Mental health professional specializing in complex trauma, crisis care, eating disorders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and abolitionist/anti-carceral care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Peer Support Specialist
Collaborative Support Programs Of New Jersey
Freehold, NJ
06.2025 - Current
Provided support to individuals in active crisis in partnership with New Jersey's 988 Mobile Crisis Outreach Response Team (MCORT) program
Facilitated groups and conducted individual check-ins at various community wellness centers
Assisted community wellness center members in navigating social services and facilitated warm transfers to applicable community resources
Provided support to individuals experiencing crisis during their stays in respite housing
Equitable Care Counselor
Zepp Wellness
04.2025 - Current
Provided compassionate, trauma-informed peer counseling to individuals across diverse racial, gender, socio-economic, and occupational backgrounds, emphasizing equitable access to holistic wellness resources
Delivered sex work–affirming care, ensuring all counseling services upheld clients’ dignity, autonomy, and right to nonjudgmental, culturally responsive support
Recovery Coach
Monte Nido & Affiliates
Irvington, NY
06.2023 - 06.2024
Provided therapeutic support throughoutday, including during and after meals to adult clients in residential eating disorder treatment
Lead mindfulness and recovery-focused groups
Monitored and documented client activities and behavior during meals, snacks, during groups, and time in the milieu
Assisted in meal and snack preparation
Mental Health Peer Advocate
Collaborative Support Programs Of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
11.2021 - 08.2023
Provided peer support to patients awaiting psychiatric evaluation at University Behavioral Health Care's acute psychiatric services (APS) and in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's behavioral triage area (BTA)
Educated patients on CSPNJ's outpatient services and gathered resources for discharge planning
Wellness Center Intern
Collaborative Support Programs Of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
01.2023 - 06.2023
Facilitated check-in, coping skills, psychoeducation, weekend planning, music, art, and general wellness groups for community wellness center clients
Worked one-on-one with members to assess needs and develop plans to address any presenting problems
Educated members on available social services and referred out when necessary
Assisted with housing and social services applications
Associate's Level Crisis Intern
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
01.2023 - 06.2023
Observed crisis professionals' documentation and psychiatric screenings in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's behavioral triage area
CADC Intern
Center For Network Therapy
Middlesex, NJ
04.2022 - 08.2022
Met with Ambulatory Withdrawal Management and Partial Hospitalization patients to monitor for symptoms of withdrawal and completed psychiatric progress notes
Conducted initial psychiatric evaluations for new intakes under the supervision of on-site psychiatrist
Mental Health Technician
Mountainside Medical Center
Montclair, NJ
01.2022 - 03.2022
Assisted in admitting and monitoring patients on the inpatient psychiatric unit
Recorded and updated patient charts
Facilitated communication between patients and RNs/LCSWs assigned to their case
Provided direct hygiene assistance and comfort care
ABA Therapist
Hybridge Learning Group
Freehold, NJ
03.2019 - 02.2020
Recorded data while providing one-on-one instruction to learners with autism and other developmental disabilities
Worked with BCBA and other ABA therapists to properly deliver effective behavioral interventions
Conducted both in-home and in-school sessions with learners
Education
Human Services, Pre-Social Work
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
English And Secondary Education
Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ
Skills
Crisis intervention
Trauma-informed care
Peer counseling
Resource navigation
Group facilitation
Mental health advocacy
Graphic design
Microsoft Office
Certification
Internal Family Systems Therapy- Level 1
Equitable Care Certification- Counseling of Sex Working Individuals