Sarah Workman
Sarasota,Florida
Summary
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, Florida licensed attorney, and Certified Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator. Certificates in Nutritional Psychiatry and Gut Health. Extensive experience counseling women and men of all ages, younger adults, as well as seniors in the general population. Specialized training and expertise in treating clients with cognitive and memory difficulties, impulse control and addictions, eating disorders, and trauma, as well as Coercive Control/Domestic Violence, and LGBTQ+ issues. Author, speaker founder, and former Executive Director of a Non-profit and creator of a nationally recognized volunteer training program. Intuitive, innovative, empathic, passionate, creative, committed, spiritual, mission-driven.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
Intuitive Therapy and Coaching
Sarasota, FL
06.2023 - Current
- Referenced and used various therapy techniques.
- Recorded client histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Monitored behavior in individual and group sessions and intervened when necessary.
- Evaluated client behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Charted and recorded information in client files.
- Assisted patients with dealing with difficult realities and developing coping skills.
- Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
- Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.
- Provided cognitive-based therapy to assist with challenge and crisis resolution.
- Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Provided counseling and coaching for self-improvement, better communication skills, social issues, and relationship problems.
- Managed caseload of up to 25 individual sessions per week, managing time and clients effectively.
- Guided clients in understanding complications, as well as personal growth and healing plans.
- Evaluated progress against goals for all clients.
Safe School Liaison
Sarasota County Schools
Sarasota, FL
01.2024 - Current
- Provided information and assistance to families regarding school policies, procedures, curriculum, and programs.
- Developed and maintained relationships with teachers, administrators, parents, and students.
- Organized meetings with various stakeholders to discuss school-related issues.
- Monitored student emotional and academic progress and provided support for struggling young people.
- Facilitated communication between the school district and community partners.
- Addressed parent concerns in a timely manner via phone calls or emails.
- Collaborated with faculty members to develop strategies for addressing student needs.
- Conducted outreach efforts to promote parental engagement in schools.
- Attended conferences related to educational topics.
- Served as an advocate for students by helping them access resources.
- Participated in professional development activities to stay informed of best practices.
- Maintained open, positive and proactive communication between educators and families.
Student Assistance Program Counselor
Lightshare, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Monitored students academic progress, mental health and sociability through ongoing individual assessments.
- Established trusting relationship with students and parents to nurture confidence in SAP process.
- Maintained student records and developed individual education and behavior plans to promote student success.
- Consulted with families and staff to discuss strategies necessary for improved student social and academic performance.
- Assessed students and proposed behavior management plans to alleviate academic and social problems.
- Counseled students regarding variety of social, educational and interpersonal issues.
- Worked collectively with education professionals to deliver in-SAP support for identified students.
- Worked with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school.
Counselor-under-supervision,
Beyond Belief Counseling and Coaching
Sarasota, FL
02.2018 - 06.2023
- Achieved mutual agreements and rectified miscommunications by working with all parties to reach win-win solutions.
- Facilitated group therapy programs for adolescence with neurodivergence and coparents in high conflict or post-cohabitation abuse, called "Intuitive Teens" and "HICCUP: Help! I'm Coparenting Under Pressure!", respectively
- Provided guidance to divorced parents using behavioral therapy techniques and personality and temperament-based communication approaches.
- Guided clients through transitional crises, including changes due to divorce including adjusting to time-sharing arrangements, and child reactions.
- Documented behavior patterns and relationship dynamics to inform accurate and effective treatment planning.
- Managed caseload of multiple sessions weekly using various types of therapies and approaches.
- Documented client treatment plans and recovery progress.
- Adjusted treatment plans based on in-progress evaluations and patient satisfaction.
- Personalized treatment plans to complement specific abilities and healing goals of each client.
- Consulted with clients to assess conditions, obtain histories, and discuss objectives.
Certified Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator,
Beyond Belief Counseling and Coaching
Sarasota, FL
10.2017 - Current
- Negotiated and authored settlements and agreements between parties by providing mutual support and collaboratively crafting resolutions.
- Utilized proven methods of dispute resolution by fostering understanding of opposing party's perspective, and brainstorming solutions.
- Gathered information about disputes by engaging in group and private meetings with involved parties.
- Assessed conflicts by analyzing all aspects and sides of situations with impartial viewpoint and adherence to the process .
- Achieved mutual agreements and rectified miscommunications by working with all parties to reach win-win solutions.
- Worked effectively with attorneys to create success, ethical mediation experience for clients.
- Attended to the social-emotional needs of the involved parties in an appropriate fashion while maintaining neutrality and impartiality to support continuation and completion of the process to come to agreement when possible, and to adjourn when necessary.
Counselor-under-supervision,
Crosby Counseling Center
Sarasota, FL
10.2019 - 06.2023
- Referenced and used various therapy techniques.
- Recorded client histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Monitored behavior in individual and group sessions and intervened when necessary.
- Evaluated client behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Charted and recorded information in client files.
- Assisted patients with dealing with difficult realities and developing coping skills.
- Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
- Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.
- Provided cognitive-based therapy to assist with challenge and crisis resolution.
- Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Provided counseling and coaching for self-improvement, better communication skills, social issues, and relationship problems.
- Managed caseload of up to 25 individual sessions per week, managing time and clients effectively.
- Guided clients in understanding complications, as well as personal growth and healing plans.
- Evaluated progress against goals for all clients.
Social Work Intern,
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
Sarasota, FL
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Attended meetings, training, conferences and seminars to advance professional knowledge.
- Offered community resources and referrals to support clients' basic needs.
- Conducted client interviews to gather information and update case records.
- Organized and secured case records and reports to maintain confidentiality of client treatment
- Served as client advocate and promoted ideas that aligned with client best interest.
- Completed new client paperwork packets and developed treatments plans to facilitate intake pre-screening process under direction of Social Worker.
- Partnered with Social Workers to develop coping mechanisms and behavioral therapy methods.
- Provided individual and family therapy and support under direction of experienced staff.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of mental health case managers and disability workers.
- Assisted Social Emotional Consultant (LMHC) with classroom observations to identify developmental delays and behavioral issues.
- Led Social Skills Group sessions in Starfish Academy preschool.
Founder & Executive Director,
Postpartum Society Of Florida, 501(c)(3)
Sarasota, FL
10.2012 - 10.2020
- Weekly Perinatal Peer Support Group Facilitator (trained in GPS: Group Peer Support methodology).
- Creator, author and leader of nationally-recognized Mother-to-Mother Mentorship Program, SISTERMoms.
- Developed organizational vision, mission and foundational structure to facilitate early growth.
- Set and administered annual operating budget, consistently maintaining controls and preventing overages.
- Led startup and opening of organization and provided non-profit development, creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
- Developed clear mission, vision and culture for organization as foundation for growth, unity and development of volunteer culture.
- Promoted organization's public profile through local workshops and presentations, writing articles and presenting at perinatal and parenting conferences at the local, state, and international levels as public face of organization.
- Cultivated and maintained strong relationships within the perinatal mental health community to capitalize on opportunities and maximize organizational success.
- Negotiated key initial contracts and established plans to formalize structure and support growth.
- Collaborated with perinatal mental health partners to build valuable relationships and achieve organization goals.
Southeast Regional Co-Coordinator,
Postpartum Support International
Sarasota, FL
04.2015 - 10.2017
- Efficiently managed incoming and outgoing correspondence to support smooth daily operations and adherence to Postpartum Support International mission and perinatal social support commitment.
- Led and participated in strategic planning sessions for service expansion, leadership cultivation, and furtherance of innovative perinatal support methods.
- Warmly welcomed new volunteer co-coordinators and addressed all needs with conscientious support.
- Evaluated volunteer job performance and motivated volunteers to improve productivity.
- Served as link between PSI leadership and volunteers and mothers in need by handling questions, responding to conflicts and urgent matters, and helping resolve organization-related problems.
- Demonstrated consistent commitment to organizational mission through instructional role in trainings, substantive conversations with leadership, and attentiveness to needs of volunteers and new parents served.
Legal Intern
Department Of Children And Families, Miami-Dade Co
Miami, FL
01.2005 - 04.2005
- Researched information for upcoming cases for the lawyers at the Department.
- Analyzed legal information and proofread material for errors.
- Consulted with clients, witnesses and legal professionals to define and document case details.
- Produced well-researched and articulate legal briefs, pleadings and statements.
- Observed strict privacy laws to prevent information breaches and protect client data.
- Participated in client interviews, observed questioning process and took notes to document information.
- Gained knowledge of regulations and policies associated with Dependency law.
- Crafted written correspondence to support work of Department attorneys.
- Observed depositions and court proceedings to prepare case summaries.
Law Clerk, Domestic Violence Division
Florida State Attorney Office, Eleventh Circuit
Miami, FL
05.2004 - 07.2004
- Attended depositions, gathered information and filed complaints regarding cases.
- Assisted legal staff with collation and organization of case documentation and administrative tasks.
- Drafted legal correspondence such as pleadings, motions and dismissals for closed cases.
- Researched legal authority and black letter law to compare case facts patterns to precedential cases and determine probable outcomes.
- Researched information for upcoming cases for the Domestic Violence lawyers in the State Attorney Office Domestic Violence Division.
- Attended court sessions to record necessary case information discussed during oral argument for lawyers' review.
Summer Law Clerk
Advocates For Children And Families
North Miami Beach , FL
06.2003 - 08.2003
- Assisted attorneys with adoption projects from client inquiry to final hearing.
- Conducted client meetings to discuss and gather key information necessary for upcoming hearings and proceedings.
- Aided attorneys and social workers by researching cases, collecting data and interpreting legal information.
- Kept firm's database updated with new information for cases, including client records, policies and documents to facilitate work of the attorneys.
- Drafted legal correspondence such as pleadings, motions and final judgments.
- Attended and assisted attorneys with Terminations of Parental Rights, publication, and notice.
Administrative Assistant
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio
Columbus, OH
05.2001 - 09.2001
- Developed administrative processes to achieve organizational objectives and improve office efficiency.
- Managed physical and digital files, monitored spreadsheets and updated reports to coordinate project materials.
- Directed customer communication to appropriate department personnel.
- Coordinated appointments, meetings and conferences.
- Responded effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
- Prepared and prioritized calendars and correspondence.
- Inventoried and ordered supplies for office.
- Composed correspondence, reports and meeting notes.
- Provided secretarial and office management support while building cooperative working relationships.
- Received and routed incoming calls and correspondence to promote timely communication.
- Met incoming guests and clients, offering immediate assistance.
- Wrote email messages, memos and business letters for management and proofread documentation to provide error-free correspondence.
Actor - The Secret Garden
North Shore Music Theater
Beverly, MA
09.1999 - 10.1999
- Rehearsed for roles alone and with fellow actors.
- Collaborated with other actors to brainstorm ideas.
- Communicated characters or situations to audience through speech, body language and movement.
- Worked closely with directors and other actors to find interpretations most suited to role.
- Applied expertise in body movements, gestures and different forms of speech to engage audience members and drive engagement.
- Conveyed each character's story through speech, body language and movement.
- Collaborated with director to find best interpretation for character.
- Researched roles to learn traits, mannerisms, accents and other key features of characters.
Actor - The Student Prince
North Shore Music Theater
Beverly, MA
05.2000 - 06.2000
- Rehearsed for roles alone and with fellow actors.
- Collaborated with other actors to brainstorm ideas.
- Communicated characters or situations to audience through speech, body language and movement.
- Worked closely with directors and other actors to find interpretations most suited to role.
- Applied expertise in body movements, gestures and different forms of speech to engage audience members and drive engagement.
- Conveyed each character's story through speech, body language and movement.
- Collaborated with director to find best interpretation for character.
- Researched roles to learn traits, mannerisms, accents and other key features of characters.
Actor - Sweet Charity
UConn Nutmeg Players
Storrs, CT
06.2000 - 07.2000
- Rehearsed for roles alone and with fellow actors.
- Collaborated with other actors to brainstorm ideas.
- Communicated characters or situations to audience through speech, body language and movement.
- Worked closely with directors and other actors to find interpretations most suited to role.
- Applied expertise in body movements, gestures and different forms of speech to engage audience members and drive engagement.
- Conveyed each character's story through speech, body language and movement.
- Collaborated with director to find best interpretation for character.
- Researched roles to learn traits, mannerisms, accents and other key features of characters.
Actor - Summer Stock
Maine State Music Theater
Brunswick, ME
05.1997 - 08.1997
- Rehearsed for roles alone and with fellow actors for summer series (The Music Man, Sweeney Todd, Camelot, Tommy, A Chorus Line).
- Collaborated with other actors to brainstorm ideas.
- Communicated characters or situations to audience through speech, body language and movement.
- Worked closely with directors and other actors to find interpretations most suited to role.
- Applied expertise in body movements, gestures and different forms of speech to engage audience members and drive engagement.
- Conveyed each character's story through speech, body language and movement.
- Collaborated with director to find best interpretation for character.
- Worked load ins and change overs.
- Researched roles to learn traits, mannerisms, accents and other key features of characters.
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Expressive Arts Therapies
Adler Graduate School
Minneapolis, MN05.2024
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL05.2023
Juris Doctor - Law
University Of Miami School Of Law
Coral Gables, FL05.2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI05.1999
Skills
- Superior communication and analytical skills
- Excellent writing abilities
- Therapeutic expertise
- Wellness and nutrition expertise
- Creative problem solver
- Critical thinker
- High multitasking ability
- Driven and mission-focused
- Naturally supportive and intuitive "gap-filler"
- Patient, compassionate, and personable
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, License # ISW 18981, Florida, Exp 06/27/2028
Presentations, Workshops & Interviews
"Hiding in Plain Sight: Coercive Control and Effects on Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes," Postpartum Support International Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, 2023
"Hiding in Plain Sight: Coercive Control and Effects on Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes," Association of Maternal Child Health Partners Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2023
"Hiding in Plain Sight: Coercive Control and Effects on Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes," Florida's Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Tampa, Florida, 2022
"Held Hostage: Identifying Coercive Control in Family Law Cases," Family Court Professionals Coalition 12th Judicial Circuit, Sarasota, Florida, 2022
"You Can't Tell By Looking: Understanding Perinatal Distress," Centerstone Behavioral Health, Bradenton, Florida, 2022
SISTERMoms Mother-to-Mother Volunteer Mentorship Training Program, Sarasota, Florida, 2015-2018
Partners, Parents & Personality Couples Workshop, Lakewood Ranch Hospital, Bradenton, Florida, 2015, 2016, 2017
"SISTERMoms: A Mother-to-Mother Mentorship Program," Florida Annual Perinatal Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2016
"You Can't Tell By Looking: Understanding Perinatal Distress," Manatee County Healthy Start Coalition, Bradenton, Florida, 2015
"You Can't Tell By Looking: Understanding Perinatal Distress," Lamaze/DONA International Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, 2015
"You Can't Tell By Looking,: Understanding Perinatal Distress" La Leche League of Florida and the Caribbean Islands, Biannual Conference, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 2015
"Parenting with Personality: Connecting through the Power of Personality Type" La Leche League of Florida and the Caribbean Islands, Biannual Conference, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 2015
"Postpartum Distress 101," Interview on "Maternally Yours" radio program, Sarasota, Florida, 2013
"You Can't Tell By Looking," Interview on "Salt & Light" radio program, Bradenton, Florida, 2013
Affiliations
- Volunteer support group facilitator with ALSOYouth, an LGBTQ+ youth advocacy and support organization, Nov 2022 -present
- Reproductive Justice Lawyers Network, Volunteer/Pro Bono Attorney-in-Training, Jun 2022 - present
- Member Family Law Section, Domestic Violence Committee, of the Florida Bar Association, May 2022 - present
- National Association of Women Lawyers, Jul 2022 - present
- Volunteer attorney with Regulatory Assistance for Abortion Providers (RAAP), Mar 2020 - present
- Social Work Intern, The Florida Center for Early Childhood, May 2021 - Dec 2021
- Family Court Professionals Coalition, Board of Directors, Oct 2020 - present
- Community Service Provider of the Year Award, Healthy Start of Manatee County, 2016
- Florida Bar Association, Feb 2006 - present
- Sarasota County Bar Association Apr 2017 - present
- Southside Foundation for the Arts, Board of Directors, Jan 2018 - May 2020
- Association of Professional Family Mediators Feb 2018 - present
- Postpartum Society of Florida, Board of Directors Nov 2013 - present
- Healthy Start of Manatee County, Board of Directors Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
- Healthy Start of Manatee County Community Provider of the Year, 2016
- Sarasota County Medical Society Alliance, Board of Directors, May 2017 - Oct 2019
Certification
Certification in Nutritional Psychiatry, Nutritional Psychiatry Academy, Mass General/Harvard Medical School, Dec 2023
Eating Disorder Specialist Core Courses, currently under supervision, IAEDP, Nov 2023 to present
Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy training, currently under supervision for Certification, Sep 2023 to present
Certified Gut Health Specialist, AFPA, completion expected Dec 2023
Connect(R) Attachment-Based Parents of Teens facilitator workshop, March 2023
Certification in Serving LGBTQ Youth in Residential and Out of Home Care, NCTSN, May 2022
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Sex Trafficking & Sex Industry Exploitation (CCTS-S) Training, HC Solutions Training & Consultations, Completed May 2022
ADD/ADHD Coursework - Simply ADHD 102 & Personality Transformation, ADDCA, Completed Mar 2022
Circle of Security Parenting(R), COSP, Nov 2021
Certification in Classical Mat Pilates, AFPA, Nov 2021
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Introductory Course, Mindful Leader, Aug-Oct 2021
Certification in Dance Fitness and Hip-Hop Aerobics Instruction, ASFA, Aug 2021
Licensed Zumba(R) Instructor, Aug 2021
High Conflict Diversion Program, Life Lessons of Manasota, Dec 2020
Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Washburn Institute
Certification in Trauma and Resilience, FSU, May 2021
Certification in Parent & Family Coaching, ACPI, Jun 2019
Qualification in Parenting Coordination, 12th Judicial Circuit, Jan 2019
Certification in Florida Supreme Court Family Mediation, Oct 2017
Certification in MMTIC(R) Children's Personality Type Instruction, Mar 2015
Certification in MBTI(R) Personality Type Instruction, Jun 2013
Interests
Musical theatre, choral music, dance fitness and Pilates, animal-assisted therapy, women's social issues and reproductive justice, and spending time with my four children and my partner and her four children and our ark of animals.
Accomplishments
Author, It Just Got Real, Praceclarus Press, 2016
Author, Partners, Parents & Personality, Createspace, 2014
Vocalist, Composer/Lyricist/Producer, "MiTunes: Mother-Infant Music," 2014
Creator, Nationally-recognized New Parent Mentorship Program, "SISTERMom," 2016 (NPR Article 2017)
Timeline
Safe School Liaison
Sarasota County Schools
01.2024 - Current
Registered Clinical Social Work Intern
Intuitive Therapy and Coaching
06.2023 - Current
Student Assistance Program Counselor
Lightshare, Inc.
11.2022 - 11.2023
Social Work Intern,
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
05.2021 - 12.2021
Counselor-under-supervision,
Crosby Counseling Center
10.2019 - 06.2023
Counselor-under-supervision,
Beyond Belief Counseling and Coaching
02.2018 - 06.2023
Certified Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator,
Beyond Belief Counseling and Coaching
10.2017 - Current
Southeast Regional Co-Coordinator,
Postpartum Support International
04.2015 - 10.2017
Founder & Executive Director,
Postpartum Society Of Florida, 501(c)(3)
10.2012 - 10.2020
Legal Intern
Department Of Children And Families, Miami-Dade Co
01.2005 - 04.2005
Law Clerk, Domestic Violence Division
Florida State Attorney Office, Eleventh Circuit
05.2004 - 07.2004
Summer Law Clerk
Advocates For Children And Families
06.2003 - 08.2003
Administrative Assistant
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio
05.2001 - 09.2001
Actor - Sweet Charity
UConn Nutmeg Players
06.2000 - 07.2000
Actor - The Student Prince
North Shore Music Theater
05.2000 - 06.2000
Actor - The Secret Garden
North Shore Music Theater
09.1999 - 10.1999
Actor - Summer Stock
Maine State Music Theater
05.1997 - 08.1997
Post-Graduate Certificate - Expressive Arts Therapies
Adler Graduate School
Master of Social Work - Social Work
Florida State University
Juris Doctor - Law
University Of Miami School Of Law
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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