Tomasita Espinosa

Licensed Clinical Social Worker with expertise in private practice, specializing in individual therapy for anxiety, depression, and trauma. Experienced in conducting Foster and Adoption Home Studies, Immigration forensic studies for visa and political asylum cases, providing expert evaluations for legal proceedings. Committed to fostering client empowerment through evidence-based therapeutic techniques.

• Company Overview: contract with Texas Military Department
• Collaborated as part of the Behavioral Health team to provide comprehensive clinical services to service members, including screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and crisis intervention.
• Engaged in routine communication with service members, leadership, and treatment providers to ensure holistic behavioral health support.
• Maintained detailed electronic health records, documenting treatment plans and client progress.
• Conducted thorough intake evaluations to assess mental and physical health needs, consulting with military leadership as necessary.
• Delivered ongoing clinical case management and made fitness-for-duty decisions in collaboration with licensed providers.
• Operated remotely with a travel requirement of 25% within Texas.

• Assessed veterans and service members for needs and connected them to services within school system.
• Coordinated care for veterans and service members within Central Texas VA Health Care System.
• Provided therapy to veterans and service members for array of mental health diagnoses and issues.
• Supported veterans and service members in requesting academic accommodations.
• Educated veterans and service members on coping skills to address classroom issues.
• Hosted outreach events to enroll veterans on campus into Central Texas VA Health Care System

• Counseled individuals, groups, and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations, and develop action plans.
• Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other psychosocial issues.
• Provided tools for clients and families to communicate better and negotiate issues for improved family relationships.
• Documented patient information, treatment plans and patient responses.
• Referred clients to specialists, educational outreach programs or social service agencies for additional interventional needs.
• Gathered information about clients using observational techniques and interviews, case histories and other assessment methodologies.

• Assessed patient’s psychosocial needs and provided community service coordination.
• Intervened in crisis situations as needed.
• Acted as liaison between patient, community, and post-acute care providers.
• Facilitated timely implementation of discharge plans.
• Arranged post-acute interventions based on plan of care.
• Supported patients suffering from neurological disorders.
• Conducted timely assessment of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk, and initiate safety plan as appropriate.
• Provided interventions independently with Veterans and their families/caregivers who are experiencing wide range of complicated medical, behavioral health, financial, legal, and psychosocial problems

• Provided mental health therapy services to individuals
• Met via telephone or video teleconference with patients to provide therapy.
• Conducted initial intake, assessment of risk, safety planning, assessment of needs, and care coordination.
• Treated patients with conditions like chronic pain, cancer, heart failure, diabetes, substance misuse, bereavement, post-partum depression, and traumatic life events.
• Evaluated treatment techniques after sufficient time periods to determine effectiveness for each client.
• Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes and test results and identified and diagnosed nature of clients' problems.

Created methods to evaluate social work practices, improved treatment services, and established educational programs for Veterans, community agencies, students, and staff to enhance understanding of Veteran-specific interventions. Offered consultation, guidance, and expertise to community organizations regarding Veteran’s caregiver specific issues and needs.

• Provided range of interventions and treatment modalities which may include individual, group, and family counseling or psychotherapy.
• Independently formulated and implemented treatment plan including measurable, achievable goals identifying Veterans' needs, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity.
• Provided subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on psychosocial treatment of Veterans offering professional opinions based on experience, expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills.