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Work History
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Specialized Trainings
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Natacha Cesar, LCSW

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 3 years of post-masters experience in psychotherapy and workshop development. Dedicated to providing high-quality education and support to students, with expertise in effective communication .Skilled in creating engaging environments and fostering strong interpersonal relationships.Committed to ongoing professional development and meeting all accreditation and educational requirements.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Natacha Cesar, LCSW

Private Practice Owner
02.2024 - Current

Provide individual, group, and relationship therapy to a diverse population of adults . Manage caseload of 5-10 clients. Develop treatment plans/goals addressing client's challenges. Compile detailed client histories using intake forms, interviews and assessments to build complete picture for determining optimal therapeutic approaches. Provide psychoeducation to clients for additional support. Implement variety of evidenced-based therapeutic methods to achieve therapy goals.

Psychotherapist

Bloom Psychotherapy NYC
11.2019 - 05.2024

Maintain caseload of 15-20 clients. Provide psychotherapy to couples, young adults and adults. Worked closely with supervisor and colleagues to manage and treat clients in care. Offered perspective on effectiveness of treatments concerning conditions such as depression and anxiety. Continuously updated knowledge of emerging research and best practices in \field of psychotherapy, ensuring delivery of cutting-edge care to clients. Enhanced patient well-being by utilizing evidence-based therapeutic approaches in individual and group sessions


Early Interventionist/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Contracted
11.2018 - Current

Provide 1:1 instruction consistent with current best practices in ABA therapy for children. Developed creative solutions for addressing challenging behaviors, promoting positive behavior change in children with special needs. Gathered, organized, and analyzed data on student needs and progress. Maintained up-to-date knowledge of best practices in early intervention through professional development opportunities and research review sessions. Strengthened family bonds by coaching parents in effective communication strategies and conflict resolution techniques

Psychotherapist, LMSW

Transformaton Counseling Services
08.2020 - 06.2021

Maintain caseload of 15-20 clients, providing psychotherapy to couples, young adults and adults. Collaborated with supervisor and colleagues to effectively treat clients and support clients in care. Created a safe and supportive environment for clients, promoting open communication and trust during therapy sessions. Utilized teletherapy platforms to extend services to remote or immobile patients, broadening clinic's reach. Taught mindfulness techniques, meditation, guided imagery and breathing exercises to help clients develop self-awareness and coping skills for stress management.

School Social Worker

Department Of Education
03.2016 - 11.2019

Complied with federal, state and local standards relating to child protection, client confidentiality, risk assessment, and reporting and documentation. Provided mandated, at-risk individual and group counseling addressing academic, personal and/or interpersonal challenges. Provide crisis intervention and counseling services to students and families. Developed comprehensive BIP plans and IEP goal collaboratively with families and school psychologist. Promoted student success by addressing barriers to learning through targeted interventions and case management services.

Education

Master of Social Work - Social Work

New York University Silver School of Social Work
New York, NY
05.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

City College of New York of The City University of New York, The
New York, NY
05.2012

Skills

    ● Excellent Listening and Communication Skills

    ● Lecturer

    ● Somatic work

    ● Psychodynamic Therapy

    ● Interpersonal Skills

    ● Mindfulness Practices

    ● Relationship counseling

    ● Trauma Informed Therapy

    ● Curriculum developer

Accomplishments

  • Created and led a workshop on the benefits of energy work and mindfulness for One Spirit Learning Alliance; 11/2022
  • Led and organized the Sensual Liberation workshop for feminine energy ; 7/2018

Specialized Trainings


●  Inner Child Work and Repairing Self Using Internal Family Systems - presenter: Ashley Eary, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA, February 2024

●  Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy: Level 1 - presenter: Glen Soberman, Ph.D. June 2022

●  Somatic Approaches to Healing Trauma - presenter: Albert Wong PhD,

●  Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment: Holistic Sex Therapy 


Workshops;


●  Transforming Trauma- Embodied Philosophy; presenter: Brad Kammer (NARC)




Timeline

Natacha Cesar, LCSW

Private Practice Owner
02.2024 - Current

Psychotherapist, LMSW

Transformaton Counseling Services
08.2020 - 06.2021

Psychotherapist

Bloom Psychotherapy NYC
11.2019 - 05.2024

Early Interventionist/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Contracted
11.2018 - Current

School Social Worker

Department Of Education
03.2016 - 11.2019

Master of Social Work - Social Work

New York University Silver School of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

City College of New York of The City University of New York, The
Natacha Cesar, LCSW