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JLYNN M. HOLLAND-CECIL

Richmond,VA

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Psychology Intern

Atlas Behavioral Health And Wellness
08.2023 - Current
  • Improves client outcomes by conducting thorough intakes in-person or HIPPA-regulated telehealth for psychological assessments and formulating appropriate diagnoses via DSM-V-TR.
  • Collects information about clients using interviews, observational techniques and other assessment methods.
  • Conducts detailed feedback sessions to discuss scoring interpretations, conceptualizations, and further treatment and recommendations.
  • Participates in regular supervision meetings to discuss challenging cases, receive feedback from experienced psychologists, and enhance professional growth opportunities.
  • Supports clients' personal growth by helping them identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop healthier coping strategies.
  • Maintains accurate and up-to-date clinical documentation, ensuring clear communication among all members of outpatient team.
  • Contributes to supportive environment for patients by maintaining confidentiality, respecting boundaries, and fostering trust in therapeutic relationships.

Psychometrician

Behavioral Health Partners, Harbour Pointe Office
10.2020 - Current
  • Conducts an array of intelligence, cognitive, and personality batteries with children and adults populations in private practice settings.
  • Collaborates with licensed clinical psychologist to identify appropriate diagnosis using information obtained from evaluation and other collateral data.
  • Produces extensive psychological reports that includes behavioral observations, score interpretations, further treatment/recommendations, and psychometric tables.
  • Maintains ethical standards in all stages of the assessment process, safeguarding participant confidentiality and ensuring unbiased data collection methods.

Clinical Psychology Intern

VCU Health Virginia Treatment Center For Children
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Improved patient outcomes in youth populations aged 6-16 requiring acute psychiatric care by implementing CBT, DBT, and other evidence-based therapeutic interventions in individual and group sessions.
  • Co-facilitated individual child-centered play therapy in outpatient settings under licensed supervision by clinical psychologist.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care for clients, to help improve overall treatment success rates.
  • Assisted in research projects focused on diversifying clinical psychology knowledge, contributing to the field''s development, cultural competence, and informing best practices.
  • Participated in weekly supervision meetings and didactic training with licensed psychologists and predoctoral interns to discuss cases and receive feedback on performance improvement areas.
  • Provided case management services for clients with complex needs, ensuring timely access to resources and continuity of care.

Clinical Psychology Intern

VCU Health MCV PEDS/PICU Psychology Team
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Participated in a hybrid practicum placement serving on the Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) inpatient pediatrics unit (PEDS) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) psychology team twice a week with a licensed pediatric psychologist and predoctoral clinical psychology interns.
  • Participated in multidisciplinary treatment teams with medical professionals and provided necessary psychosocial updates related to case.
  • Conducted rounds with multidisciplinary teams such as gastrology and social work to provide comprehensive care for patients.
  • Provided psychoeducation and brief therapeutic interventions founded in intersecting health psychology with CBT, DBT, and MI for patients experiencing chronic illness, autoimmune disorders, chronic pain, grief, and gastrointestinal issues.
  • Provided consultation services within a multidisciplinary medical team, offering psychological expertise towards the betterment of overall client care.

Clinical Psychology Intern

Poplar Springs Hospital Residential Treatment
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Improved patient outcome with adolescents aged 11-17 by implementing evidence-based CBT and DBT interventions in individual and group sessions under supervision of licensed clinical psychologist.
  • Contributed to the development of treatment plans for clients, resulting in more effective therapy sessions and better progress tracking.
  • Facilitated family therapy via telehealth with residents and their caregiver(s).
  • Participated in treatment teams with multidisciplinary medical staff.
  • Served as an advocate for assigned residents during Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) meetings.
  • Efficiently wrote clinical notes, biopsychosocial documentation, and treatment plans in timely manner.
  • Maintained rapport with residential staff to effectively navigate classroom, milieu, and nurse areas.
  • Participated in weekly hour-long supervision for.

Clinical Psychology Intern

Poplar Springs Hospital Acute Psychiatric Care
08.2021 - 11.2021
  • Assisted clinicians with adult and adolescent caseloads with wide ranges of psychiatric presentations in fast paced in-patient hospital setting over 20 hours a week.
  • Developed clinical notes, treatment plans, and safety plans.
  • Performed intake by conducting interviews to establish key information as well as assessing patients' apparent mental state.
  • Consulted with highly skilled mental health and medical staff during treatment team regarding progress and discharge.
  • Linked clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
  • Facilitated family sessions with resident via telehealth.

Clinical Psychology Intern

Family Focus, Inc.
08.2020 - 07.2021
  • Conducted psychological assessments for adults and children to help address variety of clinical concerns.
  • Linked clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
  • Performed intake interviews via HIPPA-regulated telehealth to establish key information, including mental state examinations.
  • Developed comprehensive reports within a timely manner.
  • Executed digestible results session with client, including test results, conceptualization, diagnosis(es), and recommendations via telehealth.
  • Participated in weekly one-hour supervision.
  • Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield at all times.

Program Manager

Trojan Center For Undergraduate & Applied Research
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Performed research on career competencies in post-graduate STEM students and job recruiters perceptions of recent VSU graduates' career competencies.
  • Designed surveys via qualtrics to distribute to VSU Spring 2020 graduates and popular job recruiters in order to assess career competencies.
  • Served as liaison between committee and job recruiters in order to communicate and distribute survey.
  • Scheduled meetings with committee to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
  • Cleaned, analyzed, and organized data to present to provost of VSU.
  • Wrote conclusive report of findings to NSF and for future conferences.

Graduate Research Assistant

Trojan Center For Undergraduate Applied Research
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • Crafted thesis idea to support grant's research on African American STEM matriculation and retention.
  • Supported department members with administrative, research, and academic assistance.
  • Uploaded instruments onto online survey distributor for student completion.
  • Prepared materials for IRB submission, baselining, and data analysis.
  • Assisted faculty members with data collection for potential academic publications and conference presentations.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Virginia State University
08.2018 - 05.2020
  • Classes worked: Human Growth and Development, Introduction to Psychology, Experimental Psychology, and Social Psychology.
  • Served as resource to undergraduate students who need assistance with certain assignments and tests.
  • Scheduled weekly meetings with supervisors to discuss current class labs, tests, and assignments.
  • Completed grading prior to set deadlines and performs research requested by professor for graduate course loads.
  • Served as representative for psychology graduate department during Graduate Studies events

Clinical Psychology Intern

VSU Counseling Center - Practicum Site
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Observed counseling staff to develop practical knowledge and abilities.
  • Performed intake interviews to establish clinical information and mental status examinations.
  • Provided psychotherapy incorporating short-term solution focused intervention to treat wide range of psychological problems in patients.
  • Facilitated open group therapy for on-campus students.
  • Administered self-report instruments to assess presentations of mood disorders and suicide ideation.
  • Presented case conceptualizations during disposition meetings with other health professionals.
  • Shadowed on-site psychiatrist.

Education

Ph.D. - Clinical Health Psychology

Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
05.2025

Master of Science - Clinical Psychology

Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
05.2020

Bachelor's - Psychology and African American Studies

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
08.2017

Skills

  • Skilled in utilization of CBT, DBT, MI, short-term solution focused, practices
  • Experience facilitating child-centered play therapy
  • Skilled in psychological test administration, scoring, interpreting, and report writing
  • Efficient in understanding clinical databases and EHRs such as EPIC, owlpractice, therapynotes, theraplatform, qglobal, PARiconnect, etc
  • Trained in use of HIPPA-regulated teletherapy
  • All components of Google Drive
  • All Microsoft features: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
  • SPSS analysis/interpretation
  • Well versed in data recruitment and collection
  • Acclimates well to various work environments with diverse personalities
  • Trained in to utilize cultural competency in therapeutic practices
  • Outstanding analytical skills

Test Administration

  • Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
  • Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI-I and BDI-II)
  • Colombia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
  • Self-Care Assessment Worksheet
  • Perceived Stress Scale
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire
  • Integrated Visual and Auditory Test-2 (IVA-2)
  • Weschler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-II (WASI-II)
  • Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-V (WISC-V)
  • Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV)
  • Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Edition (BASC-3)
  • Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI)
  • Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III)
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-II-RF)
  • Millon Pre-Adolescent Clinical Inventory (M-PACI)
  • Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
  • Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (BAARS-IV)
  • Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS)
  • ADHD-Rating Scale (Home and School)
  • ADHD-Rating Scale
  • Conner’s ADHD Rating Scale
  • Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-II (K-BIT-II)
  • Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI)
  • Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing-II (CTOPP-II)
  • Woodcock Johnson-IV Tests of Achievement (WJ-IV)
  • Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-3 (KTEA-3)
  • Trauma Symptom Checklist-II (TSI-II)
  • House-Tree-Person Projective Measure
  • Kinetic Family Projective Measure
  • Sentence Completion Projective Measure
  • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Publications

Cosby, M., Shah, D. D., Lopez, S., Holland-Cecil, J., Keiter, M., Lewis, C., & Al-Mateen, C. S. (2023). All Shades of Anxiety: A Review of Therapeutic and Psychotropic Considerations for Child and Adolescent Youth of Color. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 32(3), 631-653.

Presentations

  • Holland-Cecil, J. (2023). Invited presenter. VSU career readiness project. Washington Baltimore Hampton Roads-Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (WBHR-LSAMP) Retreat and Symposium, Washington, D.C.
  • Cuff A., Hammond, A., Edwards, A., Powell D., Cooper, C., Holland-Cecil J., Lewis ,K., Johnson, K., Fife, J. (2022). Lab manager. An examination of the relationship between daily life experiences with racism and STEM interests among youth. 2022 VSU Annual Research Conference, Petersburg, VA.
  • Edwards, A., Powell, D., Hammond A., Cuff A.,Cooper, C., Holland-Cecil J., Lewis ,K., Johnson, K., Fife, J. (2022). Lab manager. Investigating the relationship between social support and STEM interest among undeserved middle school-aged youth.
    2022 VSU Annual Research Conference, Petersburg, VA.
  • Holland-Cecil, J. (2021). Invited researcher and presenter. VSU career readiness project. 2021 Presentation to University Provost and Other STEM Faculty, Remote.


Certification

  • Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale Administrator
  • First Aid/AED/CPR for Health and Well-Being

Affiliations

  • Past Member, Psi Chi-The International Honor Society in Psychology, 2019 to 2020
  • Past Member, Beta Kappa Chi-National Scientific Honor Society, 2019 to 2020
  • Past Member, Graduate Student Association, 2019 to 2021
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 2016 to Current

Timeline

Clinical Psychology Intern

Atlas Behavioral Health And Wellness
08.2023 - Current

Clinical Psychology Intern

VCU Health Virginia Treatment Center For Children
08.2022 - 05.2023

Clinical Psychology Intern

VCU Health MCV PEDS/PICU Psychology Team
08.2022 - 05.2023

Clinical Psychology Intern

Poplar Springs Hospital Residential Treatment
11.2021 - 05.2022

Clinical Psychology Intern

Poplar Springs Hospital Acute Psychiatric Care
08.2021 - 11.2021

Psychometrician

Behavioral Health Partners, Harbour Pointe Office
10.2020 - Current

Clinical Psychology Intern

Family Focus, Inc.
08.2020 - 07.2021

Program Manager

Trojan Center For Undergraduate & Applied Research
06.2020 - 01.2021

Clinical Psychology Intern

VSU Counseling Center - Practicum Site
08.2019 - 03.2020

Graduate Research Assistant

Trojan Center For Undergraduate Applied Research
05.2019 - 05.2020

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Virginia State University
08.2018 - 05.2020

Ph.D. - Clinical Health Psychology

Virginia State University

Master of Science - Clinical Psychology

Virginia State University

Bachelor's - Psychology and African American Studies

Virginia Commonwealth University

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