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Sean Mishra

Sean Mishra

Albany,US

Summary

Dedicated Readjustment Counselor with extensive expertise in mental health services, specializing in treatment planning, program development, and crisis intervention. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive client care while maintaining accurate documentation, including progress reports and treatment plans. Compassionate Clinical Mental Health Therapist trained in multiple modalities, focused on marriage and family therapy, adept at helping clients navigate trauma and dysfunction. Committed to empowering diverse populations by fostering healthy communication skills and coping strategies that drive positive outcomes.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Mental Health Therapist

Department of Veteran Affairs/ Eugene Vet Center
07.2024 - Current
  • Collaborate on mental health services, enhancing client outcomes through tailored interventions.
  • Assess clients' mental health needs, ensuring accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans.
  • Guide clients in therapy sessions, fostering behavioral change and emotional insight.
  • Coordinate with external agencies to expand client access to comprehensive support services.
  • Maintain meticulous client records, ensure continuity of care, and inform decision-making.
  • Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
  • Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
  • Utilized meditation and visualization to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
  • Conducted crisis interventions to respond to clients in crisis, assess immediate needs and provide support and resources.
  • Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
  • Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
  • Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
  • Assessed mental health needs to determine nature and extent of clients' emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.

Child and Family Therapist

Trillium Family Services
  • Collaborates in the provision of mental health services to clients/ patients who may have mental illness or mental disorders, including substance use disorders or psychosexual disorders.
  • Screens and evaluates referred clients to determine whether clients have a mental illness or developmental disorder and meet criteria for eligibility for program services.
  • Performs assessments of referred clients to assess mental health needs; completes client interviews, obtains social, emotional, criminal, and substance abuse histories, identifies client needs, and evaluates treatment options; under supervision, conducts mental status evaluations using the approved diagnostic manual.
  • Assists in the preparation of written reports and collaborates with diagnostic impressions for review by the physician in the residential clinic.
  • Works with clients to establish goals and objectives and determines treatment methods to help with their immediate concerns.
  • Observes clients using prescribed medications for possible side effects and for effectiveness of drugs and may refer clients to physicians/psychiatrists.
  • Maintains detailed, up-to-date, and accurate records of all client evaluations, therapy sessions, consultations, treatment plans, progress notes, and other information; prepares summaries and evaluation reports.
  • Refers clients to and coordinates with outside agencies for additional social, economic, and medical services as needed, and coordinates client service provision.
  • Interviews relatives of patients applying for services to obtain psychological histories, present behavior, and personal and social factors.
  • Experience with Credible EHR, EMR.
  • Provide clinical response for clients in crisis with suicide risk assessment, safety plans, client warnings, recommendations, and support to help stabilize adolescents in residential care.
  • Conducted intake and needs assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients.
  • Mediated conflicts within families to clarify and resolve underlying issues.

Professional Mental Health Counselor (Fellowship)

Texas Tech University Health Science Center and Family Medicine
  • Collaborates in the provision of mental health services to clients/ patients who may have mental illness or mental disorders, including substance use disorders or psychosexual disorders.
  • Screens and evaluates referred clients to determine whether clients have a mental illness or developmental disorder and meet criteria for eligibility for program services.
  • Performs assessments of referred clients to assess mental health needs; completes client interviews, obtains social, emotional, criminal, and substance abuse histories, identifies client needs, and evaluates treatment options; under supervision, conducts mental status evaluations using the approved diagnostic manual.
  • Assists in the preparation of written reports and collaborates with diagnostic impressions for review by the physician in hospital clinics.
  • Works with clients to establish goals and objectives and determines treatment methods to help with their immediate concerns.
  • Observes clients using prescribed medications for possible side effects and for effectiveness of drugs and may refer clients to physicians/psychiatrists.
  • Maintains detailed, up-to-date, and accurate records of all client evaluations, therapy sessions, consultations, treatment plans, progress notes, and other information; prepares summaries and evaluation reports.
  • Refers clients to and coordinates with outside agencies for additional social, economic, and medical services as needed, and coordinates client service provision.
  • Interviews relatives of patients applying for services to obtain psychological histories, present behavior, and personal and social factors.
  • Experience with NextGen EHR, EMR, and Tabuleu health care records systems.

Professional Mental Health Counselor (Student Intern)

Lane County Behavioral Health Services
  • Collaborates in the provision of mental health services to clients who may have mental illness or disorder and meet criteria for eligibility for program services.
  • Performs assessments of referred clients to assess mental health needs; completes client interviews, obtains social, emotional, criminal, and substance abuse histories, identifies client needs, and evaluates treatment options; under supervision, conducts mental status evaluations using the approved diagnostic manual.
  • Assists in the preparation of written reports with diagnostic impressions for review by a psychiatrist/physician.
  • Works with clients to establish goals and objectives and determines treatment methods.
  • Observes clients using prescribed medications for possible side effects and for effectiveness of drugs and may refer clients to physicians/psychiatrists.
  • Maintains detailed, up-to-date, and accurate records of all client evaluations, therapy sessions, consultations, treatment plans, progress notes, and other information; prepares summaries and evaluation reports.
  • Refers clients to outside agencies for additional social, economic, and medical services as needed, and coordinates client service provision.
  • Interviews relatives of patients applying for services to obtain psychological histories, present behavior, and personal and social factors.
  • Experience with NextGen EHR, EMR, and Tabuleu health care records systems.

Operations Sergeant Major/E-9

United States Army
06.1990 - 04.2015
  • Served as the Senior Enlisted Manager for over 2300 assigned employees and provided advice and recommendations to the Brigade Commander and staff concerning individual training, health, welfare, morale, and discipline of all assigned and attached employees.
  • Enforced policies and standards to ensure the commander’s intent was followed.
  • Monitored and assessed training at all levels, provided feedback to the commander and leaders.
  • Guided Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Reports (NCOERs) and Non-Commissioned Officer Performance Development (NCOPD).
  • Assessed short- and long-term resource requirements and made recommendations to the Commander and staff on ways to address requirements.
  • Provided guidance and oversight for Training, Initial training (TRIT) budget management, to increase the overall unit’s readiness to 96% being trained.
  • Provided human resources, operational, and logistic support to 2300 employees in multiple geographic locations.
  • Led and mentored nine operations managers throughout the organization, resulting in a 50% increase in all administrative actions and medical readiness within one year.
  • Researched and analyzed human resources operations, identified critical skills shortage, and developed Standard Operating Procedures that streamlined operations and reduced technical errors by 30%.
  • Administered performance management and leadership development.
  • Coordinated administrative and operational programs to ensure that work progressed towards State and Command objectives and goals.
  • High-energy team accomplished 100% of assigned projects, resulting in a senior executive recognizing the team with a leadership award.
  • Developed and implemented human resource programs, strategies, interventions, and processes in support of organizational goals and plans.
  • Coordinated management activities to maximize the strategic use of human resources to maintain functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, and regulatory compliance.
  • Trained management & employees on policies and procedures to ensure understanding and compliance.
  • Reviewed correspondence and conformance with general policy, grammatical accuracy, and appearance.
  • Improved workforce planning and tracking functions by establishing a collaborative team to research and create improved matrix reports designed to provide leadership with a detailed understanding of the workforce requirements throughout the organization. This resulted in a 40% gain in productivity time for all operations managers.
  • Molded an inexperienced group of employees into a proficient human resource and operations management team within six months.
  • Addressed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) issues that were presented in a timely fashion to resolve cases. Worked with Covered Bargaining Unit Employees who were dual status and responded to Union inquiries when issues were presented, such as removals, demotions, and/or discipline.
  • Regularly used automated time, attendance, and travel systems.
  • Maintained an office calendar and appointments.
  • Maintained files and information of a sensitive nature.
  • Created an office environment where employees were encouraged to excel and meet every challenge.
  • Discussed job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and assisted in resolving those issues.
  • Planned, organized, directed, controlled, or coordinated the personnel, training, or labor relations activities of the organization.
  • Executed tactical operations with accuracy and control.
  • Monitored and assessed mission progress and provided updates to command.
  • Directed collection, organization and application of field intelligence and combat data to enhance troop safety and operational success.
  • Supervised manual and automated supply strategies, and connected with supply and data processing teams to facilitate communication and collaboration.

Education

Master of Science in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas
01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Troy University, Troy, Alabama
01.2008

Skills

  • Experienced in providing mental health counseling
  • Client assessment
  • Patient-centered treatment design
  • Facilitating group counseling
  • Crisis management
  • Team leadership
  • Clinical mentorship
  • Strategic development
  • Human resources management
  • Application development expertise
  • Risk management and compliance
  • Effective public speaking
  • Staff development
  • Experienced with Microsoft Office applications
  • Behavioral intervention techniques
  • Skilled in motivational interviewing techniques
  • Counseling for loss and grief
  • Cognitive behavioral strategies
  • Adolescent therapy
  • Effective boundary setting
  • Diagnostic evaluation skills
  • Family conflict resolution specialist
  • Building therapeutic relationships
  • Trauma-informed practices
  • Emotional regulation methods
  • Therapeutic clinical intervention
  • Grief counseling
  • Adolescent counseling
  • Boundary setting
  • Motivational interviewing

Certification

  • Clinical Supervision Certification - Present
  • Trauma informed care Training - 2020

Timeline

Clinical Mental Health Therapist - Department of Veteran Affairs/ Eugene Vet Center
07.2024 - Current
Operations Sergeant Major/E-9 - United States Army
06.1990 - 04.2015
Professional Mental Health Counselor (Fellowship) - Texas Tech University Health Science Center and Family Medicine
Professional Mental Health Counselor (Student Intern) - Lane County Behavioral Health Services
Troy University - Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Child and Family Therapist - Trillium Family Services
Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Master of Science in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health