Andrea Lawson
Ann Arbor,MI
Summary
Experienced and dedicated Psychotherapist with a decade of practice working with clients across the age spectrum. Specialties include: C-PTSD, life transitions, cancer, conscious parenting, ADHD, work/life balance, burn out, anxiety and depression. Adept in assessment and collaboratively creating and working on treatment goals by utilizing individualized interventions to best meet the client's needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychotherapist
Private Practice at Andrea Fuentes Counseling Services
2014.06 - 2024.03
- Create a therapeutic container that focuses primarily on emotional and psychological safety by bringing compassion, curiosity and a depathologizing lens
- Established a supportive environment for clients, fostering open communication and trust during therapy sessions.
- Provided crisis intervention services when needed, effectively addressing acute emotional distress and preventing harm to self or others.
- Continuously updated knowledge of emerging research and best practices in the field of psychotherapy, ensuring delivery of cutting-edge care to clients.
- Promoted mental health awareness within the community through educational workshops and presentations on various topics related to psychological wellbeing.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals in coordinating care for clients with co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns, ensuring a holistic approach to treatment.
- Assisted clients to better understand roles as parents, focusing on developing skills to nurture and guide children.
- Provide somatic based psychotherapy services to clients
- Provide psychoeducational interventions for nervous system regulation through Poly Vagal Theory, somatic practices and mindfulness where needed and appropriate.
- Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
Primary Therapist
Center for Women's Recovery at Caron Hanley Center
2008.07 - 2013.04
- Psychotherapist at residential, 31 day chemical dependency treatment center
- Provide psychotherapy to women ages, 18-44
- Responsibilities include: case management, compose clinical formulations; develop individual treatment plans; treatment plan reviews; weekly contact calls to referent and family/significant others; implement creative, clinical interventions; provide individual psychotherapy sessions; facilitate process psychotherapy groups
- Daily clinical staff meetings: supervision and collaboration with multidisciplinary team for most effective patient treatment
- Provide didactic lectures to campus on: assertive communication, mindfulness, healthy relationships, stages of change and shame.
Primary Therapist
Caron Renaissance
2012.05 - 2012.12
- Primary therapist at long term, chemical dependency treatment program (dual diagnosis, process addictions): treatment philosophy centered in Psychodynamic, Attachment Disorder, and Family Systems Therapy
- Responsibilities include: case management for a minimum of 10 patients: write clinical formulations; develop individual treatment plans; write treatment plan reviews; weekly contact calls to referent and family/significant others; implement creative, clinical interventions; provide individual psychotherapy sessions; facilitate process psychotherapy groups: Caseload, Female Gender and 'Trauma'
- Work in partnership with family therapist for each case, providing psycho-education and family system interventions for the patient's identified family
- Daily clinical staff meetings: supervision on difficult cases and collaboration with team for most effective patient treatment.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
South University
West Palm Beach, FL05.2012
Bachelor of Social Work -
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida05.2001
Skills
- Effective Counseling Skills
- Honesty and Integrity
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Building rapport
- Developing relationships
- Self-Care Promotion
- Anxiety Management
- Family Dynamics Understanding
- Depression Treatment
- Psychoeducation Delivery
- Analytical Skills
- Emotional awareness
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability
- Self Motivation
- Reliability
Certification
- Licensed Psychotherapist:
LMHC (MH13417), Florida, 05/01/14- 03/01/25
LPC, 6401223890, Michigan, 11/01/23- 11/01/27
Links - Website
andreafuenteslawson.com
References
References available upon request
Training
- Internal Family Systems, Level 1, Internal Family Systems Institute
- Somatic Adult Attachment - Diane Poole Heller, Trauma Solutions
- Poly Vagal Theory - Deb Dana/Stephen Porges
Timeline
Psychotherapist
Private Practice at Andrea Fuentes Counseling Services
2014.06 - 2024.03
Primary Therapist
Caron Renaissance
2012.05 - 2012.12
Primary Therapist
Center for Women's Recovery at Caron Hanley Center
2008.07 - 2013.04
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
South University
Bachelor of Social Work -
Florida State University
- Licensed Psychotherapist:
LMHC (MH13417), Florida, 05/01/14- 03/01/25
LPC, 6401223890, Michigan, 11/01/23- 11/01/27
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