Sean Spencer, LCMHCA
Greenville,NC
Summary
Empathetic professional with hands-on experience providing quality psychological services to children and adults. Skilled in identifying, assessing and diagnosing mental health and emotional issues. Develops and implements treatment plans and provides counseling and therapy to obtain maximum results for patients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Yotaron Enrichment and Resource Center
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Conducted individual and family therapy sessions with student patients at local elementary and middle schools.
- Conducted individual therapy sessions with adult patients.
- Facilitated intake sessions with adult patients, as well as child/adolescent patients and their parents/guardians.
- Enhanced client well-being by conducting comprehensive mental health assessments and developing individualized treatment plans.
- Conducted routine suicidal ideation/homicidal ideation risk assessments.
- Utilized a variety of assessment tools with patients, such as ADHD assessment scales and anxiety/depression screening tools such as the PHQ-9.
- Utilized trauma-informed care principles when working with individuals who have experienced significant adverse life events or stressors.
- Supported the development of client coping strategies by teaching mindfulness techniques and stress reduction exercises.
- Conducted play therapy sessions for child clients, promoting emotional expression and processing through age-appropriate activities.
- Managed cases involving collaboration with clinical supervisors, social workers, behavioral specialists, school counselors, and other school staff.
- Attended patient BIP, IEP, and 504 meetings when appropriate.
- Completed and submitted clinical documentation including progress notes, comprehensive clinical assessment forms, and person-centered plans for counseling services
- Contributed to clinical team meetings, sharing insights from individual counseling sessions to inform overall care planning decisions.
Intensive Child Youth Care Worker
Children’s Hope Alliance
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Supported youth in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility through active listening and teaching positive coping skills.
- Utilized Teaching Family Model techniques to deescalate youth experiencing flashbacks, emotional outbursts, self-harm, and other forms of trauma.
- Collaborated daily with a team of other youth care workers, nurses, counselors, and teachers to determine appropriate behavioral interventions for youth in crisis.
- Recorded daily progress of clients and relayed information to coworkers and upper management to aid in the development of individualized treatment plans.
- Sought out advice from mentors to become a better youth care worker and expand personal knowledge of therapeutic services.
Education
Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling -
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL12.2023
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC06.2020
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC12.2016
Skills
- Positive patient experiences
- Building rapport
- Empathy development
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Intake interviewing
- Mental health evaluations
- Suicide risk assessment
- Crisis intervention
- Clinical documentation
- Multicultural competence
- Client advocacy
Timeline
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Yotaron Enrichment and Resource Center
01.2022 - 12.2023
Intensive Child Youth Care Worker
Children’s Hope Alliance
04.2019 - 03.2020
Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling -
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Psychology
Appalachian State University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance
Appalachian State University
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