Christie Pfalzgraf
Wilmington,NC
Summary
Insightful and empathetic psychotherapist with 20 year history of diverse experience in private and non-profit and governmental social service agency sectors. Adept at facilitating individual, couples and family therapy while working in a collaborative style. Expertly supports clients experiencing difficult emotional situations, mental illness and life-changing events. History of successful coordination between physicians and other healthcare providers in developing highly individualized treatment plans. Experienced in providing clinical supervision to interns. Advanced training in evidence-based techniques.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 46219
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
08.2008 - Current
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #2477
North Carolina Marriage and Family Licensure Board
12.2022 - Current
Licensed Psychotherapist
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Telehealth, Licensed In California And North Carolina
08.2012 - Current
- Serves diverse population of adolescents, adults, couples and families.
- Specializes in treatment of trauma, phase of life issues and stress management.
- Utilizes mindfulness based therapy, somatic experiencing and EMDR.
- Creates and maintains client treatment plans based on individualized assessments and goals.
- Refers clients to external resources as appropriate for additional support.
Interagency Care Coordinator
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services
San Jose, CA
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Provided care coordination duties to ensure that child welfare children and youth with significant mental health concerns received timely, trauma-informed, culturally responsive and coordinated services.
- Identified unmet mental health needs for youth and families and provided clinical recommendations of appropriate resources, services and programs.
- Served as Behavioral Health Services Departmental Representative for Interagency Placement Committee, providing weekly oversight services to four county wraparaound service agencies.
Transition Support Coordinator
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services
San Jose, CA
10.2017 - 03.2021
- Collaborated with social workers, caregivers, biological parents, children and youth to ensure foster youth’s physical, mental, emotional and social needs were met in accordance with the statewide standard for base core services.
- Established appropriate transition planning to ensure foster youth and families had continuity in daily routines with important relationships, healthcare, education and extracurricular activities.
- Assisted foster youth in establishing and maintaining a permanent family environment in accordance with the vision of Continuum of Care Reform policies.
- Assisted social workers and team members in collaborating with STRTP staff to ensure the foster youth received the best mental health treatment.
Clinical Supervisor
Alum Rock Counseling Center
San Jose, CA
02.2012 - 10.2017
- Provided weekly clinical individual and group supervision to MFT, LCSW and LPCC interns.
- Coordinated delivery of individualized, flexible and culturally relevant services with staff.
- Ensured appropriate standards of Medi-Cal documentation were met.
- Reviewed progress notes, assessments and treatment plans.
- Ensured fidelity to EBP models and Medi-Cal requirements.
- Assisted in development of extensive training program and professional growth opportunities for clinicians.
- Participated in recruitment and hiring of MSW/MFT interns in field practicum placements.
- Provided 5150 evaluation.
- Assisted Clinical Director in the development of clinical supervision protocols.
Clinician I and II – System of Care Program
EMQ FamiliesFirst
Campbell, CA
03.2006 - 12.2012
- Provided weekly MFT intern clinical individual and group supervision as support to management.
- Provided individual and family community based therapeutic services to caseload of 10-18.
- Initiated and maintained mental health assessments and treatment plans.
- Provided crisis intervention and on-call support.
- Accessed and coordinated social service and community resources.
- Provided case management support for TDMs, CFTs and IEPs.
- Completed required monthly audits, Santa Clara County documentation, outcome and evaluation measures, and daily progress notes.
- Educated and delegated appropriate treatment interventions with family specialist support staff.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
John F. Kennedy University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts, Psychology
New College of California
Skills
- Mindfulness Based Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- EMDR
- The Flash Technique
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Timeline
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #2477
North Carolina Marriage and Family Licensure Board
12.2022 - Current
Interagency Care Coordinator
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services
03.2021 - 04.2023
Transition Support Coordinator
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services
10.2017 - 03.2021
Licensed Psychotherapist
Psychotherapy Private Practice
08.2012 - Current
Clinical Supervisor
Alum Rock Counseling Center
02.2012 - 10.2017
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 46219
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
08.2008 - Current
Clinician I and II – System of Care Program
EMQ FamiliesFirst
03.2006 - 12.2012
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
John F. Kennedy University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts, Psychology
New College of California
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