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Tawanna D. Woods

Hahira,GA

Summary

Therapist/Behavior Specialist seeking a position in which my knowledge and experience can be used to help people recover and regain their mental health

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Therapist

Helping Hands Behavioral Solutions
Waycross, Georgia
05.2024 - Current
  • Performing Intakes
  • Diagnosing adolescents, youth and adults
  • Providing therapy for transgender teens and adults
  • Working with People in Crisis
  • Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Individual and family therapy
  • Client care coordination; making referrals related to patient mental and physical health care.
  • Linking to community resources.
  • Conducting therapy services and collaborating with school to ensure mental health and educational needs are met
  • Providing home-based therapy services for services for DFCS in the following counties: Thomasville, Valdosta, Adel, Moultrie, Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Tifton Warner Robins and Macon.

Therapist

STE Counseling Services
Lake Park, Georgia
04.2022 - 05.2024
  • Performing Intakes
  • Diagnosing adolescents, youth and adults
  • Providing therapy for transgender teens and adults
  • Working with People in Crisis
  • Providing in home services for DFCS

Behavior Aid/Therapist

Pathway To Hope Counseling Services
Valdosta, Georgia
03.2011 - 03.2022
  • Provided home based therapy and other social services to individuals, families, and groups who require assistance in resolving personalities, emotional, and environmental problems which interfere with their daily social and personal functioning.
  • Helping people along their path to growth.
  • Biopsychosocial Assessments and treatment plans
  • Helping individuals find life purpose, overcome obstacles, and putting pain and grief into perspective.
  • Assist families in finding and maintaining employment, job training, or enrollment in school.
  • Focus on deep rooted beliefs and connections resources
  • Trauma based and cognitive based therapy
  • Presented meditation and stress management

Therapist

Crossroads Psychology Center
Tifton, Georgia
12.2013 - 03.2021
  • Use expressive art to help individuals explore their emotions and improve their self-esteem
  • Conducting Intakes and Assessments
  • Emotional Focused Therapy and play therapy
  • Attended meetings to share ideas, expertise and good practices

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts - Speech Communications

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia

Masters of Science - Marriage and Family Therapy

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia
01.2013

Skills

  • 20 years of experience in individual and family therapy
  • Couples therapy
  • Parenting
  • Behavior aid
  • Supervision experience
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Working with LGBTQ, pansexual teens and adolescents

Accomplishments

    2024 Therapist of the year.

Timeline

Therapist

Helping Hands Behavioral Solutions
05.2024 - Current

Therapist

STE Counseling Services
04.2022 - 05.2024

Therapist

Crossroads Psychology Center
12.2013 - 03.2021

Behavior Aid/Therapist

Pathway To Hope Counseling Services
03.2011 - 03.2022

Masters of Science - Marriage and Family Therapy

Valdosta State University

Bachelors of Fine Arts - Speech Communications

Valdosta State University
Tawanna D. Woods