Rachel Nelson
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
- A combined 14 years experience in the mental health field working in a variety of setting such as a reunification rehab center for women and their children, a methadone maintenance clinic, a psychiatric hospital, an alternative school, an emotional support classroom, a partial hospitalization program and intensive outpatient program, and private practice setting.
- Experience working with a wide range of populations such children and adolescents with behavioral issues and psychiatric diagnosis such as substance use, OCD, mood disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and eating disorders, and adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and females with a history of trauma and abuse.
- Experience in assessment, multi-disciplinary treatment planning, individual, group, and family work; discharge planning, data collection, supervision, and program development.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Therapist
Rogers Behavioral Health
Tampa, FL
09.2022 - Current
- Responds to emergency situations and provided crisis support.
- Leads weakly multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings
- Split duties between carrying an individual caseload and providing supervision to between 4-9 staff at any given time.
- Responsible for completing a variety of assessments including psycho-social assessments, suicide risk assessments, eating disorder assessments, and the ASAM
- Attends and participates in weekly leadership meetings
- Experience working with adolescents and adults that have a variety of disorders including OCD, PTSD, substance use, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
- Familiarity and ability to carry out PE (Prolonged exposure) therapy for PTSD
- Providing assistance with program development
Family Therapist II
Rogers Behavioral Health
Tampa , FL
08.2021 - Current
- Communicate with patients regarding continuing care and medications and discussed treatment plans with family members and guardians.
- Complete psychosocial assessments and therapy notes to develop and implement treatment plan.
- Formulate and implement individualized family treatment plans designed to strengthen intact families, reunite divided families and support growth.
- Assess and interpret non-verbal client cues, facilitate healthy communication amongst family members
- Teach coping mechanisms
- Facilitate discharge planning and set up aftercare plans.
Behavioral Specialist
Rogers Behavioral Health
Tampa , FL
04.2018 - 08.2021
- From April 2018 to January 2020- Worked directly with C/A mood and anxiety within Autism Spectrum Disorder Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in which patient's attend treatment M-F for six hours each day.
- From January 2020 to August 2021- Worked directly with C/A in the Eating Disorder Recovery Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in which patient's attend treatment M-F for six hours each day.
- Direct patient care duties included assessment, treatment planning, case conceptualization, carrying out treatment such as Behavior Activation (BA) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), proving skills training to patients and parents.
Owner, Mental Health Therapist
Bravura LCC
Tampa, FL
09.2019 - Current
- Provides individual services with an emphasis on adolescents and young adults with eating disorders, anxiety/OCD, and those who are non speaking and on the Autism Spectrum.
School Mental Health Counselor
Meredith Middle School, Pathways of Delaware
Middletown, DE
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Primary duties include providing mental health services to students in an emotional support classroom setting, data collection, conducting family sessions, coordinate care with outside providers, and conducting weekly team meetings.
Lead Mental Health Clinician
Parkway Academy, Providence Service Corporation
Wilmington, Delaware
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Primary duties include providing supervision to two other clinicians, maintain personal caseload of 25-30 students, program development, data collection, assessment, coordinate care with outside providers, and member of the leadership team which is responsible for the operation of the program.
Recovery Specialist, Social Worker
The Rockford Center, UHS
Newark, Delaware
02.2012 - 02.2018
- Worked as recovery specialist until completion of Master's degree, then began working full time as a social worker with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Duties included group therapy, providing psycho- education, family therapy, crisis management/de-escalation, safety and discharge planning, suicide and risk assessment.
- Maintained lists of resources helpful to clients.
- Maintained thorough case history records and wrote detailed reports.
- Counseled patients in group and family sessions to help cope with substance use, severe and persistent mental illness.
- Discharge planning
Intake Counselor
Brandywine Counseling and Community Services
Wilmington, Delaware
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Intake Counselor Assessing appropriateness and level of care for opiate and alcohol detox and treatment center.
- Duties include assessment, treatment planning, progress notes, group therapy.
Life Skills Technician
Behavior Management Systems
Rapid City, South Dakota
10.2010 - 06.2011
- Worked an entry position as a life skills technician at a long term residential rehabilitation center.
- Direct client care position whose duties include monitoring clients, keeping accurate documentation and progress reports, transporting clients, and ensuring client and facility safety by conducting room searches,giving random and routine urines etc.
Education
Master of Science - Mental Health Counseling
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Criminal Justice
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY05.2007
Skills
- Skilled in providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy (ERP), Behavior Activation (BA), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, and Family Based Therapy (FBT)
- Crisis management and Suicide Risk Assessment
- Behavioral therapy techniques
- Working collaboratively with a treatment team
- Individual, Group, and Family Counseling
- Treatment planning
Introduction
I am seeking to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS). I have 3 years experience working specifically with children and adolescents with a variety of disordered eating diagnosis and co occurring disorders in both a direct patient care and supervisory role.
Licenses and Certifications
- Florida LMHC #MH19682- Issued on August 27, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2025
- Delaware PCMH #PC-0000852- Issued on February 16, 2018 and expiries on September 30, 2024
- Wyoming LPC # -2115- Issued on November 30, 2022 and expires on June 10, 2025
- Certified National Counselor #317151- Issued on September 11, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2024
- Florida Qualified Supervisor- current
Memberships
- American Counseling Association since 2010
- National Board of Certified Counselors since 2014
- International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals since 2021 ID#3125
Timeline
Lead Therapist
Rogers Behavioral Health
09.2022 - Current
Family Therapist II
Rogers Behavioral Health
08.2021 - Current
Owner, Mental Health Therapist
Bravura LCC
09.2019 - Current
Behavioral Specialist
Rogers Behavioral Health
04.2018 - 08.2021
School Mental Health Counselor
Meredith Middle School, Pathways of Delaware
09.2017 - 02.2018
Lead Mental Health Clinician
Parkway Academy, Providence Service Corporation
08.2014 - 06.2017
Recovery Specialist, Social Worker
The Rockford Center, UHS
02.2012 - 02.2018
Intake Counselor
Brandywine Counseling and Community Services
08.2011 - 02.2012
Life Skills Technician
Behavior Management Systems
10.2010 - 06.2011
Master of Science - Mental Health Counseling
Walden University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Criminal Justice
University of Wyoming
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