Manager of critical projects, overseeing day-to-day operations, and assisting in the company's long term strategy. Including marketing, content curation, and sales.
Integral part of the business from ground up, assisting in the growth of West Hall Publishing's three websites, both in traffic and revenue.
Led operational oversight and budgetary supervision.
Developed quarterly business plans to evaluate cost projections.
Pre Doctoral Psychology Intern
San Mateo Medical Center
San Mateo, CA
07.2009 - 07.2010
Provided inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to a ethnically diverse young- adult to aging adult population residing within San Mateo County.
Implemented and led groups for the inpatient psychiatric unit at San Mateo Medical Center.
Outpatient services provided included individual and group therapy, rehabilitation and recovery services, crisis intervention, assessment, intakes and clinical case management.
Experience with several diagnoses including cluster b, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, psychosis, severe depression, and substance disorders.
Collateral work with couples, families, and parents as it pertained to each individual case.
Practiced with a multidisciplinary team which included psychiatrists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, residents and interns.
Orientations used included Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client Centered Therapy, all within an attachment theory lens.
Psychiatric grand rounds, supervision, and didactic training was attended weekly.
Provided written assessments and recommendations to a number of agencies.
Psychological Intern
South of Market Mental Health
San Francisco, CA
08.2008 - 06.2009
Provided weekly therapy for a homeless chronically ill population in a community based outpatient clinic; work with adults who struggle with severe mental illness.
Extensive diagnostic training, diagnosis includes dual diagnosis, characterlogical disorders, and psychosis Population served is ethically, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse.
Provided assessment services, intakes, and co-facilitate group therapy.
Collaborated with on site psychiatrists, social workers, and physicians.
Experience with crisis intervention, suicide/homicide assessment and consultation with Psychiatric Emergency Services.
Clinic conceptualizes in a psychodynamic manner; treatment interventions varied depending on the functioning level of the client.
Practicum Intern, Therapist Intern
Community Institute for Psychotherapy
San Rafael, CA
08.2007 - 07.2008
A diverse population; worked with adults, adolescents, and children struggling with a variety of mental illness.
Multiple trainings received and experience with dual diagnosis.
Orientation used was primarily psychodynamic and feminist theory.
Treatment included play therapy, long term and in depth work, and collaborative work with community psychiatrists and physicians.
Experience with group therapy, specifically in the realm of eating disorders and negative body image.
Crisis Counselor
San Francisco Women against Rape
San Francisco, CA
01.2005 - 07.2007
Sexual Assault Counselor on a 24-hour crisis hot-line; provided immediate support and referrals to emergency services.
Worked with an ethically, culturally, socioeconomically diverse population; specifically adolescents and adults females.
Utilized crisis intervention, suicide/homicide assessment, as well as management of chronic callers.
Monthly trainings were also attended to promote and support work with clients.
Education
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, Psy.D - Psychology
American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University
Alameda, CA
09.2007 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Clinical Psychology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
08.2001 - 05.2005
Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Gaylesta
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
West Hall Publishing
10.2015 - Current
Pre Doctoral Psychology Intern
San Mateo Medical Center
07.2009 - 07.2010
Psychological Intern
South of Market Mental Health
08.2008 - 06.2009
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, Psy.D - Psychology
American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University