Empathetic professional with hands-on experience providing quality psychological services to children and adults. Skilled in identifying, assessing and diagnosing mental health and emotional issues. Develops and implements treatment plans and provides counseling and therapy to obtain maximum results for patients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Therapist
Phoenix Counseling Service
06.2024 - Current
Independent Contractor who provides mental health services to individuals who are in need of therapy due to individual and family trauma.
Maintains a caseload of approximately 25-40 clients with co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders
Conducts initial evaluations and client intake interviews, assessing presenting problems and creating comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and individual treatment plans Helps to assign diagnosis
Identifies and assesses client and family needs, and ensures that the necessary services are provided
Develops and maintains clinical records such as treatment plans and progress notes
Documents all services, attends treatment team meetings and works closely with staff and case managers to enhance client outcomes and provide supportive care.
Certified to perform Accelerated Resolution Therapy to clients who suffer from trauma and PTSD.
Performs client assessments and developed treatment plans
Provides clients with recommendations to community resources.
Maintain current mental health research to follow new developments and research in mental health field.
Conducts crisis interventions
Provides clients with recommendations to community resources.
Mental Health Therapist
Center for Attachment and Trauma
04.2024 - Current
Independent Contractor who provides mental health services to individuals who are in need of therapy due to individual and family trauma
Provides Intensive Parenting instruction and Coaching helping clients to bond between parent and child through attachment-based model.
Provides Assessment and Evaluations to help parents understand each individual’s unique needs and challenges, offering personalized recommendations through a trauma-informed lens.
Performs Reunification Services providing specialized clinical support during case transfer staffing’s to ensure that case plans are more tailored and effective for each family.
Provide Intensive Family Support Services combines key services into one tailored program, helping parents heal, learn and implement new skills, promoting timely family reunification.
Bonding & Attachment Assessments to evaluate the security a child experiences with their caregiver and the caregiver’s ability to meet the child’s emotional, social, and developmental needs.
Improved client mental health by utilizing evidence-based therapeutic techniques and interventions.
Mental Health Therapist
Cypress Creek Maximum Security Prison for Boys
01.2018 - 04.2020
Provides mental health therapy to juvenile inmates at the maximum security juvenile correctional facility
Conducts initial evaluations and client intake interviews, assessing presenting problems and creating comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and individual treatment plans
Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
Helps to assign diagnosis, identifies and assesses client and family needs, and ensures that the necessary services are provided
Develops and maintains clinical records such as treatment plans, progress notes, and transition summaries in accordance with the Department of Juvenile Justice standards Conducts mental health assessments, suicide risk assessments, PREA assessments, and substance use assessments to ensure youths get the services they need
Documents all services, attends treatment team meetings and works closely with staff and case managers to enhance client outcomes and provide supportive care
Utilizes cognitive behavior modification, applied behavioral analysis, modeling, psychoanalysis, dialectical behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based therapy to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals
Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
Conducted crisis interventions to respond to clients in crisis, assess immediate needs and provide support and resources.
Attended trainings to participate in regular supervision and continued education to maintain professional competence and ethical standards
Education
Ph.D. - Psychology
Keiser University
Ft. Lauderdale
01-2025
Bachelor of Science - Psychology/Specialty in Child And Adolescent
Ashford University
San Diego, CA
04-2017
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Capella University
Minnesota City, MN
01-2016
Skills
Educational Achievements include:
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society and International Golden Key Honour Society
Trained And Certified in Human Diversity Education
Human Trafficking Training By The International Association For Human Trafficking Investigators For Law Enforcement And Non-government Agencies
Certified in Anger Regression Therapy Facilitator for group settings