Christine Cantrell
Saint James,NY
Summary
Positive, vibrant team member with focus on accurately identifying issues and evaluating best techniques for treatment. Dedicated to offering quality services and maintaining knowledge of latest industry advancements by attending professional conferences and continuing education courses.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychotherapist
New Hope Rising
03.2022 - Current
- Provide psychotherapy to adults, children, and families
- Built strong rapport with clients through active listening skills and empathic understanding of their experiences, fostering lasting therapeutic relationships.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals in coordinating care for clients with co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns, ensuring a holistic approach to treatment.
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Provided crisis support and emergency care for patients.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients'' psychological functioning, identifying areas for targeted therapeutic interventions.
- Referred clients to other specialists, institutions or support services as necessary.
Project Coordinator/Psychotherapist
Blossom Sustainable Development
11.2021 - Current
- Project Coordinator of Native Connections Grant create and coordinate community partnerships with local SUD/MH service providers as part of a Tribal Action Plan under the direction of SAMHSA
- Developed linkage agreements to create community-partner agreements
- Provide mental health services/case management to adults, adolescents, children, and families
- Provide MH/SUD services to Tribal-owned transitional housing recipients
- Coordinate with staff on Community Needs Assessment
- Coordinate community events to raise mental health awareness and services.
SBIRT Health Coach
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital
05.2019 - 05.2023
- Identify and screen patients who need further assessment or treatment for substance use disorders
- Single session or multiple sessions of motivational discussion within the time constraints and regulations of the emergency service Referral to specialized treatment is provided to patients/families identified as needing more extensive treatment than offered by the SBIRT program
- Provided consultation, to faculty, staff, and residents
- Provided SBIRT training to hospital emergency room personnel in-house and offsite.
Instructional Support Specialist
Stony Brook Medicine/CPEP
08.2015 - 04.2018
- Screen Patients, make referrals to treatment, offer guidance and feedback to faculty, staff, and residents, and train hospital emergency room personnel in-house and offsite.
Substance Use Counselor
Saint Charles Hospital Inpatient Rehab
- 03.2018
- Performed intakes, evaluation, orientation, admission, treatment planning, counseling, documentation, discharge planning and referral
- Recommend course of treatment to program director and referral sources
- Facilitate group process and educational programs.
Education
Licensed Master of Social Work -
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY05.2021
Bachelor of Arts in Health & Community Services -
SUNY Empire State College
Hauppauge, NY05.2010
Skills
- Psychoeducation Delivery
- Crisis Intervention
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Family Dynamics Understanding
- Multicultural Competence
- Group Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Referral Coordination
Accomplishments
CSWE Minority Fellowship Alumni
Certification
- Master CASAC (Credentialed Alcohol and Substance use Counseling)
- MAC (National Certified Master Addiction Counselor)
- ICRC
- NYS OASAS Education and Training Provider
Timeline
Psychotherapist
New Hope Rising
03.2022 - Current
Project Coordinator/Psychotherapist
Blossom Sustainable Development
11.2021 - Current
SBIRT Health Coach
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital
05.2019 - 05.2023
Instructional Support Specialist
Stony Brook Medicine/CPEP
08.2015 - 04.2018
Substance Use Counselor
Saint Charles Hospital Inpatient Rehab
- 03.2018
Licensed Master of Social Work -
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Arts in Health & Community Services -
SUNY Empire State College
- Master CASAC (Credentialed Alcohol and Substance use Counseling)
- MAC (National Certified Master Addiction Counselor)
- ICRC
- NYS OASAS Education and Training Provider
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