Experience

St. David's Center for Child and Family Development

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Practitioner III

  • Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Provided cognitive-behavioral and play therapy to school-aged children who display emotional disturbance and/or behavioral problems; created a safe therapeutic milieu, established rapport, and assisted with coping strategies to mitigate negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors • Examined behavioral and nonverbal cues to determine the best therapy approach for uncommunicative and socially disconnected clients • Diagnosed clients presented with mental health disorders by consulting with… Show more • Provided cognitive-behavioral and play therapy to school-aged children who display emotional disturbance and/or behavioral problems; created a safe therapeutic milieu, established rapport, and assisted with coping strategies to mitigate negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors • Examined behavioral and nonverbal cues to determine the best therapy approach for uncommunicative and socially disconnected clients • Diagnosed clients presented with mental health disorders by consulting with multiple care coordinators and families to draft assessments, treatment plans, and screen psychological tests Show less



Alpha Emergence Behavioral Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Residential Counselor

  • May 2022 - Sep 2022

  • Rehabilitated adults who sexually offended and/or at-risk individuals who are engaging in problematic sexual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a structured mental health residential program • Implemented person-centered approach through social skills development, therapeutic modules, and assignments in a team-intensive setting that reduced sexual criminality and safely transitioned clients back into society

• Practicum Student

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022



Regions Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mental Health Associate

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

  Saint Paul, MN, United States • Supported over two hundred clinical patients, gaining exposure to a variety of mental health disorders including serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) • Handled crisis situations by using sound judgment, critical thinking skills and verbal de-escalation/physical intervention techniques which had reduced many emotional distress and physical conflicts



Healthy Community Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Northfield, Minnesota • Collaborated with the Rice County Chemical and Mental Health Coalition through quantitative research and data examination on substance use among adolescents; brought awareness to the community and developed strategies to reduce and prevent underage drinking and drug use • Researched the efficacy and design of school-based diversion programs for redirecting offending youths from entering the criminal justice system