Therapy
- Crisis Intervention
- Treatment Planning
Student Intern
The Pavilion, Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo, TX
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Shadowed LPCS, LPC Associates, LMSW, LCSW
- Facilitated Psychoeducational Groups
- Conducted psychosocial assessments
- Facilitated ITs via telehealth
Secondary English Teacher
Dumas ISD
Dumas, Texas
06.2016 - 05.2020
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
- Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Planned dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.
- Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
- Supported student skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals.
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance educator skills.
- Created and maintained safe and orderly classroom environment conducive to learning.
- Assessed and evaluated student performance through use of standardized testing.
- Produced engaging lesson plans and activities to help students master learning objectives.
- Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress.
Education
Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling
08.2017 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English/Language Arts
08.2011 - 05.2015
Skills
Trauma Treatment
Crisis Assessment
TF-CBTPsychosocial Assessments
CBTAnxiety Treatment
DBTData AssessmentDocumentationCPTCertification
PPR Certification EC-12
Affiliations
Licensed Professional Counselor #85698
Member of Texas Counseling Association
Timeline
Cognitive Processing Therapy Certification-Provider Status
03-2023
Owner/LPC - Renewed Pathways Counseling
01.2023 - Current
EMDR Trained via EMDRIA-Approved Training
12-2022
CBT Training via Beck Institute
07-2022
DBT Training via Marsha Linehan
07-2022
Mental Health First Aide Trainer
02-2022
Behavioral Health Counselor - Amarillo College
01.2022 - Current
Behavioral Health Counselor - Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Behavioral Health
08.2021 - 12.2021
LPC Associate - Aimee Campbell Counseling
04.2021 - 11.2022
Behavioral Health Counselor - The Pavilion at Northwest Texas Hospital, PRN
08.2020 - 08.2021
Student Intern - The Pavilion, Northwest Texas Hospital
10.2019 - 01.2020
West Texas A&M University - Master of Arts, Mental Health Counseling
08.2017 - 05.2020
English as a Second Language Supplemental Certification
05-2017
Secondary English Teacher - Dumas ISD
06.2016 - 05.2020
PPR Certification EC-12
05-2015
English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 Certification
05-2015
West Texas A&M University - Bachelor of Arts, English/Language Arts
08.2011 - 05.2015
- Texas Education Agency