Pam McGhee Gibbs
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Licensed Professional Counselor familiar with client assessments, treatment planning and ongoing evaluations. Well-versed in effective intervention and assessment techniques.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Therapist
Lyra Health
11.2020 - Current
- Provide clinically appropriate short term psychotherapy services to clients whose companies partner with Lyra to offer EAP services
Therapist/Supervisor
Healthy Minds Psychology Associates
01.2015 - Current
- Provide individual therapy for adults dealing with anger, substance abuse recovery, anxiety, depression, relationship and career issues
- Also provide clinical supervision for associate licensed clinicians and graduate interns
Therapist/Administrator
The Social Empowerment Center
11.2012 - Current
Team Lead
Intensive Family Intervention, IFI
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Provided Individual and family therapy for adults, adolescents and children for a caseload of Medicaid and CMO Core clients
- Completed assessments, treatment plans and discharge plans
- Experienced with ShareNote and BIRP note format
- Utilize CBT, DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT and Motivational Interviewing
- Also provided intensive services to families whose children are at risk for disruption of foster home, school or residential placement
- Experience working with families in crisis providing individual and family therapy, crisis intervention, assist with psychiatric residential treatment facility admissions (PRTF) and maintain contacts with schools, DFCS and court appointed attorneys
- Currently review clinical documentation
Liaison/Therapist
New Hope Counseling, Forsyth County Drug Court
10.2009 - 08.2013
- Represented New Hope Counseling as part of the treatment team for Forsyth County Drug
- Court
- Managed a case load of approximately 75 clients for the Drug Court
- Program
- Point of contact for all counselors for the program
- Maintained client records and prepared weekly spreadsheet to be presented to the judge and treatment team for weekly staffing
- Provided recommendations and reports on the assessment of clients’ treatment needs and relapse risk as requested
- Attended court weekly as treatment liaison
- Developed monthly drug screen schedules and screening strategies to target high risk clients
- Monitored and reported urine drug screen results, attendance and program compliance for all participants
- Facilitated substance abuse counseling groups for the Drug Court program and provided individual counseling, progress reviews and developed treatment plans
- Utilized
- Stages of Change model, motivational interviewing, 12 steps and CBT and DBT treatment modalities
Project Research Assistant
University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
02.1999 - 08.1999
- Responsible for data collection & group observation
- Recorded support group dynamics for research grant project
Research Executive
Millward Brown International
11.1996 - 10.1998
- Responsible for questionnaire design and execution
- Provided analysis and reports on key client issues
- Provided recommendations with regard to advertising strategies
Crisis Line Volunteer
Crisis and Suicide Intervention Services
05.1995 - 12.1996
Education
Master of Arts - Community Counseling
Argosy University
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Clark Atlanta University
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Purdue University
Skills
- Psychotherapy
- Mood Disorders
- Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Individual and Family Therapy
- Substance Abuse
- Chronic Disorders
- Anger Management
- Crisis Intervention
Affiliations
Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia, Member
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS)
Certification
- [Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Timeline
Therapist
Lyra Health
11.2020 - Current
Therapist/Supervisor
Healthy Minds Psychology Associates
01.2015 - Current
Team Lead
Intensive Family Intervention, IFI
09.2014 - 08.2016
Therapist/Administrator
The Social Empowerment Center
11.2012 - Current
Liaison/Therapist
New Hope Counseling, Forsyth County Drug Court
10.2009 - 08.2013
Project Research Assistant
University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
02.1999 - 08.1999
Research Executive
Millward Brown International
11.1996 - 10.1998
Crisis Line Volunteer
Crisis and Suicide Intervention Services
05.1995 - 12.1996
Master of Arts - Community Counseling
Argosy University
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Clark Atlanta University
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Purdue University
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