Highly motivated and seasoned Marriage and Family Therapist. Experience in evaluating, diagnosing, and determining best practices for solving mental health challenges.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Psychologist
Soledad Unified School District
08.2018 - Current
Salary: 130.506 USD Per Year. 40 hours weekly.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Lead Clinical School Psychologist at Soledad Unified.
Assess, evaluate, and diagnose individuals with complex trauma for educational eligibility and DSM-5 diagnosis.
Consult with Department of Education, Stanford Hospital, Social Workers, Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, doctors, parents, and staff.
Provide crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to de-escalate situations.
Complete required documentation and reports for compliance and treatment planning.
Serve as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for general education population district-wide, using my National Provider Identification as a practitioner/ provider with Medi-Cal.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Self
04.2011 - Current
Salary $180-$275 per hour. 10 hours weekly.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Maintaining accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.
Experienced with children with trauma, autism, ADHD, and duel diagnosis.
Conduct intake, diagnosis, and create treatment plans to set therapeutic goals, formulate treatment, and establish professional relationships with clients.
Deliver counseling services to individuals, families, and couples dealing with familial issues.
Perform individual and group psychotherapy and conduct teletherapy sessions to help clients pinpoint emotions underlying personal and relational conflicts.
Promoted a supportive therapeutic environment by establishing trust and rapport with diverse clientele.
Collaborated with other mental health professionals to create comprehensive treatment plans.
Counsel clients on concerns such as unsatisfactory relationships, anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, substance abuse, substance dependence, Internet Gaming Disorder, dual diagnosis, autism, trauma, grief, loss, divorce, separation, and financial difficulties.
School Psychologist
North Monterey County Unified School
08.2016 - 06.2018
Salary: 96,000.00 USD Per Year. 40 hours weekly.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
School Psychologist for North Monterey County High School, Central Bay Continuation High School, Independent Study Program, and home hospital.
Conducted group and individual counseling sessions for students with depression, anxiety, addiction, suicidal ideation, LGBTQIA, and complex trauma.
Clinical School Psychologist
Pasadena Unified School District
05.2014 - 07.2016
Salary 104 USD per year. 40 hours a week.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Provide crisis intervention and counseling for children and adolescents with complex emotional, personal, and behavioral disorders across district grades K-12.
Worked as a team with my certified therapy dog to provide mental health care to students and adult staff in response to mental health emergencies and crisis intervention.
Met with students to conduct individual assessments and determine academic and mental health needs.
Collaborated with teachers, social workers, and other specialists to define therapy objectives and analyze progress.
Clinical School Psychologist
El Monte Unified High School District
08.2013 - 05.2014
Salary: 92,000.00 USD Per Year. 40 hours weekly.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Conducted mental health assessments for a school specializing in the education and care of children with mental health disorders.
Conducted group and individual counseling sessions for students. Experience with autism, ADHD, LGBTQIA, Bipolar Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and other mental health disorders.
Built positive and productive relationships with students, parents, educators, and community resources.
Clinical School Psychologist
West Covina Unified School District
08.2012 - 06.2013
Salary: 103,000.00 USD Per Year. 40 hours weekly.
Clinical, Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Provided psychological evaluation, diagnosis, therapeutic services, and treatment planning for students in a specialized program designed to serve children with severe emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
Diagnosed mental, personality, and behavioral disorders for children and adolescents with complex trauma and developmental disorders.
Under my care, many students made sufficient progress and they were recommended to return to their school of residence.
I was commended for contributing on a daily basis to the success of reducing the number of children heading out to non-public and out-of-state residential placements.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Pepperdine University
Culver City
Licensure - Marriage And Family Therapy
Board of Behavior Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Credential in Pupil Personnel Services - School Psychology
National University
Costa Mesa, CA
07.1999
Skills
Diligent in diagnosis detail
Child advocate
High positive outcomes
Experienced with individuals, couples, children, minorities, and LGBTQIA community
Mental Health Assessments
Conflict Mediation
Parent training
Parent support for the IEP process
Individual and family support
Accomplishments
Professional references upon request.
Supervised and managed MFT and school psychologist interns.
Provided Mental Health presentations to staff for Professional Development.
Served on interview panels for future employees.
Lead school psychologist for district.
Employee of the month.
Spearheaded special programs focused on mental health awareness.
Certification
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #44467
CPR certified.
Affiliations
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists - Member.
National Association of School Psychologists - member.
Timeline
School Psychologist
Soledad Unified School District
08.2018 - Current
School Psychologist
North Monterey County Unified School
08.2016 - 06.2018
Clinical School Psychologist
Pasadena Unified School District
05.2014 - 07.2016
Clinical School Psychologist
El Monte Unified High School District
08.2013 - 05.2014
Clinical School Psychologist
West Covina Unified School District
08.2012 - 06.2013
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Self
04.2011 - Current
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Pepperdine University
Licensure - Marriage And Family Therapy
Board of Behavior Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Loyola Marymount University
Credential in Pupil Personnel Services - School Psychology