Compassionate therapist with extensive knowledge of counseling principles and practices. Adept at creating individualized treatment plans and leading group therapy sessions. Committed to creating safe, supportive environment for all participants.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
24
24
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Acentra Health, The Mind Spot
Houston, TX
9 2019 - Current
Diagnosing mental health, emotional, and substance abuse disorders
Developing comprehensive treatment plans that focus on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems and conduct thorough assessments to identify client strengths, weaknesses, and areas requiring intervention or support
Guiding clients and families in understanding illnesses, addiction, and treatment plans
Supervised meetings with family members to help create support system for clients.
Conducting outreach, advocacy, rehabilitative services, and crisis intervention
Reference and use targeted therapy techniques, including dialectical behavior therapy, engaging family systems, solution-focused, cognitive behavioral, and mind-body skills
Teaching anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills, and functional living skills
Appropriate risk-management intervention strategies for clients, families, and teams
Facilitating Mind-Body Skills Groups, promoting open communication, and support
Deliver psychoeducational presentations to community groups on topics such as stress management, distress tolerance and coping skills, and promote mental health awareness
Provide supervision to interns, contributing to their professional growth as future counselors
Licensed Professional Counselor
Private Practice/Camelot Care
Austin And Houston, TX
08.2007 - 09.2019
Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans and coordinated with multi-disciplinary team members
Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans
Conducted comprehensive initial psychosocial assessments with client in foster care and referred by Child Protective Services
Made appropriate risk-assessment and mitigation strategies
Applying Advanced Trauma Recovery with certification from The Center for Mind Body Medicine
Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes
Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications
Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
Child and Family Therapist, LPC
Children's Partnership and Wraparound/ATCMHMR
Austin, TX
02.2001 - 03.2004
Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and somatic awareness therapy
Effectively managed time and caseloads based on 25 sessions per week minimum
Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of therapeutic activities
Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance, and efficacy of medications and collaborated closely with treatment team to coordinate client care services
Executed appropriate risk assessment and mitigation strategies and quickly responded to crises when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose
Collaborated closely with treatment teams to appropriately coordinate client care services
Worked with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling And Human Services
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX
08.1997 - 08.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
08.1989 - 08.1994
CENTER FOR MIND BODY MEDICINE- ADVANCED PRACTITIONER 1 AND 2 TRAUMA RECOVERY - Mind-Body Approaches To Stress And Trauma
The Center For Mind Body Medicine
WASHINGTON D.C.
10.2012 - 02.2014
Skills
Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas #16790
Timeline
CENTER FOR MIND BODY MEDICINE- ADVANCED PRACTITIONER 1 AND 2 TRAUMA RECOVERY - Mind-Body Approaches To Stress And Trauma
The Center For Mind Body Medicine
10.2012 - 02.2014
Licensed Professional Counselor
Private Practice/Camelot Care
08.2007 - 09.2019
Child and Family Therapist, LPC
Children's Partnership and Wraparound/ATCMHMR
02.2001 - 03.2004
Master of Arts - Counseling And Human Services
St. Edward's University
08.1997 - 08.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Texas A&M University
08.1989 - 08.1994
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Acentra Health, The Mind Spot
9 2019 - Current
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