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Jose Lopez

Yorktown Heights

Summary

I am a Mental Health Counselor working towards licensure living in Westchester County that has been involved in mental health services for the past 11 years. I have been professionally involved in mental health services for 3 years post grad, and excel in client centered modalities that require building strong rapport with the client. I also excel at building relationships with fellow team members on a supervisory level, currently spear heading a small team of 3 therapists including myself with the support of my current program director.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior MST Therapist

New Alternatives for Children
01.2025 - Current
  • Met weekly with therapy team to review weekly paperwork, providing written and verbal feedback in group supervision meetings.
  • Interviewed potential new candidates with program director, 1-2 rounds of interviews where clinical skills, and interpersonal skills were gauged, and a short roleplay relevant to the type of work being done would be completed with potential candidate.
  • When program director was out, took on their responsibilities including providing support to team, and holding meetings with potential shareholders and clients.

MST Therapist

New Alternatives for Children
05.2023 - 01.2025
  • Community based fieldwork, visiting clients in home and community to administer objective behavior-based treatment types
  • Working specifically with under privileged youth as part of a 4-person therapeutic team, making contact notes, and dealing with other facilities (school, parole officer) as necessary
  • sessions were 50-60 minutes, 2-3 times a week, focusing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Client centered methods to address risky behavioral issues with the family.
  • Weekly rounds of paperwork that included client treatment plan, any additional assessments that were made for the client during the week, and relevant client biographic information. Session notes were completed on a per session basis with turn around time being no longer than 48 hours after session.

Student Intern Counselor

Awaken Wellness
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Internship for NYU school program
  • worked directly with clients in hour long therapy sessions via HIPPA compliant telehealth platform with training from both school program and supervisor meetings.
  • was also directly responsible for note taking after sessions, collecting copayment from clients, reaching out to and planning intake sessions with potential clients, confirming insurance information with the billing team and clients, scheduling and rescheduling sessions, and planning any necessary team meetings for client discussion


Education

Master's Degree - Mental Health Counseling

New York University
New York City, NY
05.2023

Bachelor's degree - psychology

Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
05.2021

Regents Diploma -

Cardinal Spellman High School
Bronx, NY
06.2017

Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Writing skills
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Client Centered Therapy
  • CBT
  • Psychoeducational Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Collaboration within a team
  • Building rapport
  • Treatment Planning
  • Crisis intervention
  • One-on-one sessions
  • Family therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Progress assessment
  • One-on-one support
  • Popular EMHR software
  • Interviewing Skills

Certification

  • Mental Health Counselor - Limited Permit, - June 2023 - June 2025.


  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY - Eligible for Licensure June 2025.

Activities

  • Morris Park Players
  • Cardinal's Players
  • Local Celebrity Theatre Company
  • Actors Conservatory Theatre Company

Awards

  • 1st place in a stand-up competition
  • Awarded 2nd Honors throughout high school
  • Dean's List awarded throughout college career (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Dean's List Awarded in Grad School Career

Timeline

Senior MST Therapist

New Alternatives for Children
01.2025 - Current

MST Therapist

New Alternatives for Children
05.2023 - 01.2025

Student Intern Counselor

Awaken Wellness
05.2022 - 05.2023

Bachelor's degree - psychology

Iona College

Master's Degree - Mental Health Counseling

New York University

Regents Diploma -

Cardinal Spellman High School

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