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A highly skilled, compassionate, empathetic and goal oriented psychotherapist dedicated to providing exceptional care and implementing effective treatment plans for children, adolescents and adults experiencing or exposed to mental health disorders. Skilled in assessments, intakes, referrals, crisis management and case management. With more than 10 years experience leading, managing and supervising professional staff in social services, psychotherapy and counselling services.Demonstrated track record of success working with diverse client populations in one-on -one and group settings. Effective motivator, communicator and advocate with inherent ability to manage all types of personalities, diffuse stressful situations, proactively resolve issues, meet and achieve challenging goals. Innate ability to establish rapport quickly, build trust, interact with and relate to individuals on all levels. Superior leadership skills proven in successful group development and facilitation. Team oriented; consistently recognized for ability to establish and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues, administration, local, state and federal agencies. Strong interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills.
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Co-Authored and presented original research at 2008 Association for Behavioral Analysis International.
Created and run site, Evidence Based Optimism, which has received public endorsement from psychologists at Harvard and Scientific American.
Scored in the top 1% nationally on the National Counselor Examination with a score of 136.
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Skilled in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
Supervision & Managing Creating Innovative Solutions Suicide Risk Assessments Therapeutic Expertise Psychiatric Population Familiarity Excellent Communication & Negotiation Skills Extensive DSM-V KnowledgeExceptional Problem SolverClinical Documentation MasteryCommunity Resources Specialist Dual Diagnosis ExpertiseMood & Thought Disorders Specialist |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Texas, 2015-currently
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of North Carolina, 1
Providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy to adolescents and adults in a private practice setting, as well as offering health services to persons in need, while primarily serving adult clients ages 14 to 100+.
Working with clients who are suffering from mental health issues and symptoms including depression, phobias, anxiety, substance abuse, physical or psychosomatic disorders and behavioral problems.
Completing diagnostic assessments and conducting a series of individual sessions with a client one or more times per week to assess need, build trust, and explore issues, while encouraging the client to talk about and explore their feelings and behavior.
Discussing progress toward goals with patients such as medication regimen, family relationships, educational programs, social development, or other behavioral problems, while always maintaining individual and group counseling notes and documentation following the treatment session.
Continuously evaluating therapy outcomes, changing methods and degrees of therapy when indicated by client reactions and needs, referring clients on to psychologists, psychiatrists, or other specialists for additional treatment plans when needed.
Conducting group sessions in a training capacity for other professionals, such as social workers, nurses, and teachers, who are interested in learning more about how groups work and how they function within them.
Keeping abreast of developments in theory and research, while networking within the health professional community and other potential business areas to maintain continuity of work and client base.
Undergoing personal supervision with another appropriately qualified person, in order to raise personal issues and professional concerns arising from work.
Overseeing and directing the activities and programs of the hospice, providing services to adults, children, and adolescents.
Coordinating services with other company programs to represents the clinical programs on special projects as well as serving as liaison to the medical council.
Providing clinical oversight and administrative leadership for all social work staff, ensuring that units meet all appropriate standards.
Educating clients about death and dying processes and provide grief counseling, as well as completing psychosocial assessments of patients and their families, particularly as it pertains to end-of-life issues.
Regularly visiting and providing support, resources, and counseling to patients and families receiving hospice services.
Completing diagnostic assessments and providing individual and family therapy to persons living in nursing homes
Collaborating with all other health providers caring for the individuals to provide the best care possible.
Expanding the organization\\'s capabilities by being the first employee to provide teletherapy to clients.
Working together with a PhD psychologist, a psychiatrist and the nursing home staff to provide the best care possible.
Providing clinical oversight for social work staff.
Completing psychosocial assessments of patients and their families particularly as it pertains to end of life issues.
Regularly visiting and providing support, resources, and counseling to patients and families receiving hospice services.
Educating clients about death and dying processes, as well as providing grief counseling.
Completing psychosocial assessments of patients mainly on the senior care unit.
Providing individual, family, and group therapy.
Collaborating with interdisciplinary treatment team, community agencies, and providers to develop treatment and discharge planning.
Supervising, planning, coordinating, providing leadership, and directing the administrative and clinical activities for four outpatient mental health clinics using an open access model through the use of teletherapy.
Providing clinical oversight and administrative leadership for seven psychotherapists, one psychiatrist, one nurse practitioner, one physician assistant, one L.V.N., and six administrative assistants.
Ensuring daily that the persons being served are properly triaged and getting the services they need in a timely and appropriate manner.
Developing and implementing policies and quality improvement procedures for the agency.
Providing direct clinical services including individual therapy, triaging, and crisis intervention.
Liaising with county behavioral health and other community partners to build collaborative resources.
Teaching crisis intervention training to local law enforcement officers and first responders.
Participating and collaborate in community events and committees in order to better serve our clients and community.
Performing psychosocial assessments, treatments, and discharge planning of patients withsevere and persistent mental illness and substance abuse issues.
Providing clinical oversight and administrative leadership for 15 clinical social workers when regular supervisor is absent.
Working with an interdisciplinaryteam of professionals including duke and UNC psychiatrists, nurses, recreation therapists, psychologists, pharmacists, and other medical providers.
Training duke and UNC psychiatry residents.
Providing group, individual, and family counseling as well as psycho education including DBT and other evidence based practices.
Providing clinical oversight and administrative leadership for all department social workers when regular supervisor is absent.
Organizing and leading meetings to put together comprehensive discharge and treatment plans.
Providing clinical supervision and training for students in M.S.W. programs from local universities.
Clinical Social Worker - Triumph, LLC - Hillsborough, NC - 2006 to 2007
Clinical Care Manager - Value Options - Research Triangle Park, NC - 2005 to 2005
Clinical Social Worker - John Umstead Hospital - Butner, NC - 2000 to 2005
Program Director - Holly Hill Behavioral Hospital - Raleigh, NC - 1999 to 1999
Instructor (part-time) - Piedmont Community College-Roxboro, NC - Fall 1998
Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor - Tri-County MHMR - Conroe, TX - 1994 to 1997
Instructor - San Jacinto Junior College - Pasadena, TX - 1991 to 1994
Instructor - Lamar University - Orange, TX - 1988 to 1991