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Lauren Reiss

Lauren Reiss

Summary

Compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years experience implementing evidence based counseling services to diverse needs and ages, including children, adolescents, and adults in various settings. Focused on developing safe and supportive environments and maintaining positive therapeutic relationships to improve conditions and outcomes. Dedicated to advocating for the mental health and well-being of clients and collective communities.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinician III

Mind Springs Health
08.2022 - Current
  • Contributing member of multidisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, social workers, peer specialist, and case managers to deliver quality, evidenced based care to clients with co-occurring diagnosis in community outpatient setting
  • Conduct psychological assessments and establish appropriate course of treatment for 50+ individuals
  • Collaboratively engage in client-centered treatment planning identifying specific and measurable goals and outcomes
  • Plan and provide 20 weekly direct therapeutic and psychoeducational individual or family sessions addressing various needs and acuity levels using relational, strengths based, and trauma informed approaches
  • Facilitate weekly group therapy using DBT Skills Training for 6-8 adults; experienced in facilitating group therapy for adolescents using DBT-A skills

School Counselor

Aspen School District
08.2017 - 06.2022
  • Manage caseload of 280 adolescent students, grades 9-12, with diverse backgrounds to address varying issues in mental health, behavior, crisis intervention, substance use, attendance, peer conflict and mediation, academics, and students with disabilities
  • Provide crisis intervention and appropriate triage in response to emergencies while maintaining trust and rapport to deescalate situations
  • Conduct needs assessment to informed targeted interventions using trauma informed, DBT, CBT, brief, solution-focused and mindfulness approaches to meet student needs in 1:1, small group, classroom, and community settings
  • Team orientated, collaborative member of multidisciplinary teams including MTSS, At-Risk, International Bachelorette, Gender Sexualities Alliance (GSA) club sponsor; participated in school Leadership, Social Emotional Learning, and district level Equity team
  • Collaborate with Aspen Family Connections resource center to develop social-emotional interventions, goals, and programming for students and families
  • Implemented Link Crew, a national student leadership and mentoring program, focusing on meaningful relationships to positively impact school culture and climate

Lead Connections House Counselor

EDCare
09.2015 - 07.2017
  • Maintain program structure for 10 PHP patients with eating disorders and co-occurring diagnosis by participating in therapy meals and processing, integrating coping strategies, and redirection from behaviors
  • Cultivate a safe, supportive, recovery-focused environment by role modeling healthy behaviors and boundaries
  • Participate in clinical meetings and communicate relevant clinical information to multidisciplinary treatment teams consisting of therapist, psychiatrist, dietitian, and milieu therapist
  • Manage the staff calendar and schedules; providing direction, support, and clear communication to a team of twelve house staff members

Counselor Intern

University Of Colorado Denver, Psychological Services Center
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Conduct intake sessions and provide individualized counseling services to student and adult clients utilizing multiple skills and techniques
  • Receive live supervision from licensed counselors and supervisors and integrate feedback into sessions to grow professional experience
  • Engage in on-going case conceptualization demonstrating professional and personal growth in weekly triadic supervision meetings
  • Collaboratively engage in treatment planning and creation of treatment goals and outcomes

Education

Master of Arts - Counseling

University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
05.2012

Skills

  • Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Manage and prioritize tasks in challenging and evolving environments
  • Comprehensive clinical documentation
  • Effective use of electronic health record systems
  • Individual and Group Therapy Interventions
  • DBT and TF-CBT Therapy

Certification

  • LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, May 2023
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Based Therapy, July 2023
  • Dialectical Behavior for Schools, January 2022
  • Link Crew Program, October 2019
  • Cognitive Coaching, November 2018

Timeline

Clinician III

Mind Springs Health
08.2022 - Current

School Counselor

Aspen School District
08.2017 - 06.2022

Counselor Intern

University Of Colorado Denver, Psychological Services Center
06.2016 - 08.2016

Lead Connections House Counselor

EDCare
09.2015 - 07.2017

Master of Arts - Counseling

University of Colorado Denver

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Missouri

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