Shirley Issakhan
Glendale,CA
Summary
Empathetic and self-directed AMFT-128788 with excellent active listening and communication skills. Facilitate groups, individual, couple, and family counseling sessions to help clients pinpoint underlying emotions stressors, conflicts and trauma. Clinical training in diverse area of trauma, intimate partner violence, eating disorder, and reproductive mental health. Trauma-Focused Care including CBT, EMDR and Fertility Counseling.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Orenda Family Therapy Services
Los Angeles , CA
11.2021 - Current
- Conduct individual, couples, and family counseling sessions and provide therapeutic interventions.
- Establish and assess treatment goals.
- Work collaboratively with client, nutritionist, psychiatrist, and doctors to maximize support in eating disorder recovery.
- Incorporate treatment methodologies and evidence-based practices to meet clients' specific needs.
- Maintained current knowledge of therapy treatment modalities by attending training, and to optimize clients' journey to healing.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
YWCA Glendale
Glendale, CA
06.2020 - Current
- Empowered clients to tackle challenging situations with better and more diverse coping skills.
- Conduct individual and family counseling, and provide therapeutic interventions and treatment goals.
- Assist clients in mindfulness techniques, relaxation skills, social skills, and emotional coping skills.
- Utilized empathy and active listening to build relationships with clients.
- Facilitated weekly group counseling, including Domestic Violence Education, Support/Life Skills, and Parenting.
- Executed appropriate risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Conducted outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services for regular cases and crisis intervention.
Lipstick Angel/Beauty Specialist Volunteer
City Of Hope
Duarte, CA
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Offered complimentary makeup and hydrating treatments to patients.
- Sat with patients in need of companionship and emotional support.
- Offered clients personalized options to answer a wide range of needs.
Regional Account Manager
Financial Partners Credit Union
Downey, CA
02.2013 - 07.2017
- Built long-term relationships with clients by utilizing active listening, effective, communication and dynamic interpersonal skills
- Conduct training for a diverse group of clients
- Create personalized plan to meet client needs
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology- MFT
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA06.2021
Skills
- Articulate and effective in communications
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Client goal planning, progress and evaluation
- Developing trust and maintaining therapeutic relationships
- Trauma focused approach CBT/EMDR
- EMDR Certified/Fertility Counseling Certificate
- Safety and risk assessments
- Trilingual in Farsi, Assyrian, English
- Relationship Building
Timeline
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Orenda Family Therapy Services
11.2021 - Current
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
YWCA Glendale
06.2020 - Current
Lipstick Angel/Beauty Specialist Volunteer
City Of Hope
04.2019 - 12.2019
Regional Account Manager
Financial Partners Credit Union
02.2013 - 07.2017
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology- MFT
Pepperdine University
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