Clinical Therapist

• Jul 2023 - Present

Outpatient Clinican at Oakland Family Services

• Jul 2022 - Sep 2023

Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor

• Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

Substance Abuse Counselor

• Nov 2020 - May 2021

Therapist

• Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

__________________________________________________________________________________ Therapist/Case Management Feb. 2020-Sept. 2020 Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health, Norfolk, Virginia • Partial Hospitalization Program therapist and Residential Program therapist. • Providing counseling to adolescents and family members. • DSM-V diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, features of Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, etc. • Ages 9-18. • 40 hours weekly at supervision, faculty meetings, and counseling sessions. • Experienced individual, group, and family interventions. • Assessing adolescent’s transitioning from acute services. • Case management skills. • Submitted progressed notes, form individual master treatment plans, and case management notes Show less

Therapist

• Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

Therapeutic Day Treatment Counselor 2018-2020 National Counseling Group, Inc. (ncgCARE), Chesapeake, Virginia • School-based counseling, providing adolescents with therapy for mental health diagnosis. • DSM-V diagnosis of various mental health disorders. • Ages 5-12. • 30 hours weekly at supervision, faculty meetings, and counseling sessions. • Experienced individual and group session interventions. • Assessing elementary school students for services. • Case management skills. • Submitted typed progress notes and built individual treatment plans. Community Counselor, Outpatient Counselor, Assessor, and Crisis Counselor 2018-2020 National Counseling Group, Inc. (ncgCARE), Chesapeake, Virginia • In-home based counseling, providing individual and family therapy for mental health diagnosis. • Various DSM-V diagnosis. • All ages: Children and Adults. • 30 hours weekly at supervision, faculty meetings, and In-home counseling sessions. • Experienced In-home, mental health skill building, providing assessments and crisis intervention. • Submitted typed progress notes and built individual treatment plans. Show less

Art Therapy Intern

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

Art Therapy Intern working with children coping with chronic illnesses. Art Therapy Intern working with children coping with chronic illnesses.

Graduate Research Assistant

• Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

The use of intervention, such as art therapy, in client/patients with early stages of dementia to improve the overall quality of life. The use of intervention, such as art therapy, in client/patients with early stages of dementia to improve the overall quality of life.

Student Art Therapy Intern

• Dec 2016 - May 2017

Art Therapy Intern

• Nov 2015 - May 2016

• Art Therapy Intern. • Worked with developmental disabled in fine arts and production art. • Art Therapy Intern. • Worked with developmental disabled in fine arts and production art.

Assessment Consultant

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

• Reviewed literature about assessment and college student learning. • Worked with Stefanie Wilson, Ph.D. to develop assessment of Honors Capstone Project Guidelines. • Collected and analyzed assessment data. • Disseminated assessment results to community. • Reviewed literature about assessment and college student learning. • Worked with Stefanie Wilson, Ph.D. to develop assessment of Honors Capstone Project Guidelines. • Collected and analyzed assessment data. • Disseminated assessment results to community.

Intern

• Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

• Answered phone calls to the Suicide Hotline, Teen Hotline, Senior Hotline, and Lifeline Worker. • Received extensive training for emergency information, hotline protocol and procedures, confidentiality guidelines. • Answered phone calls to the Suicide Hotline, Teen Hotline, Senior Hotline, and Lifeline Worker. • Received extensive training for emergency information, hotline protocol and procedures, confidentiality guidelines.