Shannon Mangigian
Orange County,CA
Summary
Crisis Intervention Expertise
Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders
Psychotherapy, CBT, ABC Acceptance
Gottman Therapy for Couples, Solution Focused, & passed law & ethics exam
Motivational interviewing.
Bowen family therapy
DSM-5 Diagnosis
Expertise in Training Behavior
Case Management
DBT & EMDR cont. education certificate
Substance Abuse & mood disorders
Anger management, crisis, & anxiety.
Individual & Group therapy
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Therapist/Counselor
Resurgence of California
04.2022 - 04.2024
- Provided psychological individual therapy, led group therapy, motivational interviewing, 12 step, SMART goals, gave psycho-education classes about how neuroscience explains the damage drugs & alcohol affect the brain & bodily systems
- Asked questions and conducted assessments concerning ASAM 1-6 For mental health in patient residential care, individual therapy, led group therapy, couples, & children I used a blend of therapies, CBT, Continued education certificate in EMDR, DBT, crisis/trauma, anger management, Art therapy, Gestalt therapy, mindfulness along with deep breathing, journaling, and psychodynamic therapy
- Clients are given prepared handouts on substance abuse, mood disorders, bipolar, depression, anxiety & grief, & coping skills when conducting group therapy
- Share on a pros and cons list and allow clients to make their own decisions and checking out consequences as a deterrent to modify behavior curb impulsivity
- Start with intake, client history, biopsychosocial, diagnosing, treatment planning, medical input received, psych information, family history, use Kipu software
- Checked for suicide ideation and attempts, history of traumas, managed recent crisis & made a suicidal safety plan, family &gave teen support, & referrals Taught clients how to use CBT techniques to self soothe, reduce anxiety, depression, & discussed homework assignments, journal emotions for gaining insight, chart behaviors led to consequences
- Worked on patient resistance, anger management, parenting skills
- Overcoming communication disputes, loss of loved ones, attaining insight, and bringing hope by doing a gratitude list
- Need support/training when working with patient resistance in detox
- Taught mindfulness exercises along with deep breathing exercises to stay calm & be in the 'here and now', Gestalt therapy to enhance communication skills, psychotherapy, ABC acceptance therapy
- Trust is achieved by building a strong alliance and can also be done by supporting clients by building self-esteem by reducing blame and shame accompanied by alcohol and substance abuse
- Worked with Depression, anxiety, various mood disorders and patients that came from the psychiatric hospital
- Asked my supervisor for support and suggestions
- Performed bio-psycho-socials, intake, assessments, suicide attempts, safety plans, medical records, medication compliance check up with patient and communication with psychiatrist, diagnosis mental health and chemical dependency questionnaires, anxiety tests, Becks depression tests, PTSD tests
- Therapy notes, interventions, subjective, objective, summaries, conducted motivational interviews, & therapy for addictions
- ASAM dimensions 1 to 6, stages of change all concerning substance abuse, withdrawal assessment, treatment goals and treatment plans, different summaries, level of care, group therapy consisting of triggers shared, encouraged peer feedback, behavior modification, art therapy, and how to use coping skills
- Learned how to provide correct information into the computer for billing insurances
- I still need to attain 1,600 clinical hours signed by a supervisor toward licensure
- Cultural activities include traveling to Southeast Asia, Viet Nam, Tyland, South Korea, Morocco
- Traveling during these last couple of months while studying the different cultures, political histories, personal struggles, and their daily lifestyles as this can help me become a better therapist helping clients My goal is to keep a cheerful attitude to make counseling more enjoyable while helping people in mental health, substance abuse, working with different ages, families, teens, & children
- I hope you give me the opportunity to grow as a AMFT, APCC and supportive team player.
Therapist/Counselor
Who Am I
04.2020 - 11.2021
- Intake, diagnosis, forming an alliance, showing empathy, individual therapy and group therapy for both mental health and for substance abuse
- Checked for suicide ideation and attempts, history of traumas, and recent crisis & helped them manage made a suicidal safety plan & gave referrals when appropriate
- Worked with supervisor and other professionals on the team and went to weekly meetings with supervisors and other therapists
- Shared mindfulness techniques, with deep breathing, stretching, journaling, and psychodynamic therapy
- Allow clients to share their most concerning problems first, using a blend of therapies, CBT, checking core beliefs, and doing reframing, Gestalt therapy to practice communication skills, conflict resolution, narrative therapy, researched cultural beliefs, Delectable Behavioral therapy was used after cont.edu
- Certificate from Gerry Grossman to use circle diagrams, psychoeducation on anger management, how to modify behavior of impulsivity
- Certificate gained by continued education concerning healthy parenting skills and techniques
- DSM-5 diagnosing, collaborated with clients on goal setting treatment plans, attained medical analysis from doctor reports, understanding of medications & side effects to report information to psychiatrists
- Helped clients work on emotional regulation, social skills, insecurities, and provided coping and social skills
- Psychoeducation for developing, self-care, self-efficacity and plans for when meeting challenges
- I enjoyed working with families providing Strategic family therapy, Structural, & narrative family therapy, yet I still could appreciate more learning experience in these areas.
Substance Abuse & Mental Co-occurring Disorders Counselor
Driver's Benefits Inc.
06.2019 - 02.2020
- Provided Case Management, individual counseling, led group therapy, treatment planning, and educated by using light neuroscience for people to understand how substance and alcohol abuse affects the brain and bodily systems
- Worked with people in the court system, out of jail, and who have one to several DUIs
- Set appointments, kept files in order, and did some business work.
Counseling Intern
Catholic Charities of Orange County
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Individual adult and couples counseling, children ages 4-14 in a private Catholic school setting and used a variety of therapy modalities, played games and used art to encourage sharing their personal challenges with family members and peers
- Case management, diagnoses, progress notes, therapy notes, treatment plans
- Communicated with CPS, filled out forms for reporting child abuse, helping children dealing with being bullied, children with developmental delays, emotional/behavioral issues, children and teens unwilling to talk
- Used CBT, DBT, Rational Behavioral Therapy, psychotherapy, Gestalt, and Gottman therapy for families
- Worked with individuals, different populations and enjoyed the cultural diversity & also learning Spanish.
Volunteer
Wellness Center - Pathways of Orange County
- Assistant leader to leading depression bipolar group therapy, taught coping skills in a group therapy setting
- Assisted teaching self-care activities, expression used art forms, painting, jewelry making, music, cooking
- Conducted psychoeducation to adults in substance abuse/addictions, depression, anxiety in group therapy.
Counselor
Calvary Chapel East Anaheim
02.2018 - 04.2001
- Help children/adolescents with autism and children with special needs by asking questions to check for listening, processing, short-term memory, and recall
- Counsel a teen presenting with an autistic diagnosis on a more severe spectrum, conducted individual work with special needs by facilitating the therapeutic support through music, art forms, memory learning puzzles, tossing the ball for hand and eye coordination, & play therapy so children become more enabled overall
- Meet with couples and families to facilitate the understanding of their children better to provide better support
Psychological Counselor Intern
Veterans Administration Hospital
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Provide various comprehensive assessments for veterans resulting in better treatment plans
- Helping veterans find their life goals, ease their emotional pain through talk therapy for PTSD
- Learned how to do diagnosing, provide tests, grading, scoring, evaluating, and reading them but too short a time to be an expert
Psychological Counselor Intern
Ocean View Schools
04.2017 - 11.2018
- Provided assessments for adolescents ages 12-18 who were presenting with autism spectrum, anxiety, social anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, trauma history, as well as child abuse issues
- Educated parents on stages of development on how to handle temper tantrums and triggers
- Provided individual counseling teens presenting with mood disorders, anti-social disorders, creating treatment plans, & therapy notes, and some educational tutoring
- Guided students on how to development life survival skills: grooming, learning sports, exercise, and pro-social team interaction, shopping/paying for items, plan, healthy meal choices, actual cooking lessons in a provided kitchen & going to the stables helping students learn about horses and their personalities
- Practiced 'talk cure' psychotherapy, finding insight into what contributed to incidents, & outcome learning
Crisis Hot Line Counselor
New Hope Crystal Cathedral Psychological
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Answered crisis calls, provided intervention to diverse clients with depression to suicidal ideation
- Supported callers with trauma & DSM disorders by implementing talk therapy on the phone
- One depressed woman came into the clinic who had already overdose of sleeping medication, I was told that I prevented her from suicide by calling an ambulance with names of meds & she was transported to UCI psychiatric hospital.
Education
Certificate - Substance Abuse and Co-occurring mental disorders counseling
UCLA University of California Los Angeles
01.2021
Master of Psychology - M.A. Psychology, Marriage Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling
Brandman University of Irvine, California, now is Mass. Global University
01.2018
B.A. Psychology - Social Behavior – Minor: Neuroscience
University of California Irvine
01.2005
Clinical And Professional Experience
- Resurgence of California, Therapist or Counselor, 04/14/2022, 04/12/2024, Provided psychological individual therapy, led group therapy, motivational interviewing, 12 step, SMART goals, gave psycho-education classes about how neuroscience explains the damage drugs & alcohol affect the brain & bodily systems. Asked questions and conducted assessments concerning ASAM 1-6. For mental health in patient residential care, individual therapy, led group therapy, couples, & children. I used a blend of therapies, CBT, Continued education certificate in EMDR, DBT, crisis/trauma, anger management, Art therapy, Gestalt therapy, mindfulness along with deep breathing, journaling, and psychodynamic therapy. Clients are given prepared handouts on substance abuse, mood disorders, bipolar, depression, anxiety & grief, & coping skills when conducting group therapy. Share on a pros and cons list and allow clients to make their own decisions and checking out consequences as a deterrent to modify behavior curb impulsivity. Start with intake, client history, biopsychosocial, diagnosing, treatment planning, medical input received, psych information, family history, use Kipu software. Checked for suicide ideation and attempts, history of traumas, managed recent crisis & made a suicidal safety plan, family & gave teen support, & referrals. Taught clients how to use CBT techniques to self soothe, reduce anxiety, depression, & discussed homework assignments, journal emotions for gaining insight, chart behaviors led to consequences. Worked on patient resistance, anger management, parenting skills. Overcoming communication disputes, loss of loved ones, attaining insight, and bringing hope by doing a gratitude list. Need support/training when working with patient resistance in detox. Taught mindfulness exercises along with deep breathing exercises to stay calm & be in the "here and now", Gestalt therapy to enhance communication skills, psychotherapy, ABC acceptance therapy. Trust is achieved by building a strong alliance and can also be done by supporting clients by building self-esteem by reducing blame and shame accompanied by alcohol and substance abuse. Worked with Depression, anxiety, various mood disorders and patients that came from the psychiatric hospital. Asked my supervisor for support and suggestions. Performed bio-psycho-socials, intake, assessments, suicide attempts, safety plans, medical records, medication compliance check up with patient and communication with psychiatrist, diagnosis mental health and chemical dependency questionnaires, anxiety tests, Becks depression tests, PTSD tests. therapy notes, interventions, subjective, objective, summaries, conducted motivational interviews, & therapy for addictions. ASAM dimensions 1 to 6, stages of change all concerning substance abuse, withdrawal assessment, treatment goals and treatment plans, different summaries, level of care, group therapy consisting of triggers shared, encouraged peer feedback, behavior modification, art therapy, and how to use coping skills. Learned how to provide correct information into the computer for billing insurances. I still need to attain 1,600 clinical hours signed by a supervisor toward licensure. Cultural activities include traveling to Southeast Asia, Viet Nam, Tyland, South Korea, Morocco. Traveling during these last couple of months while studying the different cultures, political histories, personal struggles, and their daily lifestyles as this can help me become a better therapist helping clients. My goal is to keep a cheerful attitude to make counseling more enjoyable while helping people in mental health, substance abuse, working with different ages, families, teens, & children. I hope you give me the opportunity to grow as a AMFT, APCC and supportive team player.
- Who Am I, Mental Health and substance abuse, 04/21/2020, 11/04/2021, Intake, diagnosis, forming an alliance, showing empathy, individual therapy and group therapy for both mental health and for substance abuse. Checked for suicide ideation and attempts, history of traumas, and recent crisis & helped them manage made a suicidal safety plan & gave referrals when appropriate. Worked with supervisor and other professionals on the team and went to weekly meetings with supervisors and other therapists. Shared mindfulness techniques, with deep breathing, stretching, journaling, and psychodynamic therapy. Allow clients to share their most concerning problems first, using a blend of therapies, CBT, checking core beliefs, and doing reframing, Gestalt therapy to practice communication skills, conflict resolution, narrative therapy, researched cultural beliefs. Delectable Behavioral therapy was used after cont.edu. certificate from Gerry Grossman to use circle diagrams, psychoeducation on anger management, how to modify behavior of impulsivity. Certificate gained by continued education concerning healthy parenting skills and techniques. DSM-5 diagnosing, collaborated with clients on goal setting treatment plans, attained medical analysis from doctor reports, understanding of medications & side effects to report information to psychiatrists. Helped clients work on emotional regulation, social skills, insecurities, and provided coping and social skills. Psychoeducation for developing, self-care, self-efficacity and plans for when meeting challenges. I enjoyed working with families providing Strategic family therapy, Structural, & narrative family therapy, yet I still could appreciate more learning experience in these areas.
- Driver’s benefits Inc., Substance abuse & mental co-occurring disorders and case management, 06/16/2019, 02/24/2020, Provided Case Management, individual counseling, led group therapy, treatment planning, and educated by using light neuroscience for people to understand how substance and alcohol abuse affects the brain and bodily systems. Worked with people in the court system, out of jail, and who have one to several DUIs. Set appointments, kept files in order, and did some business work.
- Catholic Charities of Orange County, Counseling internship, 01/14/2018, 04/26/2019, Individual adult and couples counseling, children ages 4 -14 in a private Catholic school setting and used variety of therapies modalities, played games and used art to encourage sharing their personal challenges with family members and peers. Case management, diagnoses, progress notes, therapy notes, treatment plans. Communicated with CPS, filled out forms for reporting child abuse, helping children dealing with being bullied, children with developmental delays, emotional/behavioral issues, children and teens unwilling to talk. Used CBT, DBT, Rational Behavioral Therapy, psychotherapy, Gestalt, and Gottman therapy for families. Worked with individuals, different populations and enjoyed the cultural diversity & also learning Spanish.
- Wellness Center – Pathways of Orange County, Volunteer part time, Assistant leader to leading depression bipolar group therapy, taught coping skills in a group therapy setting. Assisted teaching self-care activities, expression used art forms, painting, jewelry making, music, cooking. Conducted psychoeducation to adults in substance abuse/addictions, depression, anxiety in group therapy.
- Calvary Chapel East Anaheim, Counseling All Ages, 02/14/2018, 04/18/2001, Help children/adolescents with autism and children with special needs by asking questions to check for listening, processing, short-term memory, and recall. Counsel a teen presenting with an autistic diagnosis on a more severe spectrum, conducted individual work with special needs by facilitating the therapeutic support through music, art forms, memory learning puzzles, tossing the ball for hand and eye coordination, & play therapy so children become more enabled overall. Meet with couples and families to facilitate the understanding of their children better to provide better support.
- Veterans Administration Hospital, Psychological Counselor internship part time, 06/22/2018, 12/14/2018, Provide various comprehensive assessments for veterans resulting in better treatment plans. Helping veterans find their life goals, ease their emotional pain through talk therapy for PTSD. Learned how to do diagnosing, provide tests, grading, scoring, evaluating, and reading them but too short a time to be an expert.
- Ocean View Schools, Psychological Counselor internship, 04/12/2017, 11/28/2018, Provided assessments for adolescents ages 12-18 who were presenting with autism spectrum, anxiety, social anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, trauma history, as well as child abuse issues. Educated parents on stages of development on how to handle temper tantrums and triggers. Provided individual counseling teens presenting with mood disorders, anti-social disorders, creating treatment plans, & therapy notes, and some educational tutoring. Guided students on how to development life survival skills: grooming, learning sports, exercise, and pro-social team interaction, shopping/paying for items, plan, healthy meal choices, actual cooking lessons in a provided kitchen & going to the stables helping students learn about horses and their personalities. Practiced "talk cure" psychotherapy, finding insight into what contributed to incidents, & outcome learning.
- New Hope Crystal Cathedral Psychological, Crisis Hot Line Counselor volunteer, 2015, 2016, Answered crisis calls, provided intervention to diverse clients with depression to suicidal ideation. Supported callers with trauma & DSM disorders by implementing talk therapy on the phone. One depressed woman came into the clinic who had already overdose of sleeping medication, I was told that I prevented her from suicide by calling an ambulance with names of meds & she was transported to UCI psychiatric hospital.
Publications Newspaper
Orange County Register, Suggestions for Staying Safe on College Campuses
Training Internship
- UCLA, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, & Co-occurring Disorders
- Brandman University, MFT and PCC
Publications
- Poetry from current Philosophers: "Growing as a rose through the thorns of life"
- Autumn Leaves
- Overcoming a difficult Childhood
Timeline
Therapist/Counselor
Resurgence of California
04.2022 - 04.2024
Therapist/Counselor
Who Am I
04.2020 - 11.2021
Substance Abuse & Mental Co-occurring Disorders Counselor
Driver's Benefits Inc.
06.2019 - 02.2020
Psychological Counselor Intern
Veterans Administration Hospital
06.2018 - 12.2018
Counselor
Calvary Chapel East Anaheim
02.2018 - 04.2001
Counseling Intern
Catholic Charities of Orange County
01.2018 - 04.2019
Psychological Counselor Intern
Ocean View Schools
04.2017 - 11.2018
Crisis Hot Line Counselor
New Hope Crystal Cathedral Psychological
01.2015 - 01.2016
Volunteer
Wellness Center - Pathways of Orange County
Certificate - Substance Abuse and Co-occurring mental disorders counseling
UCLA University of California Los Angeles
Master of Psychology - M.A. Psychology, Marriage Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling
Brandman University of Irvine, California, now is Mass. Global University
B.A. Psychology - Social Behavior – Minor: Neuroscience
University of California Irvine