Experience

Western Montana Mental Health Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Crisis Response Therapist

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Responding to calls for service at area hospitals, detention centers and crisis stabilization centers to conduct evaluations for people who are experience safety concerns with suicidal or homicidal ideations. Responding to calls for service at area hospitals, detention centers and crisis stabilization centers to conduct evaluations for people who are experience safety concerns with suicidal or homicidal ideations.



Private Practice

• Helena, MT

• LCSW

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  I currently see clients in the private practice setting. I assist people with management of their mental health or life stress symptoms that interfere with their ability to enjoy their life. I assist people in realizing negative automatic thoughts and eliminating unhealthy habits with weekly, biweekly or monthly appointments. I believe in meditation, breathing exercises, and mindfulness training that assists client in making daily decisions to live their life with purpose. Which means deciding the life they decide and make decisions on purpose with deliberate action. I accept all major insurance carriers or Cash/Credit payments as well.



Center for Mental Health

• Outpatient Therapist

  • Aug 2012 - Apr 2019

  I serve clients with a Severe and Disabling Mental Illness with their mental health needs. I provide therapy and case management services and also process applications for the Community Mental Health Center for which I am employed. I serve clients with a Severe and Disabling Mental Illness with their mental health needs. I provide therapy and case management services and also process applications for the Community Mental Health Center for which I am employed.



State of Montana

• Child Protection Specialist

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  I investigated reports of child abuse and neglect in the State of Montana. I removed children from their homes with abusive or neglectful parents and worked with parents to address safety concerns in their child's absence so reunification could be successful. I also served as guardian for children in care. I investigated reports of child abuse and neglect in the State of Montana. I removed children from their homes with abusive or neglectful parents and worked with parents to address safety concerns in their child's absence so reunification could be successful. I also served as guardian for children in care.



Children's Home Society

• BASW Intern

  • Aug 2009 - May 2010

  I facilitated two children's groups with activities and leadership building goals. Assisted clients in accessing assistance programs offered by the State. This included food stamps, TANF and medicaid benefits. Shadowed the health department worker who was assigned to the low level child abuse reports for increased support of the families at risk of CPS intervention if they did not change some of their parental patterns. I facilitated two children's groups with activities and leadership building goals. Assisted clients in accessing assistance programs offered by the State. This included food stamps, TANF and medicaid benefits. Shadowed the health department worker who was assigned to the low level child abuse reports for increased support of the families at risk of CPS intervention if they did not change some of their parental patterns.