JENNY SEVERSON
Summary
- Mental Health Professional with dual licensure
- Provide supportive environment for students/clients to identify & explore barriers that are causing distress
- Highly dedicated, passionate & approachable professional with a natural ability to build rapport with others
- Blended career with background in Human Resources, Mental Health Counseling & School Counseling
"Ms. Severson has been a positive influence ever since I met her as my school counselor. I love what she does with her job and every time I talk to her she is always helping me and making me laugh. She is also one of the few people in my life that really do want to help and I can see that."
-Student Survey Feedback
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Oak Hills Elementary School
District 194
03.2021 - Current
- Conduct individual and group short term brief counseling interventions for 650+ students who present with behavioral/social-emotional barriers to learning
- Social Emotional Lead for OHE which consists of holding bimonthly staff meetings and teaching staff social/emotional/behavioral techniques to best support students and families
- School Counseling Lead which consists of holding bimonthly meetings to work toward district school counseling goals and initiatives
- Assess and support behaviors that arise that prohibit student learning and growth
- Create and deliver DBR's (Direct Behavior Ratings) to staff to track and analyze expected/unexpected behaviors from students
- Managed Behavior Threat Assessment process for OHE
- Coach teachers and parents regarding classroom and home interventions to support social-emotional learning and skill building for students
- Teach and coach students, families and teachers on central nervous system, regulation/dysregulation and trauma
- Created and led Kindness Club for 5th graders to create and spread a culture of kindness
- Performed data analytics and needs assessments to identify student needs and themes and respond with appropriate intervention
- Teach and model various ways to respond to big emotions
- Collaborate with parents, teachers and other staff to support student needs
Therapist
Private Practice
11.2022 - Current
- Provide continuous individual teletherapy to diverse populations in various age ranges
- Conduct individual mental health assessments
- Develop and maintain individual treatment plans/goals
- Evaluate clients progress on ongoing basis
- Provide psychoeducation to client and families
- Utilize effective psychotherapy interventions including but not limited to CBT, TF-CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness, etc
- Respond and assess mental health crisis as they arise
- Provide coordination of care and collaboration to various mental health professionals on behalf of client
Therapist
Water's Edge Counseling & Healing Center
06.2019 - 03.2021
- Received supervision and obtained LPCC licensure
- Conduct individual and family therapy using a variety of therapeutic interventions and modalities
- Provide collocated services to adolescent students in local school district
- Successful development and timely maintenance of client treatment plans and transition/discharge plans
- Responsible for development of diagnostic assessments
- Collaborate and coordinate care with clinical personnel, school staff and collateral professionals on behalf of clients and clinical recommendations
- Support clients in their growth and walk beside them in their journey of self-discovery
- Support and participate in quality assessment/peer review activities
- Provide trauma informed therapeutic support to clients when applicable
- Provide psychoeducation to adolescent clients and families
- Participate in weekly consultation groups, staff development meetings and trainings
- Ability to provide in person and teletherapy psychotherapy services.
Shakopee High School
District 720 (9-12)
08.2014 - 06.2019
- Conducted individual and group counseling sessions for 470+ students on who present with various life obstacles
- Acted as student advocate to communicate and consult with therapists, outside agencies, teachers and parents
- Created and managed 504 process for students requesting accommodations
- Provided crisis counseling and ongoing support for students following school tragedies
- Offered solution focused brief therapy to students needing academic interventions, career exploration and mental health support
- Created transition plan for Shakopee to move to Academy Model with targeted focus on Career Exposure
- Created first Skilled Labors week using industry network to educate and expose students to post-secondary options
- Partnered and collaborated with Shakopee's industry council to provide students with experiential learning experiences in Engineering and Manufacturing
- Lead many first-generation students and their families through post-secondary planning process
- Supported first generation students from Mdewakanton tribe in increasing their graduation rate
- Offered and ran various groups focusing on academic success and resiliency
North St. Paul High School
District 622 (9-12)
09.2012 - 08.2014
- Counseled individual students needing academic interventions, career exploration and mental health support
- Lead many first-generation students and their families through post-secondary planning process
- Developed and managed 504 plans and participated in IEP meetings
- Offered and ran various groups including academic success and support
- Developed and used crisis response procedure and suicide assessment for students who are at risk
- Lead parent meetings regarding their students' progress, areas of concern and potential interventions or solutions
- Reviewed and tracked student transcripts for caseload of 500+ students ensuring accuracy and that graduation requirements were met
- Assisted with registration, course selection, and orientation for students
- Developed content and administer lesson plans for all students on various subjects using ASCA National Model as guiding principle
- Professional Learning Committee Chair whose mission was to improve graduation rate
- Organized and planned annual college fair for junior class.
Human Resources Generalist
Business Partner
05.2002 - 08.2013
- Provided guidance, recommendations, support and direction to managers and employees
- Developed and implemented diversity inclusion initiatives and conducted annual harassment and discrimination training
- Trained managers and supervisors in alternative problem-solving techniques, performance based evaluations, recruitment and hiring procedures and employment law
- Managed full cycle recruitment and on boarding for all corporate positions.
Education
Master of Science Degree - Counseling & Student Personnel: Professional School Counseling K-12
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN05.2012
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Psychology
University of Minnesota
Duluth, MN05.2003
Trainings And Memberships
- Self Regulation Interventions for Children & Adolescents Conference
- Trauma Focused-CBT Training
- 2022 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference
- When Children are the Symptom Bearers; Systemic Interventions Workshop
- Neuro-sequential lens of Developmental Trauma: Brain and Beyond Workshop
- Telepsychology/telehealth for Mental Health Training
- Helping Anxious Kids Training, Lynn Lyons
- The Impact of Trauma on Marginalized Bodies training, Dr. Eboni Webb
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy from a Distance Webinar, Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein
- Motivational Interviewing Training, MCTC 2018
- Intervention and Treatment Planning Course, MNSU 2018
- Teacher Advisor of student led Gay Straight Alliance group
- Teacher advisor of student led LEAD (Leaders in Equity & Diversity) group
- Attended The Jefferson Awards in Washington DC as advisor with LEAD student group
- Created a transition plan for Shakopee to move to an Academy Model with the focus on Career Exposure.
- Naviance, Infinite Campus and MCIS & PBIS training
- Threat Assessment for School Professionals Training
- American Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental Health and Psychology First Aid training
- MSCA Conference (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Member of American School Counseling Association
- Member of Minnesota School Counseling Association
- SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) member 2012/2013
- 504 Training and Affirmative Action (2013) Laura Tubbs Booth, LLC
Timeline
Therapist
Private Practice
11.2022 - Current
Oak Hills Elementary School
District 194
03.2021 - Current
Therapist
Water's Edge Counseling & Healing Center
06.2019 - 03.2021
Shakopee High School
District 720 (9-12)
08.2014 - 06.2019
North St. Paul High School
District 622 (9-12)
09.2012 - 08.2014
Human Resources Generalist
Business Partner
05.2002 - 08.2013
Master of Science Degree - Counseling & Student Personnel: Professional School Counseling K-12
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Psychology
University of Minnesota
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