Johnny A. Leon
Fremont,CA
Summary
Bilingual Mental Health Counselor with competency in Spanish. Proficient in providing caring and methodological counseling services in diverse settings. Skilled in developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships and helping patients progress toward planned outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Counseling Intern
College Of San Mateo
San Mateo, California
08.2020 - Current
- Applied variety of psychological methods and techniques in screening, assessment, and evaluation of clients.
- Counseled clients to help understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral problems.
- Maintained up-to-date clinical documentation via electronic record keeping systems.
- Maintained high level of patient confidentiality to comply with all federal and company regulations.
- Used specialized healthcare software to implement client cases into system and provided updates whenever required.
Individual Coach
Wonder: A Confident Living Company
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
07.2021 - Current
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Encouraged patients to discuss experiences in individual settings.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Completed one-on-one counseling with adolescent clients suffering from variety of mental health challenges.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
Program Coordinator/Academic Advisor
University Of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
02.2017 - Current
- Provide individual and group academic counseling both virtually and at community colleges throughout Bay Area to support and prepare students for transfer into UC system.
- Counseled students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration and career planning.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations. Supported underrepresented student populations on subjects related to education, transfer, and career planning.
- Prepare and facilitate workshops to prospective transfer students. Educate students on transfer process and answer related questions. Plan and coordinate multi-week virtual summer workshop for prospective transfer students to collaborate with colleagues.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - English
University Of California, Los Angeles
City Of Los Angeles, CA2013
Skills
- Bilingual (Spanish) and bi-cultural (First generation Mexican-American/Latinx)
- Academic and Personal Counseling
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Student records management and review
- Career planning
- Diverse groups presentations
- Software and Computer Platform experience (SARS, Banner)
- Multicultural fluency
Clinical Experience
Personal Counseling Intern | College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA | 08/2020 - Present
- Provided personal counseling using psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and solutions-based care to treat wide range of psychological problems in patients.
- Referred clients to community programs and agencies to enhance treatment processes.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Individual Coach
Wonder: A Confident Living Company
07.2021 - Current
Counseling Intern
College Of San Mateo
08.2020 - Current
Program Coordinator/Academic Advisor
University Of California, Berkeley
02.2017 - Current
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
University of San Francisco
Bachelor of Arts - English
University Of California, Los Angeles
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