Mary Egger
Conway,AR
Summary
Dynamic Clinical Therapist with extensive experience at Lakemary Center, specializing in evidence-based treatment and patient treatment planning. Proven ability to foster team collaboration and monitor client progress effectively. Skilled in cognitive behavioral therapy and therapeutic communication, driving positive outcomes for individuals and families across diverse settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Therapist
Youth Home Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted clients in developing healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with stressors in their lives.
- Wrote comprehensive goals and patient treatment plans.
- Monitored client's progress towards goals set within the treatment plan.
- Collaborated with other professionals to ensure comprehensive care for clients.
- Provided evidence-based treatment to individuals, and families.
- Participated in weekly case reviews with clinical team members to discuss best practices for patient care.
Owner/Lead Clinical Therapist
Hopeful Healing Counseling Services LLC
Paola, KS
04.2023 - 12.2024
- Delivered therapeutic sessions to individuals and families across all age groups in a private practice setting.
Counselor
Sunflower Recovery Center
Osawatomie, KS
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Delivered therapy sessions to individuals, families, and groups within residential and IOP programs.
Clinical Director
Lakemary Center
Paola, KS
01.2021 - 03.2023
- Conducted comprehensive therapy programs for children using various methods tailored to individual or group needs.
- Maintained comprehensive records of child's progress regularly.
- Participate and collaborate with the treatment team and follow the child’s treatment plan
- Actively involved in treating the child’s psychiatric symptoms with interventions specific to and appropriate for the child’s developmental disability
- Provide ideas, advocacy, and support the therapeutic activities for the children in residential treatment
- Develop treatment plan and behavior support plan, review as appropriate and update progress notes on assigned children
- Demonstrate communication, coordination, and cooperation with all treatment staff which includes families/guardians, community stakeholders contribute to IEP as needed, etc
- For the greatest benefit of the child
- Complete thorough discharge planning and documentation to ensure continuity of care and treatment
- Supervise Clinical Team members
- Participate and collaborate with other departments on the admission and review team, reviewing files of potential persons served in the PRTF
Program Therapist
Lakemary Center
01.2010 - 12.2021
- Provide individual, family and group therapy to children on caseload
- Assess and document the child on an ongoing basis
- Participate and collaborate with the treatment team and follow the child’s treatment plan
- Actively involved in treating the child’s psychiatric symptoms with interventions specific to and appropriate for the child’s developmental disability
- Provide ideas, advocacy, and support the therapeutic activities for the children in residential treatment
- Develop treatment plan and behavior support plan, review as appropriate and update progress notes on assigned children
- Demonstrate communication, coordination, and cooperation with all treatment staff which includes families/guardians, community stakeholders contribute to IEP as needed, etc
- For the greatest benefit of the child
- Complete thorough discharge planning and documentation to ensure continuity of care and treatment
- Supervise Clinical Team members
- Participate and collaborate with other departments on the admission and review team, reviewing files of potential persons served in the PRTF
Group Therapist
Mission Project
Mission , KS
01.2013 - 12.2019
- Facilitated therapy sessions for groups of adults with developmental disabilities.
- Instructed on development of independent living and social skills.
- Tracked and recorded client progress weekly.
- Collaborated with the behavioral team to discuss participants' needs.
Education
Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS05-2010
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Washburn University
Topeka, KS12-2007
Skills
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Patient treatment planning
- Progress monitoring
- Team collaboration
- Evidence-based treatment
- Therapeutic communication
- Clinical documentation
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Cultural competency
- Play therapy techniques
Certification
- Arkansas, Licensed Professional Counselor, 01/01/24, P2408017
- Kansas, Licensed Professional Counselor, 01/01/10, 01/01/14
- Kansas, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, 01/01/14, Present
- Kansas, BSRB Approved Clinical Supervisor, 01/01/14, Present
- Autism Specialist, 01/01/15, Present
- EMDR certified, 01/01/16, Present
- Registered Play Therapist, 01/01/17, Present
- Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, 01/01/21, Present
- Co-Presenter- Animal Assisted Play Therapy: Kansas APA Therapy Conference, 2019
- Behavioral Board Committee Member, Mission Project, 01/01/21, Present
Timeline
Clinical Therapist
Youth Home Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Counselor
Sunflower Recovery Center
02.2024 - 07.2024
Owner/Lead Clinical Therapist
Hopeful Healing Counseling Services LLC
04.2023 - 12.2024
Clinical Director
Lakemary Center
01.2021 - 03.2023
Group Therapist
Mission Project
01.2013 - 12.2019
Program Therapist
Lakemary Center
01.2010 - 12.2021
Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling
Emporia State University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Washburn University