Overview
Work History
Education
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Training
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SUSAN A. MONTGOMERY

Austin,TX

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

LPC-Associate

Center For Relational Care
10.2023 - Current
  • Provide counseling services to children 4-12, and families. Goal setting; treatment planning. Child Parent Relationship Training

Occupational Therapist

Private Pediatric, From The Heart Therapy Services
Austin, Texas
01.1997 - Current
  • Evaluation and treatment of children from 1–16 years of age with sensory processing disorders and other conditions
  • Instruct parents and teachers involved in child's daily routine on home program activities
  • Supervise technicians
  • Supervise and train occupational therapy interns.

Graduate Level Counseling Intern

Center for Relational Care
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Parent coaching, counsel children and couples; Goal setting and treatment planning

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • Counsel individual and family clients using systems approach

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Counsel individual, family and children; Goal setting and treatment planning

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Counsel individual clients and complete play therapy practice with children; Goal setting and treatment planning.

Occupational Therapist

Pflugerville Independent School District
08.1995 - 06.1997
  • Occupational therapy evaluation and treatment for children in school setting over a wide range of disability
  • Instructed teachers and others involved in the child's daily activity.

Occupational Therapist

Capital Area Easter Seals
01.1990 - 07.1995
  • Evaluation and treatment of children from 0-12 years of age
  • Instructed parents on home program activities
  • Fabrication of splints and other adaptive equipment
  • Supervision of technicians and occupational therapy interns.
  • Collaborated with a team including physical therapists, speech therapists, educators, social workers, psychologists

Education

Master of Arts - Professional Counseling

Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy

Florida International University
Miami, FL
1988

Barry University
Miami, Florida
1985

Skills

  • Child/parent relationship training (including groups)
  • Family and client psycho-education
  • Strong background in sensory processing disorders
  • Strong background with children who are neurodivergent and/or those with a physical disability
  • Treatment planning
  • Client assessment
  • Parent coaching
  • Play therapy
  • Team player

Training

  • January 2023-May 2023: Child Parent Relationship Training
  • January 2022-May 2022: Intermediate Methods in Play Therapy
  • August 2021-December 2021: Intermediate Methods in Marriage and Family
  • September 2021: Zur Institute Telehealth Basic Training
  • September 2021: DFPS-Reporting Suspected Abuse/Neglect of a Child
  • October 2020: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)


Affiliations

Chi Sigma Iota, Phi Kappa Phi, American Counseling Association, American Occupational Therapy Association, The Association for Play Therapy

Presentation

July, 2023- CRC, Austin Texas, Introduction to Sensory Processing and Modulation

April, 2023-Texas State University, San Marcos Texas- Sensory Processing Disorders-How Professional Counselors Can Support Clients and Their Famiies with this Condition

March, 2023- Ensemble Therapy, Austin Texas, Sensory Processing Disorders-How Professional Counselors Can Support Clients and Their Family with this Condition

May, 2022- Texas State University, Introduction to Sensory Processing and Modulation



  

Timeline

LPC-Associate

Center For Relational Care
10.2023 - Current

Graduate Level Counseling Intern

Center for Relational Care
08.2022 - 08.2023

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
06.2022 - 08.2022

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
01.2022 - 05.2022

Graduate level Counseling Intern

Texas State Counseling Center
08.2021 - 12.2022

Occupational Therapist

Private Pediatric, From The Heart Therapy Services
01.1997 - Current

Occupational Therapist

Pflugerville Independent School District
08.1995 - 06.1997

Occupational Therapist

Capital Area Easter Seals
01.1990 - 07.1995

Master of Arts - Professional Counseling

Texas State University

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy

Florida International University

Barry University
SUSAN A. MONTGOMERY