Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Shelley Droescher

Winter Park,FL

Summary

Dedicated LCSW with expertise in psychosocial assessments and trauma-informed care. Proven ability in crisis intervention and group therapy, enhancing client stability and progress.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

LCSW

Lifestance, Inc.
Maitland, FL
08.2024 - Current
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments to determine client needs and develop tailored treatment plans.
  • Provided crisis intervention services, stabilizing clients experiencing acute symptoms or distress.
  • Provided individual, child and family therapy sessions for current US Armed Forces and reserve members.
  • Provided individual, child and family therapy sessions for retired US Armed forces personnel and their families.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care and ensure holistic support for clients.
  • Implemented evidence-based therapeutic techniques to enhance client engagement and progress.
  • Provided therapeutic services for victims of domestic violence and child abuse.

LCSW

MCR Health Services
Winter Park, FL
11.2020 - 08.2024

Provided mental health assessment for individual in assisted living and long term care facilities.

LCSW

Coastal Mental Health Services
Winter Park, FL
03.2018 - 11.2020
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify client needs and develop tailored treatment plans.
  • Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions, fostering a supportive environment for clients' growth.
  • Maintained timely documentation of client progress, ensuring high-quality care and adherence to ethical guidelines.
  • Assisted clients in developing and achieving realistic goals, leading to improved overall wellbeing.
  • Provided therapy services for victims of domestic and child abuse.

LCSW - Sole Proprietor

Elliott's Place
Paradise, CA
02.2001 - 07.2016
  • Led individual and group therapy sessions to enhance client mental health outcomes.
  • Developed personalized treatment plans based on comprehensive assessments and client goals.
  • Contracted with Butte County Child Welfare Services to provide therapeutic services to child victim of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.
  • Contracted with Butte County Child Services to work with families impacted by domestic violence and child sexual abuse. Provided therapeutic services in coordination with family reunification plans.
  • Provided therapeutic services to former members of the US Armed Forces and their families.

Education

Master of Arts - Social Work

California State University
Sacramento, CA

Master of Arts - Psychology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Skills

  • Psychosocial assessments
  • Assessment skills
  • Multicultural competence
  • Suicide prevention
  • Group therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Facilitating groups

Accomplishments

  • Co-author of “Actions speak louder: Effects of diagnostic labels and child behavior and perception of children.” published in Professional Psychology Research and Practice in 1985.

Certification

  • LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Trauma Informed Treatment - 2017

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working

Timeline

LCSW

Lifestance, Inc.
08.2024 - Current

LCSW

MCR Health Services
11.2020 - 08.2024

LCSW

Coastal Mental Health Services
03.2018 - 11.2020

LCSW - Sole Proprietor

Elliott's Place
02.2001 - 07.2016

Master of Arts - Social Work

California State University

Master of Arts - Psychology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte