Elisa Parker
Orlando,FL
Summary
A passionate, licensed professional with 10 years of experience in client-relations and five years of one-on-one counseling, specializing in achieving high client show ratings and lowering symptom scales; offering a multicultural background, trauma-informed care, and expertise in family systems to help facilitate a change in the lives of those in need
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Providence Counseling
03.2023 - Current
- Working as licensed professional in private practice setting
- Providing individual therapy sessions for children, adults, and families
- Providing office supervision as needed for registered-interns and grad-student interns.
School-Based Clinician
Devereux
08.2022 - Current
- Working as school-based mental health counselor in Orlando schools
- Assessing, diagnosing, and providing individual counseling in school setting.
Co-located Mental Health Professional
Multilingual Psychotherapy Centers
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Worked as sole Co-located Mental Health Professional in a middle school setting
- Worked with multi-tiered mental health school team
- Provided short-term, solution focused therapy to students who are referred.
Mental Health Counselor
Palm Beach Center for Child Therapy
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Worked as contracted Mental Health Professional in private practice setting
- Provided individual therapy services to children under age of 18
- Offered tele-health services when needed.
Community Based Marriage and Family Therapist
Center for Families and Relationships
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Managed caseload of 40 clients; at least 6 at all-times were EBPs (Evidence-Based)
- Provided in-person and virtual individual, family, and couple's therapy
- Completed intakes/assessments, diagnosing, utilization reviews, assisted onboarding.
Graduate Counseling Student Intern
First Life Center for Pregnancy
- Provided counseling services to women going through crisis pregnancies
- Ran group therapy for women with felony/substance abuse issues
- Assisted with providing post-miscarriage & post-abortion support.
Brain Injury Life Skills Coach
NEUROInternational
- Provided aide to clients with Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Redirected/assisted clients with behavioral issues that occurred
- Coordinated trips for regular outings
Graduate Assistant for Human Services
Southeastern University
- Handled and managed communications for department
- Provided secretarial services for department
- Kept licensures up to date for professors
Education
MS - Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL08.2019
BS - Psychology
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL05.2017
Skills
- Leadership & Teamwork
- Communication
- Multicultural Competence
- Trauma-Informed
- Individualized Counseling
- Treatment Planning
- Social Skills Educator
- Referral Coordination
- Client Advocacy
- Client Intake
- Family and Client Psychoeducation
Accomplishments
- Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor in Florida, 2023
- Playful approaches to TF-CBT through technology, 2021
- Achieved over 90% client-show rate in last quarter at CFAR in Philadelphia, 2021
- Participated in therapy research with The Medical University of SC, 2021
- Completion of consultation calls towards Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certification, 2021
- Completion of Gottman Level I Couples Therapy, 2019
- Completion of Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories Protocol, 2019
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Technology Experience
- Applications: Microsoft Word, Google Docs/Slides, Microsoft Teams, Outlook
- Platforms: Zoom, Doxy.me, UCReach, ESP Delivers, ADP Payroll
- Electronic Medical Record Systems: Therapy Partney, Credible, SimplePractice
References
- Jeffery Brooks, Mental Health Counselor, Heartland Counseling Center, 301 3rd Street, NW, Suite 212, Winter Haven, FL, 863-431-8378, mychaplain@yahoo.com
- Ryan Keough, LMFT Supervisor, Center For Families and Relationships, 7901 Bustleton Ave #300, Philadelphia, PA, 215-537-5367, rkeough@cfarcounseling.org
Certification
- LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Timeline
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Providence Counseling
03.2023 - Current
School-Based Clinician
Devereux
08.2022 - Current
Co-located Mental Health Professional
Multilingual Psychotherapy Centers
01.2022 - 07.2022
Mental Health Counselor
Palm Beach Center for Child Therapy
01.2022 - 06.2022
Community Based Marriage and Family Therapist
Center for Families and Relationships
02.2020 - 12.2021
Graduate Counseling Student Intern
First Life Center for Pregnancy
Brain Injury Life Skills Coach
NEUROInternational
Graduate Assistant for Human Services
Southeastern University
MS - Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy
Southeastern University
BS - Psychology
Southeastern University
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