Gissell Torres Antunez
Seattle,WA
Summary
Licensed clinician and professional passionate about advocating and working with neurodiverse and culturally diverse patients and families. Approaches work with a proactive and vast knowledge of community resources to adapt evidence-based practices & organizational systems to more equitably serve & support diverse communities. Committed to the evolution of community healthcare systems by centering the lived experiences of individuals most underrepresented by those systems.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Neurodivergent Youth and Family Therapist
Youth Eastside Services
05.2024 - Current
- Customized Therapeutic Approaches for Diverse Populations: Tailored therapeutic approaches to meet the unique needs of diverse client populations, including individuals with trauma histories and neurodiversity.
- Client Advocacy and Resource Facilitation: Advocated for clients'' needs within the broader healthcare system when necessary to ensure access to appropriate resources or accommodations during the treatment process.
- Building Rapport through Empathy and Cultural Sensitivity: Established strong rapport with clients by demonstrating empathy, active listening skills, and cultural sensitivity.
- Case Documentation and Progress Tracking: Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
Mental Health Therapist-Associate
Seattle Children’s Autism Center
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Comprehensive Mental Health Service Delivery: Providing mental health services to children, adolescents, and families with serious developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems in a manner which results in improvements in the child and family’s functioning in multiple life domains and is cost effective.
- Program Development and Implementation: Developed short-term crisis program at Seattle Children’s Autism Center which included protocol development, training tools/manual development, training of students, participation in clinic or program-wide committee, among others
- Risk Assessment for Diverse Populations: Delivering the Brief Suicide Safety Assessment (BSSA) to autistic youth who screen positive on the Ask Suicide-Screening Questionnaire (ASQ)
- Care Planning and Development for At-risk Populations: Create safety plans with youth and/or their caregivers related to suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviors
- Resourceful Individualized Care: Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
Practicum Student
Seattle Children's Autism Center
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Parent Care & Training Delivery: Delivered Parent Training for Disruptive Behaviors to caregivers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Culturally Sensitive Caregiver Engagement: Utilized culturally sensitive approaches when working with diverse populations, fostering an inclusive environment that catered to all clients'' needs
- Applied Behavior Analysis: Delivered naturalistic applied behavior analysis to children diagnosed with ASD
- ASD Education and Diagnosis: Collaborated on diagnostic results and provided psychoeducation to caregivers about ASD diagnosis
Teacher's Assistant
Children's Home Society of Washington
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Early Childhood Development: Supported students' academic progress by providing one-on-one attention to help guide learning and comprehension
- Behavioral Intervention: Collaborated with lead teacher to identify and address students' behavioral issues.
ADHD Teen Lab Research Assistant
Seattle Children's Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Data Collection & Analysis: Support lab projects through tasks that include coding therapy audio recordings for fidelity, helping with participant assessments, data collection, and coding and organizing data collected in the lab
- Scientific Research Publication: Collaborated with researchers in preparing study results for publication.
Education
Master of Arts - Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention & Treatment
University of Washington
08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Washington
06.2021
Skills
Strength-Based Approach
Multicultural Competence
Project Coordination
Trauma-informed care
Crisis Management
Case Management
Project Development
Referral Coordination
Pronouns
she/her/ella
Publications
Engagement Barriers to Behavior Therapy for Adolescent ADHD, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 10.1080/15374416.2022.2025597
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Neurodivergent Youth and Family Therapist
Youth Eastside Services
05.2024 - Current
Mental Health Therapist-Associate
Seattle Children’s Autism Center
09.2022 - 05.2024
Practicum Student
Seattle Children's Autism Center
09.2021 - 08.2022
Teacher's Assistant
Children's Home Society of Washington
02.2021 - 06.2021
ADHD Teen Lab Research Assistant
Seattle Children's Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Washington
Master of Arts - Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention & Treatment
University of Washington
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