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Amanda Lisette Bloom

Hilton Head Island,SC

Summary

Compassionate Person-centered counselor with MA in CMHC employing interventions from CBT, REBT, Motivational Interviewing and incorporating attachment and trauma informed principles and practices. Adept at creating rapport with K-12, college, adult, geriatric, special needs populations. Experience in treating clients who survived trauma, have anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, codependency, grief, dual diagnoses. Devoted to creating safe, caring, supportive environment for all.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Heads Up Guidance Services
01.2023 - Current

Provide Person-centered individual and group counseling (psycho-ed), conduct consultations, intake interviews, agency assessments for risk, anger management, and biopsychosocial for third parties in a non-profit community mental health setting.

* Note: This position was internship from 1/23-4/23.

Substitute Teacher

Education Staffing Solutions
10.2018 - Current

Work with K-12 students in Special Education who have mild to profound cognitive impairment, implementing positive behavioral strategies and support, administering instruction, assisting in occupational therapy, and in mainstream and ESOL classrooms implementing lesson plans and providing instructional support.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Bee Well Counseling Center, SCAD
05.2022 - 12.2022

Provided Person-centered Brief Therapy using REBT interventions in individual counseling, conducted intake interviews for the college population with creative mindsets.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum

The Cove At Hilton Head Regional Hospital
05.2021 - 08.2021

Provided short-term individual counseling, completed crisis plans, and led psychoeducational groups in a psychiatric hospital unit for the geriatric population.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of South Carolina

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

University of The Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY
05.2023

Skills

  • Rapport Building
  • Goal Setting
  • Active Listening
  • Safety Planning
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • CBT, REBT interventions
  • Psychosocial, Substance Use, Risk Assessment

Professional Development

  • SBIRT, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2022
  • Strength-based Approach to Suicide Assessment & Treatment, Mental Health Academy Aug. 2021
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Cultural Considerations for LGBTQ+ Youth, ACA Feb. 2023
  • Steward's of Children, Darkness to Light Jan. 2018

Timeline

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Heads Up Guidance Services
01.2023 - Current

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Bee Well Counseling Center, SCAD
05.2022 - 12.2022

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum

The Cove At Hilton Head Regional Hospital
05.2021 - 08.2021

Substitute Teacher

Education Staffing Solutions
10.2018 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of South Carolina

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

University of The Cumberlands
Amanda Lisette Bloom