Maria Xochitl Major
Anaheim Hills,CA
Summary
Person-Centered LMFT and PsyD with training and expertise to help individuals with mild to severe mental disorders.
Excels in counseling, personalized support and crisis intervention.
Focused on client advocacy, prevention and education to reduce impacts and recurrence of serious issues.
Collaborative with multidisciplinary teams to create solid support networks for client needs.
Demonstrated success in performing psychosocial assessments, determining intervention plans and leading therapy. Familiar with DSM-5 Revised, as well as ICD-10 codes and dedicated to clients' rights and promoting the coping mechanisms and skills that enable community reintegration.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Social Worker, LMFT, PSYD
Kaiser Permanente
Anaheim, CA
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for assessing, providing therapy to, and coordinating the care of people who have a severe mental illness and who require hospitalization or other types of intensive psychiatric help
- Responsible for providing clinical personalized care to patients experiencing a broad range of diagnostic conditions and developmental stages
- Proficient in various treatment modalities including, but not limited to, individual, group, couples, family, and child therapy
- Lead the post-partum depression support groups
- Responsible for maintaining a written record of therapy and preparing reports and letters (@ patient request) to social agencies, schools, relatives, and friends to obtain pertinent information
- Responsible for providing clinical consultation in an integrated healthcare environment regarding family interactions, sociocultural determinants, and community resources.
PermanenteBiliterateTrainer and Educator, LMFT, PsyD
Saddleback College - Foster and Kinship Care Education
Mission Viejo, CA
04.2019 - Current
- Responsible for providing educational training and support opportunities in English and Spanish for Orange County's Resource Parents (Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship caregivers of children and youth involved in the juvenile dependency court system)
- Responsible for developing training and curriculum for workshops and classes offered
- My training focuses on trauma-informed parenting practices
- The topics provided address the unique parenting challenges parents face, aiming to equip caregivers to meet the children's holistic needs (educational, emotional, behavioral, and developmental) in their care.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Senior Social Worker
County of Orange Social Services Agency
Orange, CA
05.2005 - 01.2023
- Responsible for the identification, assessment, and clinical treatment of a variety of complex social issues associated with areas such as child abuse, domestic violence, victims of crime, substance abuse, protective services, dependency court, adoptions, guardianship, and individual and family social functioning
- Responsible for analyzing, assessing, and clinically treating children, teens, adults, and families facing various psychosocial and economic challenges
- Responsible for forensically interviewing children and developmentally adult victims of crimes for prosecution purposes
- Lead Mentor/Trainer for newer team members.
Mental Health Therapist
Latino Psychological and Social Services
Santa Ana, CA
02.2004 - 05.2005
- Provided counseling services to CalWORKs recipients, individuals, and families presenting with mild to severe mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, suicidality, stress, adjustment disorders, family dysfunctions, relationship problems, and alcohol and drug addictions
- Conducted and facilitated individual and group psychotherapy sessions with individuals to help them overcome and remove mental health barriers that prevent interpersonal and financial success.
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Turning Point Center For Families
Santa Ana, CA
03.2003 - 04.2004
CalWORKs
- Responsible for treating individuals, couples, children, and families to help with mild to severe mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, suicidality, stress, adjustment disorders, family dysfunctions, relationship problems, and alcohol and drug addictions
- Responsible for facilitating anger management treatment for adults and children in a group setting
- Lead court-ordered anger management groups for domestic violence perpetrators
- Lead all mental health enrichment support groups for teenagers and adults.
Clinical Social Worker and Advocate, MS
Woman's Resource Center
Oceanside, CA
08.2001 - 10.2003
- Provided supportive services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including accompaniment to hospitals, court hearings, education regarding the court system, assistance in obtaining restraining protective orders, and liaising with prosecutors and probation officers to ensure the victim's safety
- Responsible for educating victims as to the purpose of safety
- Accompanied police officers to domestic violence and sexual assault crisis calls
- Responsible for providing onsite crisis intervention to victims
- Supportive services included client assessment, advocacy, counseling, and long-term case management
- Responsible for attending the support of the agency's 24-hour crisis line.
Education
Doctorate in Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
12.2021
Master of Science - Counseling Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy
California State University, Fullerton
12.2003
Bachelor of Science - Human Development
California State University, San Marcos
12.2001
Skills
- Bilingual/Biliterate- English and Spanish: Speak, Read, Write
- Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner (Tavel internationally mentoring and teaching TBRI to Latin American countries alongside other Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development/TCU trauma-informed trainers and practitioners)
- California Department of Social Services Child and Family Team Meeting (CFT) Certified Facilitator
- California Department of Social Services Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) Trained and Certified
- Trauma-Informed Care Champion
- Client's Rights
- Psychosocial Assessments
- Strengths-Based Practices
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Psychosocial Evaluations
Special Licenses
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 49078, Board of Behavioral Sciences
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Certification
- LMFT BBS 49078
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Psychiatric Social Worker, LMFT, PSYD
Kaiser Permanente
02.2023 - Current
PermanenteBiliterateTrainer and Educator, LMFT, PsyD
Saddleback College - Foster and Kinship Care Education
04.2019 - Current
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Senior Social Worker
County of Orange Social Services Agency
05.2005 - 01.2023
Mental Health Therapist
Latino Psychological and Social Services
02.2004 - 05.2005
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Turning Point Center For Families
03.2003 - 04.2004
Clinical Social Worker and Advocate, MS
Woman's Resource Center
08.2001 - 10.2003
Doctorate in Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Master of Science - Counseling Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy
California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor of Science - Human Development
California State University, San Marcos
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