Sharon Weiss
Summary
Experienced Behavioral Therapist with a 25-year track record of delivering high-quality mental health services to individuals, families, and adolescents. Demonstrated expertise in issue identification, treatment evaluation, and evidence-based therapeutic approaches. Committed to providing exceptional services while continuously enhancing professional development. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills, dependability, and effective time management. Proficient in crisis intervention, student and clinician supervision, and working with diverse populations. Seeking a full-time position to leverage interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational abilities for the benefit of clients and the organization.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Practice Therapist
Self-employeed
01.2021 - Current
- Utilized mindfulness techniques during sessions to help clients develop greater self-awareness and coping skills for managing stressors.
- Established a safe and supportive environment for clients, fostering open communication and trust during therapy sessions.
- Assisted couples in improving communication patterns by facilitating productive conversations about relationship challenges.
- Utilized teletherapy platforms to extend services to remote or immobile patients.
- Cultivate profound relationships, find purpose, and experience genuine fulfillment.
- Collected information to assess risk using interviews, observational techniques, and other assessment methods, including the PHQ9 and the Columbia
- Developed creative therapeutic approaches to address unique client challenges and promote lasting change.
Mental Health Therapist
St Vincent's Hospital Westchester
01.2012 - 01.2021
- Providing outpatient mental health treatment to adults, adolescents, and families using individual and group modalities
- Skills used with patients are Dialectical Behavior therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic approaches to improve all patients' lives and functioning in care
- Treatment focuses on increased insight, symptom management, and enhanced coping and interpersonal skills
- Acknowledges self-determination of each patient to facilitate their overall well-being, promoting strengths and resiliency
Clinician
Graham Windham
05.2009 - 05.2012
- Provide clinical services to adolescent students placed in residential care through various individual and group therapeutic modalities and interventions
- Present comprehensive targeted clinical formulations through reports and in-person conferences
- Facilitate positive peer socialization groups, including Girls Circle and Council for Young Men and Boys
- Influence residents by creating a safe, healthy, therapeutic environment while sustaining family involvement through outreach and education
- Monitor psychotropic medication compliance and general health and wellness of residents
- Support positive stress management and enhanced socialization skills by collaborating closely with Greenburg-Graham Union Free School District in establishing measurable treatment goals and objectives for assigned residents.
Director - Supportive Counseling and Family Stabilization Program
PROJECT HOSPITALITY
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Responsible for supervising a Supportive Counseling/ Family Stabilization Program, which provides long-term mental health services for HIV/ AIDS individuals and their family members
- In complete charge of day-to-day management, including program development and administration, regulatory compliance, staff supervision, collaboration with Area Directors, monthly reports to funding agencies, clinical documentation, and primary care tracking
- Direct clinical supervision of program staff, peer counselors, and social work students
- Provided psychotherapy for individuals living with HIV/ AIDS and counseling for their family members
- Facilitated weekly women's group with an emphasis on parenting skills, health maintenance, and strategies for dealing with drug and alcohol addiction and represented Project Hospitality at official events and meetings throughout New York City.
Family Counselor - Supportive Counseling and Family Stabilization Program
PROJECT HOSPITALITY
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Provided psychotherapy for individuals living with HIV/ AIDS, exceptional attention to trauma, addiction and recovery, and family systems
- Conducted counseling with children, adolescents, and parents who HIV/AIDS has impacted
- Utilized play therapy and assertive engagement techniques with children and adolescents to increase coping skills and decrease risk
- Facilitated men's group dealing with topics that included sexual orientation, substance abuse, and client support systems
- Co-facilitated biweekly socialization group and organized trips for client recreation.
Geriatric Social Worker - Choice Program
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2006 - 01.2006
- Provided clinical interventions and supportive counseling on various gerontological and psychosocial issues—managed crisis intervention in diverse areas, including elder abuse, eviction, and money management
- Collaborated with families and collateral agencies to provide appropriate care management and assisted clients in obtaining New York and Federal entitlements.
Social Worker (part-time) Assertive Community Treatment Team
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Provided supplemental home visits to persistently mentally ill clients, focusing on individual client recovery mental wellness, risk assessment, and crisis intervention.
Clinical Social Worker
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER
01.2005 - 01.2005
- Conducted social work consultations with patients experiencing a wide range of concrete problems such as homelessness and involvement with the Administration for Children's Services, linking patients and families to appropriate community services to ensure optimum care
- Assessed patients of all ages at Bellevue's Psychiatric Walk-in Clinic by providing a mental status exam, referrals for appropriate treatment, and crisis intervention as needed and presented cases at Bellevue's Child Protection Clinic while utilizing a team approach in implementing the most appropriate interventions.
Psychiatric Social Worker Assertive Community Treatment Team
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Provided treatment for the severely and persistently mentally ill, emphasizing recovery and mental wellness
- Conducted supportive and motivational therapy home visits emphasizing individual client needs
- Met with inpatient psychiatric social workers for discharge planning
- Provided psychoeducation and conducted family counseling
- Linked clients to community services to increase socialization and support and utilized crisis intervention and risk assessment skills.
Addiction Specialist Assertive Community Treatment Team
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Facilitated a weekly substance abuse group focused on positive thinking and goal setting
- Carry out home visits to all clients, emphasizing safety and coping skills
- Assisted clients in maintaining and gaining appropriate levels of entitlements
- Provided support in areas of daily living skills and medication/ symptom management
- Used an interdisciplinary team approach to serve each client best.
Counseling Intern
CIS COUNSELING & ADDITION CENTER
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Provided outpatient case management and individual counseling sessions for patients with addiction histories
- Facilitated a weekly stress management group for beginning-stage substance-free patients
- Conducted weekly individual psychotherapy
- Aided in crisis counseling for those impacted by the World Trade Center disaster as a member and participant of Project Liberty.
Counseling Intern
CONIFER PARK
01.2001 - 01.2001
- Performed initial psychosocial assessments
- Developed treatment plans and diagnostic summaries
- Conducted individual counseling sessions
- Facilitated group therapy, including a domestic violence group.
Counseling Intern
SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE CENTER
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Counseled high school-age victims of rape and sexual assault
- Gained certification as a sexual assault counselor for New York State
- Educated elementary and junior high school students about sexual abuse prevention and relationship violence.
Hotline Counselor
Middle Earth
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Provided anonymous therapy for students over a telephone hotline
- Trained future Middle Earth counselors.
Anger Management Counselor
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Provided anger management counseling for elementary school students
- Assisted in the development of a Mental Health curriculum for 5th graders.
Volunteer
PANNED PARENTHOOD
01.1999 - 01.1999
- Counseled women and teenagers about contraception and pregnancy choices.
Education
Master of Social Work in Social Work -
National Institute for the Psychotherapies
New York, NY01.2005
Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work -
Fordham University
New York, NY01.2002
Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work -
University at Albany
New York, NY01.2001
Skills
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Telehealth Competence
- Mental Health Assessment
- Safety Planning
- Alliance Building
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Skilled in intake interviewing
- Clinical interventions
- Training and mentoring
Timeline
Private Practice Therapist
Self-employeed
01.2021 - Current
Mental Health Therapist
St Vincent's Hospital Westchester
01.2012 - 01.2021
Clinician
Graham Windham
05.2009 - 05.2012
Director - Supportive Counseling and Family Stabilization Program
PROJECT HOSPITALITY
01.2007 - 01.2009
Family Counselor - Supportive Counseling and Family Stabilization Program
PROJECT HOSPITALITY
01.2006 - 01.2007
Geriatric Social Worker - Choice Program
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2006 - 01.2006
Social Worker (part-time) Assertive Community Treatment Team
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2005 - 01.2006
Clinical Social Worker
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER
01.2005 - 01.2005
Psychiatric Social Worker Assertive Community Treatment Team
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK
01.2003 - 01.2005
Addiction Specialist Assertive Community Treatment Team
01.2002 - 01.2003
Counseling Intern
CIS COUNSELING & ADDITION CENTER
01.2001 - 01.2002
Counseling Intern
CONIFER PARK
01.2001 - 01.2001
Counseling Intern
SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE CENTER
01.2000 - 01.2001
Volunteer
PANNED PARENTHOOD
01.1999 - 01.1999
Hotline Counselor
Middle Earth
01.1998 - 01.2001
Anger Management Counselor
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
01.1997 - 01.2000
Master of Social Work in Social Work -
National Institute for the Psychotherapies
Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work -
Fordham University
Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work -
University at Albany