Jennifer Shivey
Denver,CO
Summary
Seasoned mental health professional with strong background in managing and developing therapeutic programs for diverse client populations. Notable strengths include strategic planning, program development, staff training, and client relations. Significant contributions to previous roles included bringing awareness and need for therapeutic support to transgender and gender expansive youth and their families, building a collaborative team environment, and speaking at conferences to engage community and mental health professionals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Affiliate Faculty
Regis University
Denver, CO
05.2024 - Current
- Lead master's level counsling students through their experiential practicum experience
- Asses student performance through live observation, supervision and assignments.
- Collaborate with university faculty to provide high quality educational experiences to students
Owner
Jennifer Shivey Consulting, PLLC
Denver, USA
01.2022 - Current
- Provide clinical supervision and consultation services for clinicians
- Facilitate trainings re working with LGBTQ+ youth, Play Therapy and development of the therapist self
- Speaking engagements for professionals and community members
Clinical Director/Owner
Realistic Serenity
Denver, USA
01.2010 - Current
- Provided individual, family, adolescent and Play Therapy
- Specializing in child and adolescent therapy as well as LGBTQ+ youth
- Oversaw mental health clinicians and interns
- Provided APT training and workshops to staff and mental health professionals
- Responsible for hiring and onboarding new clinical and administrative staff members
- Developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and standards of care
- Evaluated clinical staff performance through regular meetings and assessments
- Attended conferences to stay up-to-date on best practices in healthcare management
- Provided clinical oversight for staff and services.
- Provided business management and marketing for a thriving group practice
Truancy Paralegal
Littleton Public Schools
Littleton, USA
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Represent Littleton and Englewood Public Schools in weekly court hearings for students involved in truancy proceedings
- Work with GALs, caseworkers, school personnel, parents and students to put appropriate interventions in place
- Prepare court reports to the Magistrate Judge presiding over truancy court proceedings for the District
- Work with all parties to create new alternatives to effectively reduce truancy
Counseling Intern
Judi's House
Denver, USA
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Provided grief counseling for children and adolescents aged 3+
- Planned and facilitated groups for preschoolers, elementary students, middle school students, teens and adults, both at Judi's House and in schools in the community
- Provided individual therapy and play therapy to clients
- Conducted intake interviews with families interested in attending counseling at Judi's House
- Coordinated with another agency to organize an equine therapy workshop for children and their caregivers working through grief
Paralegal
Semple, Miller, Mooney & Farrington, P.C.
Denver, USA
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Responsible for general case management (case types include truancy matters, employment matters, special education matters, etc.)
- Majority of clients are school districts
- Assist with software upgrades
- Responsible for drafting various legal pleadings to assist attorneys
- Attend monthly board meetings with firm Partner for a municipality
Therapeutic Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher
Mount Saint Vincent Home
Denver, USA
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Provided therapeutic care for children ages 3-6
- Largely responsible for creating a kindergarten classroom that would effectively meet the therapeutic and educational needs of 5-6 year olds
- Created lesson plans that incorporated learning about social skills, cooking and safety
- Participated in and often facilitated social skills/anger management groups with the children
- Planned outings that supplemented educational materials, but also taught social skills
- Worked with the children to explore different tools that could be used to control their behavioral and emotional outbursts
- Attended bi-weekly supervision and weekly staff meetings with coordinating therapist
Fill-In Residential Counselor
Excelsior Youth Center
Aurora, USA
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Provided therapeutic care for adolescent females in a residential setting
- Accompanied clients on off-campus outings
- Assisted with group facilitation
- General milieu supervision
Paralegal
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Denver, USA
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Responsible for the case management of several large cases
- Assisted in interviewing new staff members
- Supervised support staff
- Traveled to trials and assisted with defense
- Assisted in interviewing fact witnesses and expert witnesses
Education
M.A. - Community Counseling
Regis University
08.2010
B.A. - Psychology
Metropolitan State College of Denver
05.2006
Paralegal Certificate - ABA approved
Denver Paralegal Institute
12.2001
B.A. - Liberal Arts; Concentration in Social Sciences; Minors in Political Science, History and English
Colorado State University
05.1999
Skills
- Student Engagement
- In-class lectures
- Team Leadership
- Social Justice Advocacy
- Public Speaking
- Business Management
- Administrative Oversight
- Business marketing
- Client Service
- Relationship Building
- Hiring and staffing
- Team Oversight
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
Conferences/Professional Appearances
- Colorado Counseling Association Conference, 1/15, Presenter
- Colorado Association for Play Therapy Conference, 1/19, Presenter
- Regis University, Multiple, Frequent panel member for Division of Counseling and Family Therapy
- Metropolitan State University classes re Trauma Informed Care, Multiple, Guest speaker for graduate and undergraduate levels
- Thrive Summit, Costa Rica, 1/23, Presenter
- Colorado Department of Youth Services Conference, 1/23, Presenter
- Geek Play Therapy Summit, 5/24, Presenter
- PESI Play Therapy Summit, 5, 24, Presenter
- Affirming our Identities: Awareness to Action Conference, 5/24, Presenter
- Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation Summit, 7/24, Presenter
Certification
- Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Colorado - LPC11965 - 2014
- Registered Play Therapist - Association for Play Therapy - 2014
- EMDR Level I and Level II - 2014
- Registered Play Therapist Supervisor - Association for Play Therapy - 2017
- Approved Clinical Supervisor - NBCC - 2018
- APT Approved Provider - Association for Play Therapy - 2018
- Former board member for Colorado Association for Play Therapy
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Affiliate Faculty
Regis University
05.2024 - Current
Owner
Jennifer Shivey Consulting, PLLC
01.2022 - Current
Clinical Director/Owner
Realistic Serenity
01.2010 - Current
Truancy Paralegal
Littleton Public Schools
01.2010 - 01.2012
Counseling Intern
Judi's House
01.2009 - 01.2010
Paralegal
Semple, Miller, Mooney & Farrington, P.C.
01.2006 - 01.2010
Therapeutic Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher
Mount Saint Vincent Home
01.2005 - 01.2006
Fill-In Residential Counselor
Excelsior Youth Center
01.2005 - 12.2005
Paralegal
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Colorado - LPC11965 - 2014
- Registered Play Therapist - Association for Play Therapy - 2014
- EMDR Level I and Level II - 2014
- Registered Play Therapist Supervisor - Association for Play Therapy - 2017
- Approved Clinical Supervisor - NBCC - 2018
- APT Approved Provider - Association for Play Therapy - 2018
- Former board member for Colorado Association for Play Therapy
M.A. - Community Counseling
Regis University
B.A. - Psychology
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Paralegal Certificate - ABA approved
Denver Paralegal Institute
B.A. - Liberal Arts; Concentration in Social Sciences; Minors in Political Science, History and English
Colorado State University
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