Chelsea Olivar
Orange,,CA
Summary
Compassionate clinician known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, treatment planning, and evidence-based therapy techniques. Excel in communication, empathy, and problem-solving, ensuring optimal patient care and positive outcomes. Adapt quickly to new technologies and methodologies in clinical settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drug and Alcohol Clinician
A New Start Treatment
Costa Mesa, CA
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Provide individual therapy for clients with substance use disorders
- Complete bio-psycho-social assessments and treatment plans
- Utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Client-Centered Therapy
- Collaborate with medical providers, case managers, and families
- Maintain confidential documentation in compliance with regulations
Psychotherapist
Ocean Psychiatry
Fremont, CA
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Provide individual psychotherapy to clients with diverse mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues
- Conduct comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments to develop individualized treatment plans based on client needs and goals
- Utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Client-Centered Therapy
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and ensure holistic treatment
- Maintain detailed and confidential client records in compliance with ethical and legal standards
- Participate in weekly clinical consultation meetings with other providers (psychotherapists and psychiatrists)
Facilitator
TTC4Success
Murrieta, CA
06.2020 - 10.2023
- Provide high quality home/school/community-based mental health services for children and their families
- Complete initial needs assessment (CANS), MTSS
- Supervise the interdisciplinary family service team
- Facilitate weekly social emotional groups for McKinney-Vento / Foster Youth
- Co-facilitate weekly groups to teach students social skills
- Help prepare and support students and families/caregivers at case staffings, IEPs, and FTMs
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members including school teams, therapists, ABA workers, social workers and probation officers
- Write and submit monthly data summary reports for each student to the school district
- Link families to resources such as psychiatry, substance counseling, ABA, housing
Short Term Residential Treatment (STRTP) Clinician
Olive Crest
Santa Ana, CA
12.2018 - 07.2019
- Develop therapeutic relationship with clients
- Provide weekly individual, group, and/or family therapy to youth in the foster care system
- Provide crisis de-escalation support to clients
- Conduct assessments and diagnose mental health disorders using the DSM 5
- Develop and implement client treatment plans to address areas for growth
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members including probation officers and social workers
MSW Intern
Youth Guidance Center
Santa Ana, CA
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments for juvenile offenders
- Provide individual substance abuse counseling for youth
- Co-facilitate men and women's recovery groups
BASW Intern
Boys Town California
Santa Ana, CA
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Coordinate and direct Your Life, Your Voice groups that provided support for students on school campuses
- Research trends in human services, child welfare and the community in general
- Collaborate with community leaders in the analysis and determination of community impact goals
Mentor
American Family Housing
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Co-lead weekly support groups for youth from homeless and low-income families that provided both direct and indirect practice intervention to assist the clients with social emotional support
Youth Ministries Intern
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
08.2011 - 06.2012
- Participate in mission trips to Panama and Mexico to provide direct practice to individuals in underserved communities
- Plan and coordinate diversified weekly activities for children and youth
- Provide social support to children and youth by coordinating various activities such as games and skits on a weekly basis
- Provide a safe environment to be able to discuss biblical topics to empower their spiritual growth and wellbeing
- Coordinate program services and learning activities for members that are both fun and instructional
- Establish positive relationships with youths, their parents and/or guardians
- Provide emotional support weekly for youths
- Provide individual mentoring for youths
Volunteer Counsellor
Dare2Serve
, Zimbabwe
01.2010 - 04.2011
- Company Overview: Dare2Serve is an organization in Zimbabwe that does volunteer work with orphanages, street vendors, the elderly and other underprivileged people.
- Foster a positive environment for orphans through a restructuring of their living environment by re-painting and renovating the homes
- Bi-monthly visits to homes for older adults to address emotional stability by providing activities to promote self-determination
- Provide services to the community by conducting monthly city cleanups
- Empowerment and healthy coping skills to handle the diverse community needs
- Dare2Serve is an organization in Zimbabwe that does volunteer work with orphanages, street vendors, the elderly and other underprivileged people.
Education
Masters - Social Work
California State University
Long Beach05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
California State University
Long Beach05.2017
Skills
- Individual therapy
- Bio-psycho-social assessments
- Evidence-based treatment and practice
- Crisis intervention
- Treatment planning
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Client documentation compliance
- Mental health diagnostics
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Emotional intelligence
- Conflict resolution
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), 132896
- CANS 50 1.0 (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths), 12/18
- CAFAS (Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale), 12/18
Training
- C-Sec, 05/19
- Intro to Play Therapy, 03/19
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Drug and Alcohol Clinician
A New Start Treatment
09.2024 - 06.2025
Psychotherapist
Ocean Psychiatry
01.2024 - 08.2024
Facilitator
TTC4Success
06.2020 - 10.2023
Short Term Residential Treatment (STRTP) Clinician
Olive Crest
12.2018 - 07.2019
MSW Intern
Youth Guidance Center
05.2017 - 05.2018
BASW Intern
Boys Town California
09.2016 - 05.2017
Mentor
American Family Housing
01.2014 - 12.2015
Youth Ministries Intern
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
08.2011 - 06.2012
Volunteer Counsellor
Dare2Serve
01.2010 - 04.2011
Masters - Social Work
California State University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
California State University
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