Stephanie Freise

• Enhanced client progress by utilizing evidence-based counseling techniques and individualized treatment plans.
• Improved client satisfaction through consistent communication, empathy, and understanding of their unique challenges.
• Developed and facilitated group therapy sessions for increased social support and skill-building opportunities.
• Assisted clients in setting realistic goals, developing action plans, and monitoring progress towards achievement.
• Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to encourage positive change in clients'' lives.
• Coordinated referrals between agencies to ensure seamless transitions for clients receiving multiple services.
• Established trusting therapeutic alliances with clients through empathetic listening, validation, and unconditional positive regard.
• Guided clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with problems.
• Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions to promote positive behavior change.

• Encouraged participants to open up and share thoughts at group counseling sessions.
• Maintained high level of patient confidentiality to comply with all federal and company regulations.
• Maintained up-to-date clinical documentation via electronic recordkeeping systems.
• Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.

• Facilitated group and individual therapy in outpatient setting
• Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis
• Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Managed caseload of 30 patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders
• Trained in substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and effects of employment and housing issues on mental health
• Offered and documented treatment consent forms in patient health records
• Evaluated patients and implemented comprehensive treatment plans to enhance mental health.

Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters discovered through interviews and standardized assessments

• Devised and enhanced treatment strategies to promote continued progress
• Led supportive group discussions and education sessions with alcohol and drug users and families
• Charted on each patient daily.

• Assisted and accompanied clients and families to court, legal appointments, health care, public benefits and social or community agencies relative to client short- and long-term stabilization goals
• Documented all relevant information by filling out forms and completing case reports
• Interviewed children, members of families, medical personnel and law enforcement to gain valuable information for each case
• Conducted in-depth assessments to determine if children were safe from harm and abuse at home
• Devised and implemented safety plans for children suspected as victims of abuse or neglect.