Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
LANGUAGES
Timeline
Community Service
Training
EMDR Certification
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Susana Marin Dinges

Lynnwood,USA

Summary

A counselor with a collaborative mindset and experience in community health settings. Mental Health Professional (MHP). Licensed Mental Health Clinician Washington State. Committed to upholding ethical standards of ACA.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, 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.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

The Center A Place of Hope
01.2022 - Current
  • Mentored new counselors in the field, providing guidance on best practices for client engagement and treatment planning.
  • Maintained accurate and timely documentation of client progress, adhering to ethical standards and confidentiality requirements.
  • Enhanced client well-being by utilizing evidence-based therapeutic techniques in counseling sessions.
  • Reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression for clients with tailored treatment plans addressing individual needs.
  • Provided clinical supervision for interns and licensed mental health counselors associates.
  • Encouraged increased self-awareness among clients by incorporating mindfulness practices into therapy sessions.
  • Conducted thorough assessments and diagnoses of clients, identifying appropriate treatment goals and strategies.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans, ensuring optimal care for clients.
  • Established rapport with diverse clientele by demonstrating empathy, active listening, and cultural competence in counseling sessions.
  • Improved clients'' coping skills through the implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions.
  • Tailored therapeutic approaches according to each client''s specific needs, resulting in more effective interventions during sessions.
  • Facilitated psychoeducational groups for clients, fostering knowledge about mental health conditions and teaching effective coping strategies.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on industry trends and advancements in counseling techniques.
  • Facilitated smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout transitions.
  • Attended trainings to participate in regular supervision and continued education to maintain professional competence and ethical standards.
  • Adhered to ethical and legal standards for confidentiality, protecting clients' privacy.
  • Consulted with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
  • Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Clinician Supervisor

SEA MAR Community Health Centers
2018 - 10.2021
  • Work collaboratively with Program Manager to ensure optimal patient care; inclusive of utilization management outcomes.
  • Review documentation and sign off as needed or as required by applicable law.
  • Provide clinical training; assist clinicians in establishing immediate, short, and long-term therapeutic goals and in developing plan of care.
  • Perform diagnostic reviews and review requests for LOC as needed.
  • Review and ensure documentation quality, accuracy and timeliness; provide consultation as needed.
  • Assist direct service staff in meeting professional development goals.
  • Attend scheduled meetings.
  • Abide by all mandate reporting laws.
  • Provide direct supervision of in live sessions as needed or as required by applicable law and document supervision.
  • Create DBT programs and team; facilitate team dialectic behavior therapy group for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and various diagnoses.
  • Provide direct DBT training and supervision to clinicians; lead groups for adults since 2007.
  • Compliant with managed care affiliation requirements.
  • Expert working with DSM-5 diagnostic principals.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Salveo Counseling Center
11.2021 - 01.2022
  • Improved clients'' coping skills through the implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions.
  • Tailored therapeutic approaches according to each client''s specific needs, resulting in more effective interventions during sessions.
  • Maintained accurate and timely documentation of client progress, adhering to ethical standards and confidentiality requirements.

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

SEA MAR Community Health Centers
07.2007 - 09.2019
  • Diagnose stressors as needed in individual counseling for English-speaking and Spanish-speaking clients with emotional and psychiatric problems.
  • Referrals by psychiatric services; case management coordination with other agencies (e.g. hospital, police department, EPS) involved with treatment.
  • Initiate assessment and diagnosis; individual counseling and group counseling.
  • Advocacy and linkage appropriate resources and writing diagnostic assessment reports.
  • Cooperate with psychiatric service providers to ensure accuracy and provide monitoring of medications.
  • Facilitate team dialectic behavior therapy group for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and various diagnoses.

Social Worker

Municipalidad de Toledo
01.1991 - 01.1999
  • Develop agency's first Social Service Office. Provide help to children and their families through investigations, assessments of the issues contributing to abuse or neglect; filed court petitions to determine placement of children for foster care.
  • Provide counseling; instruct and train the behavior problems. Administer and distribute the home community resource provided through the project to sustain Nutrition Plan and Senior Service Program.
  • Project coordination including hiring service from community to use census work for training and data analysis.
  • Created the Cabinet of Psychotherapy in the locality of Toledo dedicated to individual and family counseling. Operation supervision of the Centro de Atención para Niños y Familia; Center for the Attention to Children and Families in the locality of Toledo.

Education

M.A. - Mental Health Counseling

Argosy University
Seattle, Washington
01.2007

Associate Degree - English Language

National University of Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
01.1999

B.A. - Social Work

National University of Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
01.1991

Skills

  • Self-esteem building
  • Anxiety reduction
  • Depression treatment
  • Suicide prevention
  • Individual counseling
  • Behavioral assessment
  • Group therapy facilitation
  • Personality disorder treatment
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder therapy
  • Post-traumatic stress therapy
  • Team leadership
  • Case documentation
  • Clinical documentation
  • Clinical interventions
  • Flexible schedule
  • Behavior modification
  • Discharge planning
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Treatment Planning
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
  • Use of EMDR, IFS, DBT, CBT, Lifespan Integration approaches

Affiliations

EMDRIA- EMDR International Association

Certification

  • January 2020 - Present DBT Development and Implementation Program Team DBT Program Consultation Team
  • June 2020 - Present Sea Mar Mental Health Clinicians and Special Population Consultant Hispanic
  • September 2019 - Present Clinician Supervisor for Sea Mar Community Health Centers Behavioral Health Program
  • January 2020 - April 2020 Behavioral Health Intensive DBT Training
  • January 2021 - Advance Dialectical and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals
  • February 2021 COVID Diagnosis and Use of Substances
  • December 2020 - Telehealth and DBT Best Practices, Essential Skills and Ensuring Safety
  • November 2020 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • October 2020 - Solution Focus Brief Therapy
  • October 2020 - Differentiating Differential Diagnosis with DSM-5
  • October 2020 Master in Mental Health Documentation and Medical Necessity
  • October 2020 Different Diagnosis Challenges with Trauma, Self Injury, Impulsivity and Other Complex Behaviors
  • April 2020 Law and Ethics
  • October 2019 Clinician Supervisor Confidently Address Difficult Issues and Build Foundation for Success
  • October 2019 Incorporating Recovery Principles and Practices into Mental Health Treatment
  • November 2019 The Issue and Treatment Focus Care Mass Shooters and Murderers Motives and Paths Ethics for Counselors
  • June 2019 Leave the Trauma Informed Care Training Certification
  • May 2019 Healing with the Arts Course
  • April 2019 Art Therapy for Anxiety, Chronic Pain and Addictions
  • December 2018 Internal Family Systems Therapy for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Abuse
  • November 2018 Internal Family Systems Step by Step
  • November 2018 The Challenge of Complex Trauma Embracing the Disowned Self
  • November 2018 The Myth of Unfair Self Dialogue with the Multiplicity of Mind
  • November 2018 The Law of Addictions
  • November 2018 The Ethics for Counselors
  • November 2018 Integrating Mindfulness into Clinical Practice
  • November 2018 Building Great Marriages with Drs. John and Julie Gottman
  • January 2018 Working with Attachment and Temperament in the Development of Adult Personality
  • June 2017 Common Elements Treatment Approach CETA Team Collaborative
  • June 2017 The Page from the Book and Management Adult Mental Health Recovery for Practitioners
  • April 2017 The Body Keeps the Score Trauma and Healing
  • February 2017 Nutrition and Integrative Intervention for Mental Health Disorders
  • February 2017 Hour PTSD Effects and Brain and Biology
  • April 2017 Trust and Meaning Making Parent Child Interaction
  • April 2017 Reviewing the Brain Neurofeedback
  • February 2017 Brain-Based Therapy and Practice Neuroscience Attachment and Emotion Regulation
  • June 2016 Solution Self-Mutilation Stopping the Pain
  • December 2016 EMDR Part II Initial Trauma Bereavement
  • March 2015 EMDR Part I
  • April 2013 Advance Dialectic Behavior Therapy
  • April 2013 Dialectic Behavior Therapy
  • October 2011 Ethics in Risk Management and Malpractice Lawsuits Collision of Law and Ethics
  • April 2011 The Art of Dying Workshop
  • April 2011 Advance Dialectic Behavior Therapy
  • October 2010 Cognitive Behavior Therapy

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish and English

Timeline

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

The Center A Place of Hope
01.2022 - Current

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Salveo Counseling Center
11.2021 - 01.2022

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

SEA MAR Community Health Centers
07.2007 - 09.2019

Social Worker

Municipalidad de Toledo
01.1991 - 01.1999

Associate Degree - English Language

National University of Córdoba

B.A. - Social Work

National University of Córdoba

M.A. - Mental Health Counseling

Argosy University

Clinician Supervisor

SEA MAR Community Health Centers
2018 - 10.2021

Community Service

Córdoba, Argentina, 1990, 1999, Lead in University Ministry groups and youth work for the local church in Córdoba, Argentina (1990-1999)., Activities coordinated at the Toledo Community Senior Center (Córdoba, Argentina)., Coordinator of Economic and Welfare assistance at the Community Senior Center in Toledo Argentina., Participated in the development of the Prevention of AIDS Project directed at prostitution in the city of Córdoba (1993-1994)., Volunteer at Toledo Education Center in Toledo. Joint continuity between kindergarten, elementary, and high school levels. Formation of the interdisciplinary team with touch human resources Hierarchical structuring and fortification of Inter-institutional relations., Community Educate and Coordinate in the formation of community caregivers.

Training

  • Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Personality Disorders in Adults Social Management Drug Dependency and AIDS Victimology Children Victim of Crime.
  • June 2011 Common Elements Treatment Approach CETA Team Collaborative.
  • June 2017 The Page from the Book and Management Adult Mental Health Recovery for Practitioners.
  • April 2017 The Body Keeps the Score Trauma and Healing.
  • February 2017 Nutrition and Integrative Intervention for Mental Health Disorders.
  • February 2017 Hour PTSD Effects and Brain and Biology.
  • April 2017 Trust and Meaning Making Parent Child Interaction.
  • April 2017 Reviewing the Brain Neurofeedback.
  • February 2017 Brain-Based Therapy and Practice Neuroscience Attachment and Emotion Regulation.
  • June 2016 Solution Self-Mutilation Stopping the Pain.
  • December 2016 EMDR Part II Initial Trauma Bereavement.
  • March 2015 EMDR Part I.
  • April 2013 Advance Dialectic Behavior Therapy.
  • April 2013 Dialectic Behavior Therapy.
  • October 2011 Ethics in Risk Management and Malpractice Lawsuits Collision of Law and Ethics.
  • April 2011 The Art of Dying Workshop.
  • April 2011 Advance Dialectic Behavior Therapy.
  • October 2010 Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

EMDR Certification

English and Spanish speaking


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