Experience

Newport Healthcare

• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Clinical Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  -Provides training, support and supervision to clinicians and milieu staff as needed-Acts as Interim Clinical Director in the absence of the Clinical Director-Conducts audits of medical records to ensure quality and timely submission of clinical documentation-Intervene and assist as needed with clients and/or families in crisis prevention and intervention-Assist with implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state licensing and accreditation requirements

• Family Therapist

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  -Carried a caseload of families and facilitated various therapeutic groups-Provided Attachment Based Family Therapy to families on a weekly basis-Conducted bi-weekly parent psychoeducation of various topics-Collaborated with treatment team to ensure well rounded treatment-Conducted peer reviews with insurance agencies as required by the Utilization Review department-Intervened and assisted as needed with clients and/or families re: crisis prevention and intervention-Prepared families/client for transition back into the home Show less



Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)

• Individual and Family Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• School-Based Clinician

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  -Only school counselor onsite, managed and triaged all incoming referrals -Maintained a caseload with a minimum of 20 students and provided brief, solution focused therapy -Focused on at risk youth struggling with gang involvement, food scarcity, bullying, SUD, parent incarceration and family trauma -Provided immediate crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment -Collaborated with RSP's, School Psychologist and teachers -Participated in IEP meetings, re-entry meetings, and behavioral management meetings Show less



Kaiser Permanente

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

• Therapist Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

  -Therapist in the Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services Department -Provided individual therapy to adults and teens in all stages of SUD recovery -Facilitated process groups in the Intensive Recovery Program and Adolescent Program -Facilitated Educational groups for the Intensive Recovery Program, Codependency Program and IOP -Managed Dual-Diagnosis cases and coordinated with the IOP -Completed intake assessments for new members -Created and presented SUD related curriculum for local non-profit agencies Show less



Pyramid Alternatives Inc.

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

• Intern Therapist Substance Use Disorders

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2016

  -Provided mandated individual and group therapy to Deferred Entry of Judgment clientele -Co-facilitated the mandated Bridges Program Alternatives to Incarceration SUD groups -Provide mandated individual therapy to Bridges clients during Phase 1 of programing -Shadow DUI Education series -Manage a caseload of clients at a middle school site for the 2015 school year and conducted individual and group therapy -Provided mandated individual and group therapy to Deferred Entry of Judgment clientele -Co-facilitated the mandated Bridges Program Alternatives to Incarceration SUD groups -Provide mandated individual therapy to Bridges clients during Phase 1 of programing -Shadow DUI Education series -Manage a caseload of clients at a middle school site for the 2015 school year and conducted individual and group therapy