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Ellie Lyons, LMHC

Boston,MA

Summary

Motivated School Adjustment Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (June 2025) with seven years of clinical and classroom experience supporting students with emotional/behavioral disabilities in general and special education settings.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Therapeutic Program Mental Health Clinician

Acton-Boxborough School District
Acton, MA
08.2023 - Current
  • Conducted Sensory Motor Arousal and Regulation Therapy sessions with 15 K-6 students
  • Enhanced therapeutic program efficiency by restructuring crisis response protocols, introducing innovative counseling methods, and optimizing training seminars for teachers and paraprofessionals
  • Facilitated weekly DBT skills groups
  • Led weekly social skills groups using the Social Thinking curriculum
  • Provided Crisis Intervention using Safety Care Deescalation strategies
  • Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team, including a BCBA, special educators, and general educators, to develop comprehensive educational programming for students with complex learning profiles.
  • Developed and led a 4-month professional development series for educators on the impacts of complex trauma on child development, Polyvagal Theory, and trauma-informed behavior management skills
  • Performed safety, threat, and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments of students
  • Led weekly training seminars for milieau staff on mental health topics such as trauma, the nervous system, anxiety, ADHD, ASD, and effective de-escalation
  • Wrote and executed tailored Individualized Education Programs for 15 students
  • Conducted classroom observations of students to promote the generalization of social, emotional, and behavioral skills
  • Facilitated family coaching sessions to enhance caregiver comprehension of student diagnoses and treatment plans.
  • Maintained thorough clinical and educational records of confidential student information
  • Partnered with community mental health professionals to ensure cohesive support for students.

School Adjustment Counselor

Brown Elementary School
Natick, MA
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Provide individual and group counseling for identified students informed by the ARC model and CBT
  • Serve as a member of the building Crisis Response team
  • Use data to develop and implement behavior support plans
  • Consult with general and special education teachers on the behavioral health needs of their students
  • Lead 504 plan initial and annual team meetings
  • File 51A reports as needed
  • Refer students and families to community/mental health resources as needed

Clinical Intern: Emergency Diversion Program

The Edinburg Center
Bedford, MA
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments of youth aged 4-17 with recent psychiatric hospitalization due to aggressive behaviors or suicidal/self-injurious behaviors
  • Lead intake and information gathering sessions with children and caregivers including taking a comprehensive social, emotional, behavioral, medical and trauma history
  • Develop treatment plans
  • Create safety plans in collaboration with families of at-risk youth

First Grade Teacher

Bennett Hemenway Elementary School
Natick, MA
08.2018 - 06.2022
  • Design and deliver engaging, standards-based instruction for 24 first grade students of varying cognitive, emotional and behavioral functioning levels
  • Develop and implement behavior plans for students moving between tiers of behavioral support
  • Provide general education accommodations for students enrolled in the Therapeutic Learning Center
  • Communicate with families of students regularly to discuss students’ academic, social, emotional, and behavioral progress

Education

M.Ed. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Adjustment Counseling

Cambridge College
05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And TESOL

Boston University
05.2018

Certification

  • Licensed School Adjustment Counselor/School Social Worker; DESE May 2023
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor; DMH, Anticipated June 2025
  • Trained Sensory Motor Arousal and Regulation Psychotherapist, August 2024
  • Certified Safety Care Crisis Prevention Specialist; QBS August 2024
  • Licensed Elementary Teacher 1-6; DESE May 2018
  • Licensed TESOL Teacher PreK-6; DESE May 2018

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Therapeutic Program Mental Health Clinician

Acton-Boxborough School District
08.2023 - Current

School Adjustment Counselor

Brown Elementary School
08.2022 - 06.2023

Clinical Intern: Emergency Diversion Program

The Edinburg Center
06.2022 - 08.2022

First Grade Teacher

Bennett Hemenway Elementary School
08.2018 - 06.2022

M.Ed. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Adjustment Counseling

Cambridge College

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And TESOL

Boston University
  • Licensed School Adjustment Counselor/School Social Worker; DESE May 2023
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor; DMH, Anticipated June 2025
  • Trained Sensory Motor Arousal and Regulation Psychotherapist, August 2024
  • Certified Safety Care Crisis Prevention Specialist; QBS August 2024
  • Licensed Elementary Teacher 1-6; DESE May 2018
  • Licensed TESOL Teacher PreK-6; DESE May 2018

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