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Monica Esquivel

Monica Esquivel

LMFT
Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Organized for Licensed Marriage and Family therapist with specialized training in clinical art therapy bringing over seven years of experience in treating individuals of various ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, including children, adolescents, and adults. Licensed since December 2022. Background includes working with substance abuse, school-based, LGBTQ, and homeless clients. Well-qualified therapist with a focused and dedicated mentality. Skilled in facilitating group sessions, family sessions and conducting one-on-one therapy to deal with diverse struggles. Successful at helping clients unravel their physical, mental and emotional layers to find the root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for a wide range of scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaborating and adept at making a positive impact on patient lives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

LMFT

Headlight Health
02.2023 - Current
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

AMFT/LMFT

Exceptional Children's Foundation
10.2018 - 01.2023
  • Provide individual and family therapy
  • Provide biopsychosocial assessment
  • Competent in DMH paperwork
  • Experience in running skills group (DBT, coping skills)
  • Exposed to clients with BPD and Bipolar
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

Associate Marriage and Family Art Therapist

Bridges Trustart
01.2017 - 07.2018
  • Completed full Biopsychosocial assessments to determine best courses of actions
  • Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed
  • Conducted therapeutic individual, group and family therapy sessions
  • Managed a caseload of 25 to 27 patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.

Marriage and Family Art Therapist Trainee

Didi Hirsch
01.2016 - 05.2017
  • Conducted therapeutic individual group, and family therapy sessions including art therapy when clinically appropriate
  • Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed
  • Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally sensitive and individualized intakes and assessments
  • Presented case history material to review and discuss with other staff members.

Marriage and Family Art Therapist Trainee

The Ness Counseling Center
01.2016 - 04.2016
  • Conducted therapeutic individual, couple, group, and family therapy sessions including art therapy when clinically appropriate
  • Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment
  • Facilitated a smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout their transitions.

Special Education Teacher Aide

The Help Group
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement
  • Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students
  • Redirected poor behavior using the positive reinforcement method.

Education

Master of Arts - Marital and Family Therapy

Loyola Marymount University, Playa Vista, CA
05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Art

California State University of Northridge, Northridge, CA
12.2011

Skills

  • DMH documentation - 8 years
  • Child & family counseling
  • CBT - 8 years
  • Mental health counseling
  • Behavioral therapy
  • IPT - 6 years
  • DBT - 5 years
  • Clinical counseling
  • Group Therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Additional information
  • Culturally sensitive and competent
  • Provides and utilizes Art therapy modality when clinically appropriate
  • Biopsychosocial assessments
  • Adept at treatment and discharge planning
  • Experienced in DMH paperwork and documentation
  • Trained completed in Seeking Safety, CBT, DBT, IPT, TF-CBT, MAP, DBT and Play therapy

Timeline

LMFT - Headlight Health
02.2023 - Current
AMFT/LMFT - Exceptional Children's Foundation
10.2018 - 01.2023
Associate Marriage and Family Art Therapist - Bridges Trustart
01.2017 - 07.2018
Marriage and Family Art Therapist Trainee - Didi Hirsch
01.2016 - 05.2017
Marriage and Family Art Therapist Trainee - The Ness Counseling Center
01.2016 - 04.2016
Special Education Teacher Aide - The Help Group
01.2013 - 06.2015
Loyola Marymount University - Master of Arts, Marital and Family Therapy
California State University of Northridge - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Art

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