Experience

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center

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

• Clinical Case Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Provide case management for adults and adolescents with eating disorders in residential treatment • Offer individual, family, and group therapy for adolescents and adults with eating disorders • Address co-morbid mental health issues, including depression, OCD, mood instability, anxiety, trauma, and addiction as they relate to clients’ eating disorders • Conduct psycho-social assessments and utilization reviews • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team • Provide liaison services with collateral sources • Facilitate referrals to a different level of care • Maintain necessary documentation: progress notes, treatment plans, discharge plans, safety plans, etc.



BayMark Health Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Counselor

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Provided individual therapy to 50—55 adult clients with opioid addiction who receive methadone maintenance treatment • Led a group for clients with opioid addiction who still use illicit drugs • Conducted intake evaluations and refer clients to other mental health professionals • Addressed mental health issues, including trauma, depression, mood instability, anxiety, impulsivity as they relate to clients’ addiction • Advised about community resources to deal with major social stressors such as poverty, unemployment, and homelessness • Communicated with clients’ relatives and other collateral contacts if needed • Maintained necessary documentation in SMART electronic system: progress notes, treatment plans, bio-psychosocial evaluations, formulations, aftercare plans, safety plans, etc. • Compiled quarterly statistical reports about clients with risky behaviors



South Boston Behavioral Health Clinic at Tufts Medical Center

• Boston, MA

• Mental Health Counseling Intern

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  • Provided individual therapy to adult clients with a variety of issues, including addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, mood instability, anger, poor impulse control, and adjustment difficulties. Most clients had dual diagnoses, such as opioid use and bipolar disorder, PTSD and substance use disorder, substance use disorder and depression, or OCD and panic disorder. • Addressed social justice issues as clients were diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, and socio-economic class. Many clients dealt with major social stressors such as poverty, unemployment, homelessness, criminal history, sexual and/or physical abuse, lack of support, stigma associated with minority identities and health limitations. • Co-led a therapy group for clients with long-term psychosis who have diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder 1. • Did intake evaluations. • Maintained necessary documentation: progress notes, treatment plans, intake evaluation forms, etc. • Attended weekly clinical seminars organized to help clinicians with conceptualizing cases and tackling difficult issues. • Participated in individual, group supervision, and staff meetings.



UMass Boston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Tutor

  • Sep 2015 - May 2018

  • Tutored students who need extra help in preparing essays that fulfill an undergraduate requirement in writing.• Established rapport and motivated students.• Counseled students who were upset or angry after failing writing exams.• Participated in weekly staff meetings, communicated with faculty in person and by email.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Fulfilled administrative tasks, including preparing spreadsheets in Excel, cleaning up and updating folders with information about students.• Processed data in Excel and analyzed it; prepared reports based on data analysis.• Worked on literature searches.• Transcribed audio files.• Participated in weekly meetings with faculty.



Grove Services, Inc.

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Worked with clients from the USA and the Eastern European region. • Executed requests of the logistics manager in a fast-paced dynamic environment. • Maintained relevant documentation and Excel spreadsheets. • Operated most office equipment. • Worked with clients from the USA and the Eastern European region. • Executed requests of the logistics manager in a fast-paced dynamic environment. • Maintained relevant documentation and Excel spreadsheets. • Operated most office equipment.



Information Company BelaPAN

• Minsk, Belarus

• Correspondent

  • Aug 2007 - Apr 2013

  • Attended various media events and wrote news articles, mostly about social sphere, health service, education, tourism, ecology and environment issues • Interviewed experts and wrote more detailed items based on that information • Translated news releases from English into Russian and prepared articles based on them • Participated in European Neighborhood Journalism Network training in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Kosovo, Israel and Palestinian territories; the program of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany regarding modern demographic trends; the program of Johannes Rau International Educational Center regarding immigration in Germany. Such trips required establishing rapport with people from different cultures, interviewing them to learn about major social problems or conflicts, and writing analytical articles.