Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Development
Therapeutic Experience with the Elderly
Therapeutic Experience with Youth
Timeline
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Ryan Tackett

Seattle,WA

Summary

Attentive therapist-in-training with several years of experience working/volunteering with adolescent youths, the elderly, LGBTQIA+ identified individuals, BIPOC, and folks in addiction recovery. Equally as many years of experience working with teams responsible for our guest’s happiness in the restaurant industry. Currently working toward facilitating peer support groups. Deeply-held personal commitment to Vipassana meditation, life-long running, and life-long learning.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Desk (Volunteer)

Peer Seattle
09.2023 - Current
  • Helped provide peer emotional support and development services to the LGBTQ community and their allies through active listening, problem-solving, and timely communication.
  • Enhanced member satisfaction by efficiently managing front desk tasks and addressing inquiries promptly.
  • Streamlined check-in and check-out processes for improved member experience.

Server

Tavolata
08.2022 - Current
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly attending to their needs and providing personalized service.
  • Addressed customer complaints or concerns professionally, ensuring swift resolution and maintaining positive relationships.
  • Implemented effective communication strategies between front-of-house and back-of-house staff for streamlined operations.
  • Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.

Teacher's Aid (Volunteer)

Literacy Source
03.2021 - 05.2021
  • Assisted in the delivery of personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to low income BIPOC individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Collaborated with the instructor via zoom to review lesson plans and occasionally edited the class blog.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Facilitated a lesson over deep breathing exercises.

Education

Master in Counseling Psychology -

The Seattle School of Theology And Psychology
Seattle, WA
06.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Literature With Creative Writing Emphasis

University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
05.2018

Skills

  • Residential care experience with
    adolescents
  • Familiarity with treatment planning and
    crisis management
  • Building trusting relationships with the elderly
    and their families
  • Maintaining safe spaced for LGBT, or other sexual minorities
  • Compassionate communication
  • Triaging multiple priorities and effective
    time-management

Professional Development

Conversing with Psychoanalysis and Phenomenology, clinical seminar with Avedis Panajian, PhD ABPP & Michael P. Sipiora, PhD, February 2024

Therapeutic Experience with the Elderly

Lead Advocate | Febuary 2009 - January 2013

Joplin, Missouri

  • Organized one on one and group community integration outings in adherence with individual personal plans developed by agency.
  • Monitored and documented individual’s physical and emotional health.
  • Assisted with hygiene, household chores, banking, grocery shopping, and recreation.
  • Promoted to Lead Advocate.

Therapeutic Experience with Youth

Residential Psych Tech | January 2013 - June 2015

Joplin, Missouri

  • Provided adolescents with direct patient care and supervision to better improve each individual’s mental well-being.
  • Supervised and support daily routine, recreation, therapy, and hygiene to ensure a safe environment for all.
  • Documented resident’s behavior when necessary in compliance with facilities policies.

Timeline

Front Desk (Volunteer)

Peer Seattle
09.2023 - Current

Server

Tavolata
08.2022 - Current

Teacher's Aid (Volunteer)

Literacy Source
03.2021 - 05.2021

Master in Counseling Psychology -

The Seattle School of Theology And Psychology

Bachelor of Arts - Literature With Creative Writing Emphasis

University of Arkansas At Little Rock

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