Dr. Linda Dixon

Provide high quality counseling services to children, teens, and adults with compliance to treatment plans at 95% monitor rate.

Provide comprehensive individual, family, marital and group counseling support services to over 100 clients monthly.

Assess temperament needs using the Arno Profile System (APS) with 100 clients to date.

Implement treatment plans to achieve high quality counseling goals within 100% compliance to APS profiles/

• Cultivated a warm environment of trust that enabled individuals to share openly about their struggles during one-on-one counseling sessions or group discussions. Adding 60 group sessions in 10 weeks for support services.
• Conducted mental health weekly groups on related social-emotional issues with a participation rate of 60 clients weekly at 90% attendance during a 14 week period.
• Expanded congregational awareness of mental health issues by incorporating educational resources and information into sermons, workshops, or presentations.
• Developed comprehensive pastoral care plans to address emotional, spiritual, and social challenges faced by individuals and families in the congregation.
• Connected congregants in need of additional professional help with appropriate resources such as mental health professionals or community organizations.
• Maintained confidential records of counseling sessions while adhering to ethical guidelines set forth by professional organizations within the field of pastoral counseling.

• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
• Conducted group and individual counseling sessions using an evidence-based social-emotional-learning curriculum,
• Proven history of effective collaboration with educational teams with response to intervention (RtI).
• Conducted functional behavioral assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors and create effective behavior intervention plans accordingly.
• Assisted in crisis response efforts, ensuring timely interventions for at-risk students while maintaining a safe learning environment.
• Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504s.
• Provided comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations under NYS Part 200 regulations.

• Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
• Conducted 10 weekly group and over 20 student individual counseling sessions for key issues among two elementary schools from grades K-6.
• Conducted functional behavioral assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors and create effective behavior intervention plans accordingly.
• Assisted in crisis response efforts, ensuring timely interventions for at-risk students while maintaining a safe learning environment.