Anna Spencer-Lonetti
Buena Park,CA
Summary
Highly skilled, compassionate, and empathetic licensed therapist with over 10 years of experience working with college students. Dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to college students. Management experience overseeing student mental health services. Accomplished facilitator of workshops, presentations, and trainings, for both students and faculty. Areas of expertise include crisis management, trauma, stress management, anxiety, and depression. Excellent skills with defusing stressful situations and managing crisis situations. Active member of Charger Assessment Team (CHAT) at Cypress College. Maintain current mental health counseling practices as per scope of licensure.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Counselor
Irvine Valley Community College
01.2014 - 08.2021
- Provided mental health services to students, including brief individual counseling, assessment and referral services to meet the needs of students
- Collaborated with campus police, the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT Team), faculty and staff to promote campus safety, provide crisis intervention, evaluation, outreach and referrals to community resources
- Actively participated in campus activities to help promote Mental Health Awareness, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health research for the Health Centers monthly News Letter.
Special Projects Director/Mental Health Counselor
Cypress Community College
08.2017 - Current
- Provides oversight of mental health services program
- Familiar with the diversity of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of Community College students
- Assess and respond to crisis situations, identify crisis, and develop an immediate plan to de-escalate
- Assess and diagnose student’s mental health needs by utilizing brief therapy techniques
- Daily crisis intervention, along with mental health counseling focused on a wide variety of mental health issues common in the Community College population
- Collaborate with the Cypress College campus community, student services, and programs to better serve the needs of students
- Lead outreach and awareness initiatives of mental health services-design and development of campus resources for faculty and students to increase awareness and reduce mental health stigma
- Collaborate and communicate as part of a multidisciplinary team including CHAT Team, Campus Safety, Equity in Mental Health Committee, Active Minds Chapter, Student Services and Wellness Collaborative
- Design and facilitate workshops and presentations for students and faculty on multiple mental health topics
- Established and facilitated campus support groups, crisis support groups, and process groups to students and faculty
- Developed and participated in promotion and outreach of Suicide Prevention and Awareness, Sexual Assault Awareness, Mental Health Resource Fairs, Finals Fuel, De-stress Week, Wellness Wednesdays, Let’s Talk, and weekly support group to help promote Mental Health Awareness on campus
- Successfully overseen the development of the Active Minds Chapter and created annual Walk of Hope in support of suicide awareness
- Maintain confidential information as according to FERPA and HIPPA laws and regulations.
Mental Health Counselor
Cerritos Community College
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Practical experience in varying areas of clinical therapy, including individual counseling, student assessment and crisis intervention, treatment strategies, outreach interventions, referral resources to community support services to support and enhance healthy growth and development of students
- Facilitate and lead workshops, classroom presentations, grief counseling support on campus as needed
- Worked collaboratively with campus police, Title IV, Project Safe, and the Crisis Assessment, Intervention and Response Team (CAIR Team) to assess and respond to students in need.
Education
Master of Science in Counseling -
California State University Fullerton
Bachelor of Science in Human Services -
California State University Fullerton
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Individual Counseling
- Psychological Evaluation
- Group Therapy Facilitation
License
LMFT 102502
References
Available on request
Timeline
Special Projects Director/Mental Health Counselor
Cypress Community College
08.2017 - Current
Mental Health Counselor
Irvine Valley Community College
01.2014 - 08.2021
Mental Health Counselor
Cerritos Community College
01.2014 - 01.2017
Master of Science in Counseling -
California State University Fullerton
Bachelor of Science in Human Services -
California State University Fullerton