Mathew Koshy
Snellville,GA
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong background in providing evidence-based counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Skilled in developing treatment plans, conducting assessments and documenting progress. Committed to advocating for mental health and well-being of clients along with utilizing Chaplaincy and Bereavement experience.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastor
St Mary’s Orthodox Church
01.2010 - Current
- Planned, conducted and led church operations and administrations
- Mentored and provided spiritual leadership to adults and children
- Provided pre-marital counseling for eligible individuals
- Helped resolve marital disputes and re-established healthy relationships
- Facilitated seminars and conducted lectures on leadership and spiritual enlightenment
- Provided on-call counseling services when required
- Provided pastoral ministry to culturally and ethnically diverse individuals
- Provided grief counseling for patients and families
- Provided counseling and therapy to substance abuse patients and helped achieve complete recovery
- Offered care to mental health patient and collaborated effectively with providers
- Provided crisis counseling care and emotional support for terminally ill patients.
Counselor
Spectrum Health System-Georgia Department of Corrections
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Provided Trauma-focused treatment with Clients who struggles with PTSD
- Conducted Psycho-educational, therapy and cognitive restructuring with groups
- Provided Motivational Enhancement Therapy
- Helped Clients to create Relapse Prevention plans
- Conducted Medicated Assisted Therapies with clients
- Helped clients to make Reentry plan include a Wellness Recovery Action Plan
- Provided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with substance abuse clients.
- Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
- Implemented behavioral modification strategies to help clients develop healthier coping mechanisms.
Counselor Resident
Pastoral Institute
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Provided counseling for couples and individuals who struggles with relationship problems
- Helped clients who face Stress, anxiety, and depression
- Provided counseling service for clients who go through separation and divorce
- Helped clients who go through Grief and loss
- Provided counseling for clients who are addicted with alcohol, drug, and gambling
- Helped clients who are facing Financial issues.
Pastor
St Thomas Church
01.1999 - 01.2010
- Planned, conducted and led church operations and administrations
- Provided pastoral counseling to youth ministry and adults
- Conducted prayers funerals, and memorial services for community members according to spiritual and cultural traditions of families
- Acted as liaison between medical center, labs and congregation to conduct health fair for community
- Provided pre-marital counseling for eligible individuals
- Helped resolve marital disputes and re-established healthy relationships
- Provided crisis counseling care and emotional support for terminally ill patients
- Established and promoted services offered by church to community
- Conducted in-service training for church staff to provide spiritual support.
Resident Chaplain
Southern Regional Medical Center
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Used systemic pastoral care concepts to help patients and families
- Identified patients with complex mental and spiritual issues including suicidal risk
- Provided documentation in patient care records
- Provided spiritual support during group counseling and therapy
- Provided counseling and therapy to substance abuse patients and help achieve complete recovery.
Education
Pastoral Counseling Resident - Counseling
Southern Regional Medical Center
Riverdale, GA01.2001
Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling -
01.2005
Master of Theology (Th. M.) -
01.2001
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) -
01.2000
Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) -
01.1987
Skills
- Provide counseling and therapy to substance abuse patients
- Offer care to mental health patient and collaborate effectively with providers
- Provide on-call counseling services as and when required
- Provide crisis counseling care and emotional support for terminally ill patients
- Resolve marital disputes and re-establish healthy relationships
- Act as a liaison between the medical center and congregation to conduct health fair for the community
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc
Accomplishments
- Counseled narcissistic disorder patients to develop trust, explore boundaries and receive feedback.
- Facilitate seminars and lead discussions on leadership and spiritual enlightenment.
- Founded and spearheaded “Oriental Orthodox Churches of Atlanta” aimed at bringing communion and collaboration between Indian, Ethiopian, Armenian, Eritrean, Coptic (Egyptian), and Syrian churches.
- Brought reconciliation between two church groups in a power struggle, and help resolve annulment of 14 lawsuits.
Publications And Awards
- Healing of the soul through Counseling, MOC Publications, 2005
- Kurae Vishwasa Sathyangal (“Some Doctrinal Truths”), MOC Publications, 2005
- Velichathinte Verukal (“Roots of Light”), Vishwadeepam Publications, 1999
- Malankarayude Mahathvamulla Saith (“The Glorious Olive of Malankara”) – A biography of Bishop Philoxenos, Vishwadeepam Publications, 1997
- Viswasavichinthanangal (Verifications of faith and practices), MOC Publications, 2010
- Mar Thoma Mathews I Award for publication, 1998
Timeline
Counselor
Spectrum Health System-Georgia Department of Corrections
01.2014 - 01.2016
Counselor Resident
Pastoral Institute
01.2011 - 01.2013
Pastor
St Mary’s Orthodox Church
01.2010 - Current
Resident Chaplain
Southern Regional Medical Center
01.2000 - 01.2001
Pastor
St Thomas Church
01.1999 - 01.2010
Pastoral Counseling Resident - Counseling
Southern Regional Medical Center
Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling -
Master of Theology (Th. M.) -
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) -
Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) -
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