Jada Philbin
Hudson
Summary
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 achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Board of Directors for Mental Health
I Will Thrive
03.2026 - Current
- Advise on strategy and program development for an organization focused on closing life-skills gaps for young adults lacking traditional support systems
- Oversee initiatives in financial literacy, employment preparation, and holistic wellness
- Support fundraising efforts, partnerships, and governance to ensure long-term sustainability
Helped launch the program, raise funds, built partnerships, led a committee meeting.
Church Counselor
Life Center Counseling
01.2025 - Current
- Provided faith-based counseling for couples and individuals, promoting spiritual and emotional growth.
- Led counseling to strengthen relationships and resolve conflicts.
- Guided individuals through challenges using Christian values.
- Ensured confidentiality and a supportive environment for personal growth.
- Worked with church and community resources to provide holistic care.
- Calvary Chapel Worship Center
Mental Health Therapist
Phoenix Counseling Service
06.2020 - Current
- Provide mental health therapy for individuals and families coping with trauma
- Manage a caseload of 25-40 clients with co-occurring disorders
- Complete client evaluations, intake interviews, and develop treatment plans
- Maintain clinical records and progress notes
- Collaborate with staff and case managers to support client care
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy for trauma and PTSD Practitioner
- Conduct crisis interventions and refer clients to community resources
- Stay current with the latest mental health research
Mental Health Therapist/Parent and Family Coach
Center for Attachment and Trauma
04.2024 - 01.2025
- 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 Parent Coaching, helping clients to bond between parent and child through an attachment-based model.
- Provides assessment and evaluations to help parents understand everyone’s unique needs and challenges, offering personalized recommendations through a trauma-informed lens.
- Performs Reunification Services, providing specialized clinical support during case transfer staffing to ensure that case plans are more tailored and effective for each family.
- Provides Intensive Family Support Services to combine key services into one tailored program, helping parents heal, learn, and implement new skills, promoting timely family reunification.
- Performs 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
- Mental health therapy for juvenile inmates in a maximum-security facility
- Conducts evaluations, client intake, and creates biopsychosocial assessments and treatment plans
- Recommends community resources
- Assigns diagnoses, assesses client and family needs, and coordinates services
- Maintains clinical records per Department of Juvenile Justice standards
- Performs mental health, suicide risk, PREA, and substance use assessments
- Documents services, attends treatment meetings, and collaborates with staff
- Uses behavioral and mindfulness-based therapies to meet therapeutic goals
- Conducted crisis intervention
- Participates in ongoing training and supervision to maintain competence and ethics
Education
Ph.D. - Psychology
Keiser University
Ft. Lauderdale03-2027
B.S. - Psychology, Criminal & Juvenile Justice emphasis
Ashford University
San Diego, CA04-2017
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Capella University
Minnesota City, MN01-2016
Skills
- Diversity Education
- Human Trafficking
- Anger Regression Therapy
- CFARS
- Protective Action Response
- TBRI
- Biofeedback
- First Aid/AED/First Responder
- Adoption Competency
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Expert Court Witness
- Foster Committee Speaker
- Understanding Childhood Mental Health Disorders
- Mental health support
- Client advocacy
- Crisis intervention techniques
- Anger management
- Empathy development
Timeline
Board of Directors for Mental Health
I Will Thrive
03.2026 - Current
Church Counselor
Life Center Counseling
01.2025 - Current
Mental Health Therapist/Parent and Family Coach
Center for Attachment and Trauma
04.2024 - 01.2025
Mental Health Therapist
Phoenix Counseling Service
06.2020 - Current
Mental Health Therapist
Cypress Creek Maximum Security Prison for Boys
01.2018 - 04.2020
B.S. - Psychology, Criminal & Juvenile Justice emphasis
Ashford University
Ph.D. - Psychology
Keiser University
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Capella University