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Stephanie Soultanian

Newbury Park,United States

Summary

I am a passionate and reliable professional with a background in psychology demonstrating a strong understanding of standard psychological assessment instruments for personality and intellectual functions, In the past I have developed customized treatment plans to address the unique needs of each client. With a focus on evidence-based care in my past work, I carefully examined relevant characteristics to provide effective and purposeful treatment. An empathetic communicator, I excel at helping clients understand the goals and purposes of their treatment. Known for organizational skills and dependability, I successfully manage multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Always willing to take on additional responsibilities to meet team goals. Possessing versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration, I bring a fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Adaptability and a proactive approach enable me to deliver effective solutions in any situation. With a strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives, I am an experienced leader who excels in developing efficient processes and ensuring high standards. Collaborative approach and commitment to excellence are well-recognized. Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, a willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills, poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm. Committed individual with foundational knowledge in Psychology and hands-on experience gained through academic projects and internships, demonstrating strong teamwork, problem-solving, and time-management skills. Prepared to embark on career journey, eager to make meaningful contributions with unwavering commitment and drive.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Psychology Extern

Bio Behavioral Institute
09.2022 - 05.2024
  • Provide evidence-based care to individuals with OCD, anxiety, and related disorders while working closely with a multidisciplinary team
  • Modalities included delivering individual, group, family, and couples therapy
  • Collaborated with team of therapists to treat shared patients in Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
  • Majority of work occurred outside office and included guiding patients through real-world situations that trigger their symptoms and working through them in real time
  • Conduct Individual and Group Therapy: Utilize evidence-based practices, such as CBT, ERP, DBT, ACT, CPT, and PE, to treat individuals with OCD, anxiety, and autism spectrum disorders
  • Participate in the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Provide therapeutic interventions for higher-severity cases, ensuring optimal patient outcomes
  • Comprehensive Patient Assessments: Perform diagnostic evaluations, develop treatment plans, and monitor progress over time
  • Collaborate with Multidisciplinary Teams: Work alongside other clinicians and administrative staff to ensure coordinated care and optimal treatment outcomes
  • Contribute to Program Development: Assist in refining and improving treatment protocols based on the latest research and clinical outcomes

Trainee Clinician, Outpatient

Adelphi University Psychological Services
09.2019 - 05.2024
  • Conduct intake interviews
  • Provide weekly therapy to one adolescent and one adult
  • Co-lead a long-term interpersonal psychotherapy group
  • Participate in weekly case conferences (2 hours), individual supervision (1 hour) and group supervision (1.5 hours)

Brief Psychotherapy Research Program Extern

Mount Sinai Beth, Israel Medical Center
09.2019 - 05.2024
  • Conduct comprehensive phone screens of potential new clients
  • Conduct psychological assessments of new clients using the M.I.N.I Assessment
  • Interview therapists and clients about their therapeutic relationship

Counseling and Psychological Services Extern

Stony Brook Counseling and Psychological Services
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Conduct individual psychotherapy in a Brief Short-Term therapy model for 6-8 hours per week with students experiencing a variety of emotional and mental health related concerns
  • Conduct intake assessments 1-2 hours per week
  • Facilitate an Acceptance and Commitment therapy group and psychiatry consultations
  • Participate in weekly staff development meetings (2 hours), individual supervision (2 hours) and Psychotherapy Seminary (1 hour)

Practice Manager

My Doctor Medical Group
05.2016 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Outpatient practice specializing in substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, chronic pain, and complex medical treatment
  • Oversaw all operations of outpatient practice specializing in substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, chronic pain, and complex medical treatment
  • Supervised a multidisciplinary team of physicians, psychotherapists and care coordinators as practice doubled in size, expanded behavioral health services and strengthened its integrated care model
  • Lead weekly interdisciplinary case reviews with clinical team
  • Lead clinical staff recruitment, training, performance evaluation, coaching, discipline and termination proceedings
  • Remained on call 24/7 as primary provider to answer urgent pages from clients and clinicians every other week
  • Simultaneously managed and report to CEO and Medical Director
  • Assigned therapists to cases, performed chart review to ensure notes and care plans are complete
  • Managed clinical staff transitions, notified clients and reassigned caseloads to ensure continuity of care
  • Performed crisis counseling, safety assessments and utilized motivational interviewing with clients
  • Managed finances, payroll, marketing, vendor, partnership and referral relationships for the practice
  • Coordinated compliance, HIPAA and OSHA training, risk management, licensing and hospital privileges
  • Outpatient practice specializing in substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, chronic pain, and complex medical treatment

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Manager

My Doctor Medical Group
10.2015 - 07.2016
  • Collaborated with clinical directors to design ketamine program to treat depression, PTSD, OCD and chronic pain
  • Conducted extensive review of current research synthesizing final protocols using data from past studies
  • Created guidelines for eligibility, medical and psychological evaluation, dosing, session safety and follow-up
  • Supported clients through emotionally challenging experiences, monitored vital signs and stability during sessions
  • Facilitated client intake and informed consent
  • Documented sessions using SOAP notes
  • Administered psychological surveys including: MADRS, BDI, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, and YBOCS
  • Followed up with clients after session, compiled qualitative session and survey data to track outcomes
  • Developed sitter manual and trained new sitters on support and session boundaries; provided ongoing supervision
  • Collaborated with medical director to define a research protocol for MDMA phase II clinical trials

Patient Care Coordinator

My Doctor Medical Group
02.2015 - 05.2016
  • Conducted intakes and orientations for substance use disorder treatment
  • Reviewed treatment specifics with new clients and their families
  • Attended complex client intakes with medical director to facilitate emerging care plans
  • Met with clients in crisis, assessed suicidality and safety plans
  • Coordinated with the clinical team, arranged welfare checks as needed
  • Reviewed positive drug test results with clients and followed up daily with high acuity cases
  • Coordinated hospitalizations and inpatient facility transfers, interfacing with inpatient staff and client families
  • Took client vitals, administered EKGs, vaccines and Breathalyzer tests
  • Observed Antabuse and urine drug tests
  • Triaged client messages for medical director and led closing meeting to address critical items
  • On-boarded clients to Mentegram App to track cravings, physical and mental health symptoms
  • Monitored client sobriety using Soberlink Breathalyzer devices
  • Developed onboarding protocols for the practice
  • Developed behavioral agreements, substance use treatment contracts and new intake forms for the practice

Community Health Worker (Medic) and Medical Collective Member

Berkeley Free Clinic
02.2011 - 12.2014
  • Provided direct primary care and counseling services for homeless and underserved clientele
  • Conducted 75-90 minute appointments to assess a range of conditions including genitourinary, dermatology and respiratory infections
  • Performed STI, HIV and pregnancy testing and discussed results with clients
  • Provided crisis intervention and harm reduction counseling for drug related mental health disturbances
  • Obtained comprehensive medical histories to rule out underlying conditions
  • Performed physical exams, phlebotomy, and vaccinations
  • Consulted with on shift clinician to confer diagnosis
  • Administered medications, discussed palliative and homeopathic care options and followed up with clients
  • Conducted psychosocial and mental health assessments to identify current environmental stressors
  • Provided individualized education and connected clients with resources for shelter, food and ongoing care
  • Provided mentorship and coaching to trainees to improve their assessment and communication skills
  • Facilitated weekend workshops, developed curriculum, training reflections and skills practices for new medics

Rock Medicine Emergency Medical Technician

Haight Ashbury Free Clinic
02.2013 - 04.2014
  • Provided emergency services and harm reduction counseling to concert patrons in medical and psychiatric distress
  • Conducted mental status exams, and medical, trauma and suicidality assessments to determine patient stability
  • Performed field triage and scene management, communicated with law enforcement and medical staff, documented all encounters accurately

Emergency Medical Technician

Berkeley Medical Reserve Corps
02.2013 - 04.2014
  • Assisted with organization set up; developed campus emergency protocols integrating with county infrastructure
  • Served as on call first responder to provide medical care at sporting events
  • Prepared presentations to educate student community about disaster response

Research Assistant

San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
02.2012 - 08.2013
  • Participated in a study examining how to overcome barriers that delay implementation of evidence-based practices in psychological care
  • Tracked clinicians over one year to determine whether providing an online training and accountability intervention resulted in higher initial and sustained implementation rates of progress monitoring in clinical practice
  • Designed survey tracking use of diary cards and reviewed Depression Anxiety Stress Scales and feedback from Online Progress Tracking Tool

Research Assistant

University of California, Berkeley Animal Behavior & Cognition Laboratory
05.2011 - 05.2012
  • Participated in a study that examined cognitive mapping of wild Eastern fox squirrels through field examination of foraging behavior and scatter hoarding dynamics
  • Recruited squirrels on UC Berkeley campus and marked them with Nyanzol-D dye
  • Maintained subject database tracking squirrel identities
  • Videotaped squirrels in the field, coded foraging videos to isolate decision-making and nut valuation patterns
  • Performed preliminary data analysis in R
  • Taught captive gerbils strategies for earning hidden food rewards, built mazes and filmed experimental trials to examine intelligence, impulse-control and spatial navigation abilities for a larger study funded by the National Science Foundation investigating the evolution of cognition
  • Habituated fox squirrels to come on command and open puzzle boxes
  • Collected and organized video footage from trials; coded videos using Ethovision, JWatcher and Observer XT

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology

The Gordon F. Derner Institute, Adelphi University
Garden City, New York
05.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Economics and Policy

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Minor of Arts - Education and Education Policy Development

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

The Gordon F. Derner Institute, Adelphi University
Garden City, New York
01.2025

Skills

  • Beginner conversational Spanish
  • Written Spanish
  • Client rapport building
  • Communication with behavioral health clinicians
  • Incident response
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Talk therapy
  • Case conceptualization
  • Data interpretation
  • Clinical documentation
  • Intervention planning
  • Pharmacology knowledge
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Emergency medicine knowledge
  • Psychological assessment
  • Behavioral medicine knowledge
  • Organization
  • Substance use disorder treatment
  • Presentations
  • Harm reduction frameworks
  • Group dynamics
  • Abstinence based frameworks
  • Independent judgement
  • Healthcare compliance
  • Research proficiency
  • Ethics
  • Behavioral intervention
  • Mandatory reporting guidelines
  • Individual counseling
  • Medical billing
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Insurance appeals
  • Group therapy
  • Claim submission
  • Clinical assessment
  • Special considerations for elderly clients
  • Culturally diverse clients
  • Cognitive assessments
  • Achievement tests
  • Rating scales
  • Projective assessments
  • Personality assessments
  • Electronic records systems
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Access
  • SPSS
  • R Statistics

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 12 staff members.
  • Collaborated with team of 12 in the development of a Ketamine Assisted Thearpy Program

Certification

  • Emergency Medical Technician License, Present
  • Basic Life Support CPR Certification, Present
  • Human Subjects Training Certification, 2019
  • HIPAA Certification, 2019
  • Motivational Interviewing (Training), 2017
  • Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Communication in Healthcare (Training), 2017

Affiliations

  • Association for Psychological Science
  • American College of Healthcare Executives
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • American Society for Professionals in Patient Safety
  • National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

Research Interests

  • Development of integrated frameworks for primary care, mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
  • Development and implementation of culturally competent and trauma-informed treatment for substance use.
  • Psychotherapy Process and Outcome.
  • Factors that promote resilience in recovery from substance use disorders, complex trauma and chronic stress.
  • Care fragmentation during transitions between higher and lower levels of care.
  • Development of interdisciplinary assessment measures to enhance clinical communication and tracking of treatment progress between medical and psychological teams.
  • Predictors of PTSD symptom severity, including individual differences, institutional and social factors in substance using populations.
  • Utilization of imaging technology to explore changes in brain activation patterns at different stages of recovery for patients with substance use disorder, chronic stress, chronic pain, and PTSD.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working

Interests

  • Regularly practice mindfulness and meditation for overall wellness
  • Youth Development Programs
  • I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community
  • Music

Timeline

Psychology Extern

Bio Behavioral Institute
09.2022 - 05.2024

Counseling and Psychological Services Extern

Stony Brook Counseling and Psychological Services
09.2021 - 06.2022

Trainee Clinician, Outpatient

Adelphi University Psychological Services
09.2019 - 05.2024

Brief Psychotherapy Research Program Extern

Mount Sinai Beth, Israel Medical Center
09.2019 - 05.2024

Practice Manager

My Doctor Medical Group
05.2016 - 03.2019

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Manager

My Doctor Medical Group
10.2015 - 07.2016

Patient Care Coordinator

My Doctor Medical Group
02.2015 - 05.2016

Rock Medicine Emergency Medical Technician

Haight Ashbury Free Clinic
02.2013 - 04.2014

Emergency Medical Technician

Berkeley Medical Reserve Corps
02.2013 - 04.2014

Research Assistant

San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
02.2012 - 08.2013

Research Assistant

University of California, Berkeley Animal Behavior & Cognition Laboratory
05.2011 - 05.2012

Community Health Worker (Medic) and Medical Collective Member

Berkeley Free Clinic
02.2011 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Economics and Policy

University of California, Berkeley

Minor of Arts - Education and Education Policy Development

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology

The Gordon F. Derner Institute, Adelphi University
  • Emergency Medical Technician License, Present
  • Basic Life Support CPR Certification, Present
  • Human Subjects Training Certification, 2019
  • HIPAA Certification, 2019
  • Motivational Interviewing (Training), 2017
  • Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Communication in Healthcare (Training), 2017

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology

The Gordon F. Derner Institute, Adelphi University
Stephanie Soultanian