Brittany Stark
Pampa, Texas, United States,Texas
Summary
Experienced Licensed Professional Counselor skilled in various therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Over 10 years of expertise working with diverse populations including children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Manager
Brightline Mental Health
06.2024 - Current
- Supervised staff in the delivery of patient care services.
- Monitored the performance of clinical staff against established metrics.
- Conducted regular reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of documentations and care plans.
- Ensured that staff members adhere to professional standards of practice.
- Investigated incidents or complaints related to clinical practice.
- Participated in meetings with other healthcare professionals to discuss best practices.
- Encouraged high morale and staff retention through effective communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices, and facilitation of aproactive work environment.
- Employed active listening and interpersonal talents to effectively interact with various individuals, including physicians, patients, and fellow employees.
Sr. Therapist
Brightline
Pampa, TX
04.2022 - Current
- Mental Health provider, teletherapy, clinical documentation, treatment planning, assessments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered, trauma-informed care
- Specialize in treating children, adolescents, and teens that present with anxiety, OCD, grief, depression, anger issues, and ADHD.
- Documented patient progress through counseling and interaction.
- Developed and delivered engaging webinars on a range of topics.
- Worked on various projects such as content and program development to help improve client success.
Licensed Professional Counselor
DialCare
12.2021 - Current
- Mental Health provider, teletherapy, clincal documentation, treatment planning, assessments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered, trauma-informed care
- Specialize in treating children, teens, and adults that present with anxiety, grief, depression, anger issues, and ADHD.
- Documented patient progress through counseling and interaction.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Better Help Online Therapy
05.2021 - Current
- Mental Health provider, teletherapy, clinical documentation, treatment planning, assessments, Cognitive Behavioral
- CBT Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, DBT, Person-Centered, trauma-informed care
- Documented patient progress through counseling and interaction.
- Specialize in treating children, teens, and adults that present with anxiety, grief, depression, anger issues, and ADHD.
Primary Therapist
Charlie Health
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Provided family therapy, group therapy, and individual therapy to children and adolescents.
- Conferred with clients to discuss treatment options and therapy goals.
- Helped clients find solutions by teaching appropriate intervention techniques.
- Responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
- Collaborated to set goals and outline steps to achieve objectives.
- Completed detailed documentation of sessions, patient notes and recommendations.
- Met with clients to understand individual needs and develop personalized counseling plans.
- Incorporated different treatment methodologies and evidence-based practices to meet clients' specific needs.
- Provided individual and group counseling to guide clients in areas of social and emotional needs.
- Documented patient progress through counseling and interaction.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Thrivworks
Amarillo, TX
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Used evidence based approaches, such as CBT, DBT, MI, and ACT to treat each client based on their presenting concern.
- Identified clinical or case management needs to promote quality of care.
- Met with clients to understand individual needs and develop personalized counseling plans.
High School Counselor
Pampa ISD
Pampa, TX
08.2013 - 06.2022
- Group and Individual Counseling,Response to Intervention (RTI),College and Career Counseling,Social and Emotional Lessons,Testing Coordinator,IEP Counseling ,Analyze Data,Maintain confidential records,Apply academic achievement strategies,Collaborate with families, teachers, administrators, and community for student success.
- Guided students concerning academic goals, occupation preferences and college requirements.
- Monitored academic performance, behavior and attendance for 500 students.
- Supported students, individually and in groups with developing academic, career and social skills.
- Provided crisis intervention to students dealing with difficult situations at school.
- Referred students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes or educational assessments.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records required by laws, district policies and administrative regulations.
- Conferred with parents, teachers and administrators to discuss children's progress and resolve behavioral and academic problems.
- Planned and promoted career and employment-related programs and events, fully coordinating job fairs and career workshops.
- Referred to tests, records and interviews to evaluate students' or individuals' abilities and interests.
- Identified and prevented potential dropouts by monitoring records of students experiencing attendance issues.
- Evaluated transcripts to make certain students were on track toward high school graduation and college admission.
- Developed written plan for effective delivery of school counseling program based on developmental counseling model for Texas schools, current school achievement plan and individual school data.
- Counseled parents, guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career and life planning.
- Conducted specialized counseling sessions for students with disabilities and behavioral issues.
- Participated actively in parent-teacher and IEP conferences, advocating for students.
Mental Health Counselor
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo, TX
10.2019 - 01.2021
- Psychosocial assessments, Psychoeducational, Process, and Chemical Dependency Groups,
- Individual Therapy, record keeping, discharge planner, makes referrals as needed.
- Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.
- Diagnosed and formulated treatment goals for patients utilizing current DSM.
- Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.
- Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
School Teacher
Pampa ISD
08.2005 - 05.2013
- Lesson Planning,Record keeping,Analyzing Data,Strategies for working with special populations,Work with administrators to enhance student learning.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Instructed students individually and in groups, utilizing various teaching methods.
- Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships.
- Worked with school administrators to develop classroom management policies for grade level.
- Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity.
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
- Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
Education
Certification in Counseling And Development - Licensed Professional Counselor
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX01.2015
Master's of Education - School Counseling
Lamar University
08.2013
Bachelors - Interdisciplinary Studies
West Texas A&M University
05.2005
Skills
- Solution-Focused Counseling
- Crisis Intervention Techniques
- Suicide Risk Assessments
- Diagnostic Ability
- Crisis Intervention
- Data Confidentiality
- Group Counseling
- Client Needs Assessment
- Individual Counseling
- Care Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Treatment Plans
- Extensive DSM-IV Knowledge
References
- KATHY GOMEZ, Secretary/Receptionist, Pampa ISD (806) 663-0409 - kathy.gomez@pampaisd.net - Secretary of the counseling office
- DANA WRIGHT, Counselor, Pampa ISD (806) 729-3939 - ddwright661@gmail.com - LPC Supervisor
- TANIA GREER, Teacher, Houston ISD (806) 662-0804
- Starla Kindle, Lead Counselor/Co-Counselor, 806-231-7627
Timeline
Clinical Manager
Brightline Mental Health
06.2024 - Current
Primary Therapist
Charlie Health
05.2022 - 03.2023
Licensed Professional Counselor
Thrivworks
05.2022 - 01.2023
Sr. Therapist
Brightline
04.2022 - Current
Licensed Professional Counselor
DialCare
12.2021 - Current
Licensed Professional Counselor
Better Help Online Therapy
05.2021 - Current
Mental Health Counselor
Northwest Texas Hospital
10.2019 - 01.2021
High School Counselor
Pampa ISD
08.2013 - 06.2022
School Teacher
Pampa ISD
08.2005 - 05.2013
Certification in Counseling And Development - Licensed Professional Counselor
Lamar University
Master's of Education - School Counseling
Lamar University
Bachelors - Interdisciplinary Studies
West Texas A&M University
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