Yechiel Aharonof
Cassville,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and perceptive, providing exceptional care and support in a safe, non-judgmental space. Employing a client-centered approach, treatment plans are tailored to empower personal growth and positive transformation. Guided by keen insights and active listening, clients are empowered to navigate challenges and discover their inner strengths. Commitment to continuous learning ensures updated therapeutic techniques and the highest standard of care for each client. Through empathy and insight, genuine connections and strong therapeutic alliances are fostered.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychotherapist-Clinical Director
Empowered Change LLC - Private Practice Setting
01.2020 - Current
- Caseload consists of teens and adults struggling with wide range of trauma, grief, addictions in addition to anxiety, depression, and anger
- Facilitate collaborative sessions with parents or caregivers, with objective of promoting and supporting client's well-being
- Enable clients to feel empowered to making decision that reflect off their values instead of desires
- Collaborate with clients on creating realistic and attainable therapy goals
School Social Worker
Kaminetz Yeshiva- Yeled V'Yalda
07.2021 - 06.2023
- For grades 1-8
- Mediated conflict resolution between staff members and students, and between students amongst themselves
- Facilitated and mediated group sessions
- Led team-building activities and group discussions to promote camaraderie and curb bullying
- Supervised social work intern
- Collaborated, and provided psycho-education to both students, staff members, and providers
Psychotherapist
Yeshiva Torah Temimah-Dept Of Ed
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Psychotherapist/School Social Worker grades 1-8
- Mediated conflict resolution between students, between students and caregivers, between students and school staff
- Provided guidance and psycho-education for teachers, parents, and students
Psychotherapist/School Social Worker
Jewish Board For Family And Children Services
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Psychotherapist in multicultural setting for children, adolescents, adults, and couples struggling with suicidal ideation, trauma, anxiety, OCD, anger, addiction and depression
- Facilitated classroom discussions and teamwork activities to foster cohesiveness and curb bullying
- Offered follow-up discussions for conflict resolution
- Collaborated with school staff in weekly/biweekly follow-ups regarding client's progression with therapy
- Conducted evaluations to assess the mental and emotional needs of potential clients referred from school staff
- Collaborated in creating a screening tool for teachers to identify early on potential issues with students before it became a major issue
Psychotherapist
Interborough Development and Consultation Center
09.2017 - 08.2019
- In multicultural setting for children, adolescents, and adults suffering from trauma, anxiety, anger, depression, and anorexia
- Collaborated with psychiatrists to ensure client's overall well-being
- Mediated and facilitated joint collateral sessions with caregivers of clients to ensure clients were meeting their goals both in and out of therapy
- Provided psycho-education for children, teens, adults, and parents
Psychotherapist
Brienza Academic Advantage-Skver Yeshiva
09.2016 - 06.2017
- School social worker In elementary School for children grades 2-8
- Caseload consisted of children struggling with ADHD, ODD, trauma, grief, anxiety, anger, bullying, and caregiver issues
- Collaborated with children to comprehend and address caregiver-related concerns
- Collaborated and developed therapy goals with students
- Collaborated and guided school staff how to enhance each client's level of functioning
- Collaborated with school staff to address student safety concerns and implemented safety plan moving forward
Intern
My Extended Family
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Psychotherapist for children ages 1-8, from single parent homes
- Researched, created, planned, and coordinated after-school program from A-Z for boys division
- Facilitated group therapy for boys from after-school program
- Collaborated with referral resource to ensure client's emotional and mental health needs were addressed
Intern
Sephardic Bikur Holim
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Social Service case manager for clients with low-income
- Collaborated, created, and planned with clients on setting achievable stable goals
- Weekly/bi-weekly check ins and follow up with clients
- Collaborated with other team members to ensure clients and their families received necessary services
- Helped families transition from chaos to calmness, from confusion to clarity
- Helped clients create willingness to commit and follow through with stated plan of action
Education
Masters of Social Work - Social Work, Addictions
Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY05.2016
Bachelors in Social Work - Social Work
Touro College
Brooklyn,NY06.2014
Skills
- Code Compliance
- Managing Patient Cases
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Clinical Supervision
- Collaborative Skills
- Treatment planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Building rapport
- Consultations
Certification
- CBT- 2016
- Motivational Interviewing-2017
- TFCBT-2020
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction-2020
Self Regulation Through Movement
It is a course I created using skills from martial arts and ground fighting. Through the exercise I teach students:
- how to combat stress,
- stay grounded even in the face of hostile environments
- and redirect their opponents attacks, (I teach them how to carry this over to an emotional triggering situation)
- understanding how your body moves and how to use it to your advantage
- use their breath to guide their movement
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hebrew
Native or Bilingual
Yiddish
Limited Working
Timeline
Psychotherapist
Yeshiva Torah Temimah-Dept Of Ed
10.2021 - 06.2022
School Social Worker
Kaminetz Yeshiva- Yeled V'Yalda
07.2021 - 06.2023
Psychotherapist-Clinical Director
Empowered Change LLC - Private Practice Setting
01.2020 - Current
Psychotherapist/School Social Worker
Jewish Board For Family And Children Services
09.2019 - 06.2021
Psychotherapist
Interborough Development and Consultation Center
09.2017 - 08.2019
Psychotherapist
Brienza Academic Advantage-Skver Yeshiva
09.2016 - 06.2017
Intern
My Extended Family
09.2015 - 06.2016
Intern
Sephardic Bikur Holim
08.2014 - 06.2015
Masters of Social Work - Social Work, Addictions
Long Island University
Bachelors in Social Work - Social Work
Touro College
- CBT- 2016
- Motivational Interviewing-2017
- TFCBT-2020
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction-2020
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