Chief Operating Officer and Clinical Director

• Jan 2021 - Present

Psychologist

• Apr 2020 - Present

Clinical Director

• Jun 2020 - Present

Registered Psychologist

• Apr 2020 - Present

Adjunct Faculty

• Sep 2015 - Present

Teaching graduate level counseling courses including Psychology of Addictions, Group Counseling, Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology, Psychology of Sexuality and Human Development, Psychoeducational Assessment of Children, and Research and Statistics.

Psychologist

• Apr 2015 - Jun 2020

Director of Clinical Operations and Programs

• Apr 2018 - Apr 2020

Director of Clinical Operations, Housing and Wellness

• Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

Clinical Director

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2020

School Counselor (Practicum placement)

• Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

• Provide counselling to children and youth with severe behavioural, cognitive and psychological challenges and disabilities.• Successfully engage children and youth with various disabilities in a psychoeducational group.• Have developed positive working alliance with both youth and teachers at the school, and have seen success in managing extremely challenging behaviours.• Numerous children and youth actively seek out time with me; teachers have requested my support for students and have given very positive feedback regarding my skills; supervisor has noted that I am highly skilled in working with this group of clients.• Engage parents to facilitate quality services for their children; provide parents and teachers with tools to help manage behaviours of children and youth.

Youth practitioner

• May 2012 - Jun 2013

• Provided culturally sensitive and empathic counselling and support, life skills advice and pre-employment advice to at-risk and gang-involved immigrant youth.• Developed trusting relationships with youth, which allowed them to express themselves freely.• Mediated between youth and families; saw success in improved relationships.• Successfully assisted numerous clients in moving away from a gang lifestyle and criminal involvement, and in transitioning to employment, high school completion, and college and university programs.• Feedback from supervisors, clients and allied professionals described me as dedicated, and indicated that I understood my clients needs well and was able to successfully address core issues that contributed to clients’ difficulties; clients indicated a rise in life satisfaction.• Effectively advocated for youth in legal and employment situations.

Youth Program Coordinator

• Jul 2001 - Dec 2010

• Received continuous positive feedback. Repeatedly received further referrals from those who had found my support to be helpful. Recognized throughout Central and Eastern Europe as a skilled and respected youth worker.• Conceptualized and facilitated numerous youth events, mentored young people, provided counselling and offered creative teaching. Groups included some youth with disabilities. Sought out by youth for counselling. Youth became increasingly engaged in our group activities and community programs; feedback indicated that they greatly enjoyed involvement in youth programs I led.• Effectively provided teaching to groups, including small group studies and workshops, parenting and other seminars, and motivational and educational talks with larger groups. People indicated that my teaching was very enjoyable, they liked the materials I prepared, I taught the material well and I introduced concepts in a practical and easily understandable manner. Developed variety of curriculum material. • Developed successful collaborative systems of student support between school counsellors, teachers, parents, social services and law enforcement in North-Western Croatia. Was continually sought out for further support. • Organized and facilitated children’s and adolescents’ summer camps. Feedback from children, youth, parents, community, school teachers and media was overwhelmingly positive, and participants continued to return each year.