Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Emma Leniszewski

Woodinville,WA

Summary

Mental health professional with experience in therapeutic techniques to enhance emotional well-being and mental health. Proficient in effective communication skills that cultivate a supportive environment for clients, ensuring needs are met with empathy and understanding. Possesses a solid foundation in counseling principles and crisis intervention strategies, enabling swift and effective responses to challenging situations. Committed to promoting resilience and personal growth through tailored support and guidance.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pediatric Mental Health Specialist I

Seattle Children’s Hospital
07.2025 - 10.2025

Provide individualized and group support to children with diverse mental health diagnoses in an inpatient hospital setting, assist patients with daily living activities while maintaining a safe and structured hospital environment through timely safety checks and searches, accurately document clinical data, including calorie counts, fluid intake/output, and behavioral observations, in accordance with hospital policies, obtain vital signs and assist nursing staff with patient care and other clinical duties as needed, support emotional regulation and coping skill development through therapeutic engagement and emotion coaching.

Behavior Technician

The Madrone School
06.2024 - 06.2025

Working 1:1 with middle to high school-aged clients diagnosed with Autism, using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to support students in both social emotional and academic skills, support students through challenge behaviors with respect and dignity for all clients.

Intern

Dragonfly Counseling
01.2024 - 05.2024

Live observing of individual and couples therapy sessions including both CBT and EMDR, creating and researching content through creating mental health related social media posts to promote community engagement, assisting and organizing referral lists and other paperwork.

Teaching Assistant

Washington State University
08.2023 - 05.2024

Assist professor with grading needs, grade lab & writing assignments, work with other TA’s & GTA’s, proctor exams.

Server

Bishop Place Senior Living
08.2022 - 05.2024

Greet senior residents, provide restaurant-style table service, take meal orders, deliver food, attend to senior resident’s dietary and dining needs.

Shift Lead

ColdStone Creamery
01.2019 - 01.2024

Greet customers and take orders; make ice cream, cones, and build and decorate cakes; keep store clean; assign and distribute work and use leadership skills to guide other employees; and balance register at end of shift.

Instructor

Duvall Performing Arts
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Teach children’s dance classes and choreograph performances for recitals. Plan, manage and lead summer camp classes for kids ages 2 to 10 years old.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Human Development, At-Risk Youth

Washington State University
Pullman, WA
05.2024

High School Diploma -

Cedarcrest High School
05.2020

Skills

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Clinical skills
  • Self-harm prevention
  • Crisis intervention
  • Building rapport
  • Confidential records
  • Safety and risk assessments
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Team collaboration
  • Certified in CPR/AED
  • Clinical documentation

Certification

  • Certified Behavior Technician, Completed 40 hours of RBT training, 06/01/24, Currently on track to take the RBT exam before 07/01/25
  • Basic Life Support, American Red Cross course completed, 05/30/24

Timeline

Pediatric Mental Health Specialist I

Seattle Children’s Hospital
07.2025 - 10.2025

Behavior Technician

The Madrone School
06.2024 - 06.2025

Intern

Dragonfly Counseling
01.2024 - 05.2024

Teaching Assistant

Washington State University
08.2023 - 05.2024

Server

Bishop Place Senior Living
08.2022 - 05.2024

Shift Lead

ColdStone Creamery
01.2019 - 01.2024

Instructor

Duvall Performing Arts
01.2018 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Human Development, At-Risk Youth

Washington State University

High School Diploma -

Cedarcrest High School
Emma Leniszewski