Hi, I’m
Dawn Venable
Littleton,CO
Summary
Successful at helping clients unravel physical, mental and emotional layers to identify root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for diverse scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaboration with passion for leaving positive impact on patient lives.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Venable Healing Therapy LLC
Owner
2022.03 - Current (2 years & 6 months)
Job overview
- Manage day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with new clients to assess needs and propose optimal solutions in a therapeutic setting.
- Work with various platforms to secure new clients.
- Assess clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
- Counsel groups, and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Develop strategies to help patients cope with stress and anxiety and build resilience.
- Guide clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
- Implement evidence-based interventions through cognitive-behavioral and EMDR.
- Build and maintain therapeutic relationships, fostering positive, supportive and empowering client environments.
- Maintain client confidentiality to protect patient privacy.
- Support clients in developing coping skills to help patients manage life challenges and difficulties.
Denver Springs Behavioral Health
Therapist
2021.03 - 2022.03 (1 year)
Job overview
- Assessed clients' mental health needs, developed treatment plans and monitored progress.
- Documented patient information, treatment plans, and patient responses.
- Delivered brief interventions to help clients develop healthy coping skills.
- Counseled individuals, groups, and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
- Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
- Provided crisis intervention to support clients during times of urgent need.
Fox Ridge Middle School Counselor
2010.08 - 2023.08 (13 years)
Job overview
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
China Spring Youth Camp
Lead Addictions Counselor
2001.01 - 2006.05 (5 years & 4 months)
Job overview
- Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
- Offered professional, respectful therapy to addicted individuals in adolescent treatment facility with a six month length of stay.
- Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals.
- Developed professional relationships with referring agencies to improve communication related to intakes and to increase business for facility.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
Youth Recovery Center
Addictions Counselor
1997.08 - 2001.01 (3 years & 5 months)
Job overview
- Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals.
- Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Completed required documentation for continued therapy coverage by insurance companies to meet deadlines.
Education
University of Phoenix , Reno, NV
Master of Arts from Educational Counseling
The University of Texas , Arlington, TX
Master of Education from Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Metropolitan State College of Denver , Denver, CO
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
Skills
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- EDMR Trained Therapist
- Excellent interpersonal skills building relationships with kids, adolescents, young adults and parents
- Display highly focused, deadline-driven work ethic
- Expert in crisis management
- Highly collaborative and customer service oriented
Additional Information
- Licenses, DORA LPC License #0017180
- Special Services License, Colorado Department of Education, License # 94403
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Timeline
Owner
Venable Healing Therapy LLC
2022.03 - Current (2 years & 6 months)
Therapist
Denver Springs Behavioral Health
2021.03 - 2022.03 (1 year)
Fox Ridge Middle School Counselor
2010.08 - 2023.08 (13 years)
Lead Addictions Counselor
China Spring Youth Camp
2001.01 - 2006.05 (5 years & 4 months)
Addictions Counselor
Youth Recovery Center
1997.08 - 2001.01 (3 years & 5 months)
University of Phoenix
Master of Arts from Educational Counseling
The University of Texas
Master of Education from Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
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