Experience

The Refuge Center for Counseling

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

• Contract Therapist

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Franklin, Tennessee, United States



Integrative Life Center

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

• Masters Level Therapist

  • Dec 2019 - May 2021

  Assist individuals with their recovery from addiction in their journey to find deeper wellness in group and individual counseling sessions.



Education and Brain Sciences Research Lab

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Test elementary age children with behavioral and literacy assessments Check and analyze assesment data Oversee children in an MRI scanner



James River Alcohol Safety Action Program

• Case Manager Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Gained an understanding of working in a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping and educating people about substance abuse Learned about the Criminal Justice System and substance abuse education Conducted interviews with clients to obtain information as background for classification, scheduled clients for intakes, and related administrative duties



Virginia Institute for Development in Adulthood Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Led participant visits examining the influences of social relationships, autonomy and attachments to parents as they predict development from adolescence to adulthood; examined mental and physical health, e.g. immune functioning and cardiac risk factors Coded and filed data from various phases of a 15 year long, longitudinal study Observationally coded videos from study sessions across the country



MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

• Child Life Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Houston, Texas Area Organized and planned Camp Star Trails, a camp outside the hospital, for 180 patients and siblings with a full medical and counseling staff Coordinated in and out of hospital activities and events with child life and pediatric staff as well as patients and families Provided play and support for patients during visits to the clinic and inpatient children and teens



Brobersgade After School Care

• Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark Interacted with and observed Danish children ages 5-9 Designed and implemented an intervention for the site based on the appreciative inquiry model



Oasis Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Trained in Trauma Informed Care Supervised teens ages 13-17 and lead group counseling Answered crisis line to provide resources, handle calls for residents and complete referrals for possible intake Trained to perform youth interviews for intake, make suicide safety plans, and fill Homeless Management Info System surveys with youth Trained in mandatory abuse reporting for the Department of Child Safety



Promoting Healthy Adolescent Development Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Administered surveys to adolescents in the Charlottesville community in homes and at schools for a study on African American adolescent development with and without non-familial mentoring relationships Wrote and designed a survey in Qualtrics Prepared literature searches for graduate students’ independent studies Edited IRB (Institutional Review Board) applications for study approval and grant proposal