Jamie M. Washington
Hampstead
Summary
Licensed Therapist with expertise in crisis intervention and client assessment. Fostered multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance client outcomes. Skilled in evidence-based practices, delivering effective mental health support and connecting clients with community resources.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Military & Family Life Counselor
Magellan Health
10.2018 - Current
- Provides non-medical, short term, solution focused, walk around counseling directly to service and family members.
- Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources (assuring linkage as appropriate), and follow-up as indicated.
- Cultivated a welcoming presence on the installation, fostering an environment where service members and families feel comfortable approaching for confidential counseling.
- Established and maintained collaborative relationships with community resources, ensuring effective linkages for service members and families to necessary support services.
- Partners with POC to provide MFLC services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation.
- Provided MFLC responses to critical incidents, surge events, and special requests from the POC.
- Communicates with Regional Supervisors and participates in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues on the installations to which they are assigned.
- Manages duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staffs the cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
- Delivered training and health presentations, participating in health fairs and other base activities.
- Participated in regular in-services and training, contributing to Quality Improvement committees.
Outpatient Therapist; Contract
LMV Counseling, PLLC
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Delivered individual counseling for clients with substance use and mental health disorders, fostering personal growth and recovery.
- Conducted screening, intake, and comprehensive clinical assessment, ensuring thorough orientation for new clients to facilitate their treatment journey.
- Utilized evidence-based practices to inform therapeutic interventions.
- Provided crisis intervention and support during emergencies.
- Facilitated positive behavior change through targeted reinforcement strategies during therapy sessions, enhancing client engagement and progress.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate client care.
- Educated clients on coping strategies and mental health resources.
- Supported families in understanding the impact of mental illness on their loved one's functioning.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation in electronic health records systems.
Licensed Therapist/Opioid Treatment Counselor
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions, enhancing therapeutic engagement for diverse client populations.
- Executed screening, intake, and comprehensive clinical assessments for new clients, ensuring tailored treatment planning.
- Implemented evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mental health issues.
- Delivered individual, family, and group therapy sessions, addressing a range of mental health issues and promoting recovery.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create integrated care strategies.
- Provided crisis intervention and support in emergency situations.
- Educated clients and families about mental health resources and coping strategies.
- Documented client progress accurately in compliance with regulatory standards.
Intensive In-Home, Licensed Therapist/Clinical Team Lead
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Delivered one-on-one interventions such as skill building activities, intervene with positive behavioral supports, enhance consumer's knowledge of interpersonal and community relational skills.
- Delivered supportive counseling, including crisis intervention and case management, while developing collateral contacts.
- Assessed and evaluated social and daily living needs of clients to facilitate seamless transitions between services.
- Connected clients with community services to address housing, employment, social, legal, transportation, and education needs.
- Communicated with network of referral agency contacts and resources in order to fulfill the socioeconomic needs of the clients.
- Delivered services in various community settings, including detention centers, schools, homes, jails, libraries, and homeless shelters.
- Available as part of a three-person team to ensure 24/7/365 crisis response. Face-to-face crisis management must be available in no less than two hours.
- Completed NCTOPPS assessment with consumers to evaluate their needs.
- Provided direct services through community agencies and in-home services to support family preservation.
Intensive In-Home, Qualified Professional
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
08.2014 - 04.2016
- Delivered direct services through community agencies and in-home settings, enhancing family preservation efforts.
- Implemented one-on-one skill-building interventions and positive behavioral supports, improving consumers' interpersonal and community relational skills.
- Conducted ongoing assessments of clients' social and daily living needs, facilitating seamless transitions to subsequent medically necessary services.
- Provided 24/7/365 crisis response; informational counseling to include crisis intervention; case management; and the development of collateral contacts.
- Delivered services in various community settings, including detention centers, schools, homes, jails, libraries, and homeless shelters.
Education
Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling
Wake Forest University
12-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, African American Literature
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
12-2003
Skills
- Crisis intervention
- Client assessment
- Case management
- Mental evaluation
- Evidence-based methods
- Behavioral strategies
- Clinical documentation
- Community resource linkage
- Wellness training
- Substance awareness
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Cultural awareness
- Time management
- Relaxation techniques
- Relationship building
Certification
- NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS), 04/16/16, S12309
- NC Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS), 04/16/16, 22503
- National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- Advance Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cohort 15-Duke Collaborative
References
Available upon request
Career Development
- Outpatient Therapist; Contract, LMV Counseling, PLLC, 09/18-05/22, Provide individual counseling to individuals diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health disorders., Complete screening, intake, comprehensive clinical assessment, and orientation of new clients.
- Military & Family Life Counselor, Magellan Health, 10/18-Present, Provides non-medical, short term, solution focused, walk around counseling directly to service and family members., Delivers training and health and wellness presentations, participates in health fairs and other base/installation activities as requested/ directed., Creates a presence on the installation in which the service and family members feel comfortable approaching the counselor.
- Licensed Therapist/Opioid Treatment Counselor, Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., 08/17-10/18, Provide individual counseling to individuals diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health disorders., Complete screening, intake, comprehensive clinical assessment, and orientation of new clients.
- Intensive In-Home, Licensed Therapist/Clinical Team Lead, Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., 05/16-08/17, Provided direct services through community agencies and in-home services to support family preservation., Delivered one-on-one interventions such as skill building activities.
- Intensive In-Home, Qualified Professional, Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., 08/14-04/16, Provide direct services through community agencies and in-home services to support family preservation., Deliver one-on-one interventions such as skill building activities.
- Quality Management Staff Training/Care Coordinator, Evergreen Behavioral Management, Inc., 05/13-10/14, Assures that a comprehensive training program is implemented covering all required training and professional development., Participates in the analysis, design, development, and facilitation of training efforts.
Timeline
Military & Family Life Counselor
Magellan Health
10.2018 - Current
Outpatient Therapist; Contract
LMV Counseling, PLLC
09.2018 - 05.2022
Licensed Therapist/Opioid Treatment Counselor
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
08.2017 - 10.2018
Intensive In-Home, Licensed Therapist/Clinical Team Lead
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
05.2016 - 08.2017
Intensive In-Home, Qualified Professional
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
08.2014 - 04.2016
Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling
Wake Forest University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, African American Literature
University of North Carolina at Charlotte