MCCRAE MERRITT LPC
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Seasoned Licensed Professional Counselor with demonstrated track record of successfully working with diverse client populations in private practice, inpatient, and outpatient therapy settings.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Professional Counselor
Self Employed Private Practice
Colorado Springs, CO
4 2008 - Current
- SALARY-$80,000, 30 hours per week provide individual, couples, and family counseling for people struggling with a variety of issues.
- Currently treat depression, anxiety, personality disorders, military family and deployment/reintegration, marital issues, work issues, phase of life issues, postpartum depression, spiritual issues, parent-child conflict, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and coordinate multiple systems.
- Evaluate patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Respond to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
- Teach clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Employ various therapy techniques, including client centered, family systems, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral therapy, faith based, client centered, and EMDR
- Coordinate/collaborate with other systems to provide holistic care
Licensed Professional Counselor
Private Practice
Colorado Springs, CO
08.2009 - 09.2017
- Provide counseling for veterans and their family members
- PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, deployment and reintegration and family issues
Licensed Professional Counselor
Warrior Support Center
Colorado Springs, CO
11.2009 - 11.2010
- SALARY-$30/hr or $25,000/yr, 30 hours per week provided counseling to soldiers and their families from Ft. Carson Army Base and Peterson Air Force Base.
- Provided individual, family, and marital therapy to help soldiers and their family members to cope with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and deployment and reintegration issues.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Pikes Peak Mental Health
Colorado Springs, CO
08.2007 - 10.2009
- SALARY-$20/hr, 30 hours per week provided counseling to soldiers and their families from Ft.Carson Army base and Peterson Air Force Base.
- co-lead the group Seeking Safety for substance abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Family Counselor
Auburn Youth Resources
Auburn, WA
09.2001 - 09.2004
- SALARY-$24,000/yr, 30 hours per week provided counseling to families at our agency and counseled students in the Enumclaw and Black Diamond school districts taught an anger management group for teens at our Auburn office worked in the Auburn school district as a group and individual therapist to students in an alternative school was part of a crisis team that aided families in working through difficult situations hospitalized children as needed for their protection.
Family Therapist (LPC)
Enumclaw Youth and Family Services
Sumner, WA
09.2001 - 07.2004
- SALARY-$24,000/yr, 30 hours per week provided counseling to individuals, couples, and families.
- counseled young children and adult women suffering from anxiety and depression.
- advanced training in EMDR and use this frequently to treat adults suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, and trauma from domestic violence and past abuse.
Counselor II
Chino Human Services
Chino, CA
06.2000 - 07.2001
- SALARY-$14/hr, 15 hours per week lead counselor for the counseling program at Levi Dickey elementary school.
- met with students for weekly individual counseling sessions.
- collaborated with the administrative staff to ensure that they were receiving quality-counseling services.
Youth Counselor
Chino Human Services
Chino, CA
09.2000 - 06.2001
- SALARY-$12/hr, 20 hours per week helped to develop and coordinate after school activities for at-risk teens.
- worked to develop an after school television show and weekend outings free of charge to low-income teens in Chino.
Education
BA - Psychology
Colorado Christian University
MA - Clinical Psychology Marriage and Family
Azusa Pacific University
Clinical Psychology Marriage and Family -
Skills
- Competent Leader and Team Organizer
- Dual diagnosis expertise
- 12 years working with military
- Licensed Counselor in CO
- Superior communication skills
- Case Manager
- Office Manager
- Crisis Counselor
- Mood disorders specialist
- Family therapy background
- Therapeutic expertise
- Trauma Specialist
Accomplishments
- Licensed Professional Counselor for 19 + years
- Work with a culturally diverse population
- Faith based counseling
- 12+ years of experience working with veterans and their families
- Sexual Recovery Therapist
- EMDR Level II trained
- Provide individual, child, teen, adult, couples, and family counseling
- Effectively managed caseloads of more than 30 clients at any given time.
- Extensive Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Personal Information
United States Citizen, Nationality: United States Citizen
Affiliations
Certified EMDRIA 2006 American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, March 2002-March2004 Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, March 2002-March 2004 California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, April 2000-July 2001
Skills
administrative, Air Force, Army, agency, Case Manager, communication skills, Child therapist, adolescent therapist, coordination of multiple systems,Counselor, counseling, EMDR, dual diagnosis, diagnosis, hr, mentally ill, mentoring, office,Office Manager, Psychology, quality, receiving, Safety, supervision, teaching, phone, television, therapy, trauma, VA
Additional Information
- PERSONAL INFORMATION United States Citizen ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Nationality: United States Citizen
Timeline
Licensed Professional Counselor
Warrior Support Center
11.2009 - 11.2010
Licensed Professional Counselor
Private Practice
08.2009 - 09.2017
Licensed Professional Counselor
Pikes Peak Mental Health
08.2007 - 10.2009
Family Counselor
Auburn Youth Resources
09.2001 - 09.2004
Family Therapist (LPC)
Enumclaw Youth and Family Services
09.2001 - 07.2004
Youth Counselor
Chino Human Services
09.2000 - 06.2001
Counselor II
Chino Human Services
06.2000 - 07.2001
Licensed Professional Counselor
Self Employed Private Practice
4 2008 - Current
BA - Psychology
Colorado Christian University
MA - Clinical Psychology Marriage and Family
Azusa Pacific University
Clinical Psychology Marriage and Family -
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