Samantha Manaway
Tuscaloosa,AL
Summary
Committed and well-educated therapist trained in multiple modalities focused on Marriage and Family Therapy, offering comprehensive experience with individuals, couples and families in educational and private practice settings. Upholding experience helping clients with debilitating social and emotional issues become efficient at dealing with daily challenges such as stressful work and family situations. Flexible clinician comfortable working in teams or as sole Marriage and Family Therapist Associate motivated to empower clients through development of healthy communication skills and coping strategies.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health Therapist Intern
S.M.A.R.T Clinic
03.2023 - Current
- Exceeded departmental goals for monthly caseloads while maintaining high-quality care standards for all clients served.
- Established rapport with students aging from kindergarten through 12th grade, identifying and addressing barriers, obstacles, and challenges within classroom learning environment and outside factors
- Provided training to students, parents, and staff in behavioral and social emotional related prevention, interventions, and curricula collaborates with school team
Marriage and Family Therapist Group Facilitator
The Phoenix House
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted group therapy sessions, fostering connections among participants and promoting shared healing experiences.
- Rendered mental health and counseling services to addiction and recovery clients, focusing on development of healthy relationships.
- Evaluated program effectiveness by tracking client outcomes and implementing improvements based on data-driven insights.
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
The Capstone Family Therapy Clinic
08.2022 - Current
- Supported clients in developing coping mechanisms to manage stressors related to relationship issues or life transitions effectively along with improved family communication dynamics through targeted interventions and skill-building exercises.
- Performed individual and group psychotherapy and conducted teletherapy sessions to help clients pinpoint emotions underlying personal and relational conflicts while conducted intake and assessments to formulate treatment plan and manage client records.
Education
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS12.2021
Skills
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Processing for Treatment of Trauma
- Narrative Therapy
- Bowen Family Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Strategic Family Therapy
- Conjoint Family Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Experiential Family Therapy
- Attachment-Based Family Therapy
- Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
- Gottman's Method of Couples Therapy
- The Infidelity Model
- Discernment Counseling
- Sex Therapy Approaches
- Sandtray Therapy
- Theraplay
- Filial Play Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Therapy with Child and Adolescents
Certification
- HIPPA Training - 2022
- Trust-Based Caregiver & Trauma Training - 2023
- Telehealth Mandatory Training - 2022
- Child Abuse Mandate Reporters Training - 2022
- Preparedness and Crisis Response the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Training - 2021
Timeline
Behavioral Health Therapist Intern
S.M.A.R.T Clinic
03.2023 - Current
Marriage and Family Therapist Group Facilitator
The Phoenix House
03.2023 - Current
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
The Capstone Family Therapy Clinic
08.2022 - Current
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies
The University of Southern Mississippi
- HIPPA Training - 2022
- Trust-Based Caregiver & Trauma Training - 2023
- Telehealth Mandatory Training - 2022
- Child Abuse Mandate Reporters Training - 2022
- Preparedness and Crisis Response the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Training - 2021
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