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Work History
Education
Skills
Self-Care Activities
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Tammy Toriello

Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Westerly,RI
Tammy Toriello

Summary

Empathetic and dedicated Mental Health Counselor extensively trained in diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of mental health and personality disorders, behavioral disorders, and learning disabilities for children, adolescents, and adults. Highly accomplished in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment, crisis intervention, and risk assessment with 11 years of work in the mental health field. Reliable and hardworking leader with with more than 2 years of demonstrated strengths in resolving problems, training and motivating staff to comply with agency's standards, optimize patient care, and facilitate social services. Extensive experience in team-based environments managing multiple priorities, collaborating with medical doctors, psychiatrists, mental health therapists, school staff, case managers, and intake coordinators, and demonstrating ability to easily adapt and work well under pressure in fast-paced environment.

Overview

11
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education
4

Years of team leadership

Work History

Self-Employed
Westerly, RI

Private Practice Mental Health Counselor
09.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Uses advanced counseling skills and evidence-based practices to provide individual, group, and couple's counseling, as well as provide diagnostic assessments and develop treatment plans.
  • Provides psychotherapy for the following: trauma, domestic abuse, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, co-occurring disorders, personality disorders.
  • Consults with highly skilled medical staff, mental health providers, school staff, pre-service trial staff, case managers.
  • Gathers insurance information, processes payments, and submits claims to insurance companies, tracks payments and manages billing.
  • Facilitates smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout transitions.
  • Effectively maintains caseload of 25-35 sessions per week.

LifeSpan
Charlestown, RI

Emergency Services Clinician
02.2015 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Provided psychiatric evaluations as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) in emergency rooms in Rhode Island and community mental health center for South County area.
  • Monitored mental health hotline, assessed risk, and resolved problems.
  • Provided diagnostic intake assessments and case assignment.
  • Consulted with medical doctors, psychiatrists, mental health professionals, intake coordinators, insurance companies, in determination of need to hospitalize patient in a psychiatric hospital.
  • Prepared variety of oral and written communications, reports, and documents.
  • Performed bed search for patient's needing psychiatric hospitalization, facilitated insurance pre-certifications, transportation to hospital, and transferred patient care back to ED medical staff.
  • Trained interns and newly hired ES clinicians and fostered excellence by example by "setting pace" and helping clinical staff.
  • Provided emergency response in crisis situations to diffuse tensions and prevent violence.
  • Hands on mentor to clinical staff.

Newport County Community Mental Health Center
Middletown , RI

Clinical Team Leader
08.2013 - 04.2015

Job overview

  • Provided group and individual therapy
  • Led treatment plan meetings with psychiatrist, nurse, and case manager by designing, writing, and coordinating person-centered treatment plans for each client.
  • Assisted with medication management tasks for low-functioning patients diagnosed with severe and persistent mental health disorders to ensure daily ingestion of prescribed psychotropic medications and work with team members to resolve any problems associated with provision of medication.
  • Provided clinical consultation and guidance to Bachelor level case management staff
  • Ensured each team member completed of all agency documentation in a timely manner.
  • As a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) provided risk assessment, crisis intervention, stabilization, and counseling for individuals who presented in crisis, including assessment for emergency hospitalization.
  • Led interdisciplinary team meetings to review client caseload, treatment, concerns and recommendations.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.

Stonington Institute
Groton, CT

Therapist
04.2013 - 10.2013

Job overview

  • Functioned as the clinical expert in assessment, planning, and delivery of clinical treatment services to the clients in the Partial Hospitalization unit of Stonington Institute.
  • Responsible for all clinical aspects of patient care, including risk assessment, treatment planning, individual and group therapy, as well as psycho-educational and family services.
  • Provided services in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary treatment team, including program director, intake coordinator, case managers, residential staff, pharmacists, medical staff, and psychiatrists.
  • Provided crisis support and emergency care for patients.
  • Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans, and treatment reports.

South Bay Community Services
Fall River, MA

Mental Health Therapist
01.2013 - 04.2013

Job overview

  • Provided outreach counseling to individual, group, and family.
  • Consulted with outside agencies, referral sources, and other professionals as necessary.
  • Attended supervision, staff meetings, and consultations as required.
  • Initiated, maintained, and completed clinical files and records for each client, including initial evaluations, assessments, treatment plans, session notes, transfer and termination summaries and other required documentation.
  • Responded to client emergencies as needed.
  • Attended court hearings, CORE evaluations, and other meetings as required.
  • Kept supervisor informed of progress of all cases.
  • Maintained confidentiality in all clinical matters.
  • Remain compliant with billing and documentation in accordance with direct service requirement.
    ∙ Other duties as required

Education

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Bachelor of Science from Developmental And Adolescent Psychology
01.1991 - 09.1993

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Master of Science from Mental Health Counseling
06.2010 - 01.2013

Internship At Providence VA
Providence VA Medical Center

from PTSD And Research
11.2011 - 12.2012

Skills

    PTSD specialist

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Self-Care Activities

  • Long distance running and participation in races
  • Yoga
  • Art
  • Road Trips
  • Hiking
  • Social Activities with family and friends
  • Exploring

Timeline

Private Practice Mental Health Counselor

Self-Employed
09.2017 - Current

Emergency Services Clinician

LifeSpan
02.2015 - 09.2017

Clinical Team Leader

Newport County Community Mental Health Center
08.2013 - 04.2015

Therapist

Stonington Institute
04.2013 - 10.2013

Mental Health Therapist

South Bay Community Services
01.2013 - 04.2013

Internship At Providence VA

from PTSD And Research
11.2011 - 12.2012

Liberty University

Master of Science from Mental Health Counseling
06.2010 - 01.2013

Liberty University

Bachelor of Science from Developmental And Adolescent Psychology
01.1991 - 09.1993
Tammy TorielloLicensed Mental Health Counselor