Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Counselor

KRISTIN CARRILLO-FAUBION

New Season Quad County -Colonial Management
Ocala,FL

Summary

Dependable professional of over 13 years serving diverse needs of clients through active communication and responsive engagement with healthcare services and policymakers. Actively in the process of pursuing MCAP License and very near being permitted to sit for the final exam. Skilled at analyzing case files and databases to speed up inquiry response times and guide information through appropriate personnel channels. Maintains highest standards of ethics, professionalism and regulatory compliance to ease common stressors and de-escalate potential conflicts.

13
years of professional experience

Work History

Counselor

5 Months
New Season Quad County -Colonial Management | Ocala | 04.2026 - Current

• Provide evidence-based individual and group counseling to adults receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, supporting recovery, relapse prevention, treatment engagement, and behavioral change.

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop individualized, patient-centered treatment plans based on identified clinical and case-management needs.

• Maintain a caseload requiring 20+ hours of direct patient contact weekly while completing timely clinical documentation, progress notes, treatment-plan updates, admissions, transfers, and discharge documentation

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary treatment team including medical providers, nursing staff, clinical leadership, and fellow counselors to coordinate comprehensive patient care.

• Apply motivational interviewing, therapeutic engagement,

psychoeducation, and evidence-based substance-use interventions to address barriers to recovery and promote treatment adherence.

• Educate patients regarding substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment, recovery processes, health concerns, coping strategies, and relapse prevention.

• Maintain compliance with organizational, state, federal, confidentiality, and clinical documentation requirements applicable to substance-use treatment.

Credentials: Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern | MCAP License application submitted/pending

Mental Health Professional

1 Year 8 Months
Centurion Health | Ocala, FL | 07.2024 - 03.2026
  • Conducted mental health assessments and developed personalized treatment plans.
  • Managed a caseload of 150+ clients, ensuring timely care and thorough clinical documentation.
  • Led individual and group therapy, collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, and provided crisis intervention.
  • Trained colleagues in job duties and provided ongoing support as needed.
  • Implemented evidence-based psychotherapeutic practices, and evaluated program outcomes.
  • Delivered targeted interventions for complex mental health issues, including co-occurring disorders.
  • Enhanced service quality through ongoing training and streamlined documentation.
  • Fostered client engagement to promote insight and recovery.

Customer Service Representative

4 Months
NES | Ocala, FL | 03.2024 - 07.2024
  • Worked remotely from home.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing concerns and providing accurate information.
  • Streamlined call center processes for improved efficiency and reduced wait times.
  • Resolved customer complaints with empathy, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.
  • Assisted customers in navigating company website and placing online orders, improving overall user experience.
  • Effectively resolved billing disputes and deescalated dissatisfied customers.

Remote Intake Coordinator

8 Months
Alliance For Aging | Miami, FL | 03.2023 - 11.2023
  • Worked remotely from home.
  • Completed intake assessment forms.
  • Answered phone calls and assisted clients with whatever they required.
  • Collected, verified, recorded and processed client demographics, income information, and medical needs analysis.
  • Enhanced office productivity by handling high volume of callers per day.

Counselor

9 Months
Memorial Healthcare Services | Hollywood, FL | 06.2022 - 03.2023
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
  • Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school and community and developed strategies for intervention.
  • Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
  • Assessed clinical risk and danger to children and families and determined appropriate level of response and intervention.
  • Provided individual substance abuse counseling services to students with adjustment issues and partnered to facilitate weekly support groups.

Patient Service Coordinator

11 Months
MenMD | St Petersburgh, FL | 03.2019 - 02.2020
  • Fields daily inbound calls and makes routine outbound calls to assist patients with understanding pharmacy's processes.
  • Collected patient co-pay and issued receipt to confirm payment.
  • Investigated, triaged and resolved patient issues to encourage positive experience during patient calls.

Counselor/Case Management

6 Months
BoardPrep Recovery Center | Tampa, FL | 08.2018 - 02.2019
  • Provided individual counseling and care coordination under supervision.
  • Completed biopsychosocial assessments.
  • Provided cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, relapse prevention, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, and/or skills training.
  • Performed crisis intervention.

Licensed MH Counselor

4 Months
Albuquerque Treatment Services | Albuquerque, NM | 02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Provided cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, relapse prevention, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, and/or skills training.
  • Maintained adherence to Medicaid and Medicare service requirements.
  • Led supportive group discussions and education sessions with alcohol and drug users and families.

Licensed MH Counselor

1 Year 3 Months
Duke City Recovery Toolbox | Albuquerque, NM | 09.2016 - 12.2017
  • Provided therapeutic services to opiate dependent individuals with co-occurring mental health disorders receiving outpatient methadone maintenance treatment.
  • Facilitated weekly Music Therapy and Resiliency Groups.
  • Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.

Education

Master of Science - Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology

University of Texas | Tyler, Texas | 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | 12.2009

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)
MAT (Methadone and Suboxone) Counseling
High-volume Caseload Management Experience (120-150)
Maintained Compliance: 42 CFR Part 2
HIPAA
and state OTP Regulations
Scheduling and Calendar Management
Microsoft Office Suite
Email and Phone Communication
Time Management and Task Prioritization
Attention to Detail and Accuracy
Team Collaboration and Office Coordination
Customer Service and Client Relations

Timeline

Counselor
New Season Quad County -Colonial Management
04.2026 - Current
Mental Health Professional
Centurion Health
07.2024 - 03.2026
Customer Service Representative
NES
03.2024 - 07.2024
Remote Intake Coordinator
Alliance For Aging
03.2023 - 11.2023
Counselor
Memorial Healthcare Services
06.2022 - 03.2023
Patient Service Coordinator
MenMD
03.2019 - 02.2020
Counselor/Case Management
BoardPrep Recovery Center
08.2018 - 02.2019
Licensed MH Counselor
Albuquerque Treatment Services
02.2018 - 06.2018
Licensed MH Counselor
Duke City Recovery Toolbox
09.2016 - 12.2017
University of Texas
Master of Science from Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
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