Kathleen Butts

• Co-direct and oversee the mission, direction, and quality of the services at the Bergeron Wellness Center.
• Provide program direction and oversight for mental health and substance abuse counseling and outreach services.
• Maintain a culture of continuous improvement by regularly soliciting feedback from students and staff while fostering an environment of dialogue, learning, and growing for the staff.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to mental health, outreach, and administrative staff.
• Lead weekly staff meetings to discuss caseloads, share insights on effective interventions, and identify opportunities for professional development among clinicians.

• Facilitate group and individual therapy in outpatient wellness center setting.
• Coordinate with healthcare providers on and off campus to provide wrap-around care for students.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to other staff and counseling interns, fostering professional development within the field of mental health.
• Monitor client progress to make necessary adjustments for client success.
• Keep accurate and detailed records to track and document client progress.
• Provide crisis intervention services when necessary, de-escalating situations and connecting clients with appropriate resources on and off campus.

• Provided guidance, structure, and life skill development for adolescents at a small independent boarding school.
• Collaborated closely with administrators and teaching staff to coordinate care for students and their families.
• Taught a weekly wellness classes.
• Facilitated a weekly support group for students in recovery from addiction.

• Provided clinical supervision.
• Provided individual mental health and substance abuse counseling.
• Coordinated counseling services within a 'one stop shop' model for serving unhoused and runaway youth and young adults.
• Collaborated closely with other service providers to coordinate care within the one stop shop.
• Conducted thorough assessments of clients' needs and strengths, leading to more effective interventions and treatment strategies.
• Provided psychoeducation to clients and families about mental health and substance abuse, fostering understanding and support within their social networks.

• Co-Directed SCOPE program – provided administration and clinical care to address the mental health and substance abuse needs of unhoused youth and young adults in rural Vermont.

• Provided individual, family and group counseling for populations across the lifespan at a bustling community mental health center in rural Vermont.

Provided individual, family and group counseling for populations across the lifespan at a bustling community mental health center in rural Vermont.