Hayley Lail
Kings Mountain,NC
Summary
Determined School Counselor with experience in counseling students in grades K through 8 using student-centered approaches to address issues including academic performance, social skills, self-esteem, behavior, and attendance. Assists numerous students in short-term crises such as emotional regulation, conflict resolution, classroom behavior, friendship issues. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills. Inherent ability to manage all types of personalities, diffuse stressful situations, resolve issues, and meet and achieve challenging goals and objectives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
School Counselor
Community Charter School
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Enhanced student emotional well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions.
- Collaborated with teachers and administrators to address social, emotional, and academic needs of all students.
- Utilized data gathered from school wide needs assessments to identify, build and deliver classroom guidance lessons based on student needs.
- Set and conducted 504 meetings and entered student accommodation plans into ECATS as 504 coordinator for 2022-2023 academic year.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Conducted small group sessions on topics such as stress management, self-esteem building, and goal setting to empower individual growth.
- Created safe space for students within school community where students felt comfortable discussing their concerns or seeking guidance from counselors or staff members.
Professional Counseling Associate
Heart To Heart Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
08.2020 - 10.2021
- Fostered strong therapeutic relationships with clients through active listening, empathy, and nonjudgmental support.
- Assisted clients in developing coping skills and stress management techniques, improving their overall emotional resilience.
- Enhanced client well-being by implementing tailored counseling strategies and evidence-based interventions.
- Developed comprehensive treatment plans to address clients'' diverse mental health needs and promote healing.
- Developed individualized counseling plans for clients to incorporate short-term and long-term goals.
- Determined clients' risk of self-harm or other dangerous behaviors.
- Supervised meetings with family members to help create support system for clients.
- Maintained strict adherence to professional ethics and confidentiality requirements, ensuring a safe therapeutic environment for all clients served.
- Maintained timely documentation of therapy sessions, adhering to ethical guidelines and professional standards for recordkeeping.
- Implemented crisis intervention techniques when necessary, ensuring the safety of clients experiencing acute distress.
MTSS Coordinator
Brookside Elementary School
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Assisted administration and staff in identifying students for tier plans.
- Created tier plans in ECATS for students going through the MTSS process.
- Input student data points in ECATS on a weekly basis for an accurate representation of student progress on individual tier plan and interventions utilized.
- Developed school wide tracker indicating students on tier plans by grade level, target skill(s) being addressed, and progress.
- Assisted staff with research-based interventions and data collection
- Attended weekly MTSS meetings with admin and individual grade levels.
Professional Counseling Intern
Heart To Heart Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Reviewed case files to better assess client needs and proper course of treatment.
- Assisted psychologist in conducting counseling sessions
- Conducted intake assessments for new clients
- Conducted play therapy sessions and recorded observations for therapist
- Led attachment therapy sessions with clients with therapist oversight
- Engaged in sand tray therapy with clients and reported observations to therapist
- Conducted psychological assessments for clients with autism spectrum disorder
- Attended court to observe psychologist testify in child custody cases
Human Resources Specialist
United States Army
01.2013 - 03.2016
- Processed personnel actions for over 600 employees while meeting all suspense dates resulting in a higher turnaround time within the company
- Developed state of the art tracking system to track the status and location of personnel actions as they went through the proper channels
- Presented all information regarding personnel actions at weekly staff meetings
- Updated upper management members Powerpoint slides and the share drive weekly to reflect status changes
- Prepared correspondence in accordance with regulation and reviewed all memorandums for error prior to submission to upper management
- Implemented a class to teach fellow employees how to transcribe memorandums efficiently and correctly with less error
- Maintained personnel files for over 600 employees ensuring proper storage pf employees records
- Provided oversight of 3 personnel ensuring accountability and maintenance of all equipment
- Executed assigned tasks efficiently paying attention to detail and offering advice to implement process improvement
- Effectively communicated with subordinates and management resulting in total mission accomplishment
Education
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2026
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA10.2019
High School Diploma -
East Gaston High School
Mount Holly, NC06.2009
Skills
- Self-starter
- Team player
- Excellent intrapersonal and age-appropriate communication
- ECATS/ Power School
- Ability to work under pressure
- Detail oriented
- Group Counseling
- Student Counseling
- Attention-deficit disorder experience
- Crisis Intervention
- Individual and family support
- Records Maintenance
- Play therapy techniques
- Needs Assessment
Timeline
School Counselor
Community Charter School
11.2021 - 06.2023
MTSS Coordinator
Brookside Elementary School
03.2021 - 06.2021
Professional Counseling Associate
Heart To Heart Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
08.2020 - 10.2021
Professional Counseling Intern
Heart To Heart Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
08.2018 - 11.2018
Human Resources Specialist
United States Army
01.2013 - 03.2016
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Liberty University
High School Diploma -
East Gaston High School
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