Experience

MFT in private practice

• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Private practice Marriage and Family Therapist providing psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children. Specialized training in Gottman couples therapy, EMDR, motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and play therapy. Utilizing my business background I also provide executive coaching services. Private practice Marriage and Family Therapist providing psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children. Specialized training in Gottman couples therapy, EMDR, motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and play therapy. Utilizing my business background I also provide executive coaching services.



National University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Adjunct Professor of Counseling Psychology. Courses: Couples Therapy, Advanced Clinical Skills, and Developmental Psychology. Adjunct Professor of Counseling Psychology. Courses: Couples Therapy, Advanced Clinical Skills, and Developmental Psychology.



Dr. Patricia L. Bay, Psy. D. MFT

• Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

  • Mar 2008 - Jan 2012

  I worked as a full time private practice intern and completed my hours in three years. During this time I conducted therapy with a diverse population representing a multitude of diagnosis. I worked with adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. My supervisor practiced from a cognitive behavior and humanistic paradigm with an emphasis on core schema work. She was also a specialist in conflict resolution, eating disorders, and childhood sexual abuse. I worked as a full time private practice intern and completed my hours in three years. During this time I conducted therapy with a diverse population representing a multitude of diagnosis. I worked with adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. My supervisor practiced from a cognitive behavior and humanistic paradigm with an emphasis on core schema work. She was also a specialist in conflict resolution, eating disorders, and childhood sexual abuse.



River City Counseling

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  River City Counseling manages several school based counseling programs. I provided individual and group therapy services to both elementary and high school students. All interventions were Cognitive Behavioral in nature or crisis intervention. River City Counseling manages several school based counseling programs. I provided individual and group therapy services to both elementary and high school students. All interventions were Cognitive Behavioral in nature or crisis intervention.



Don Ostendorf Center for Counseling

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

  • Mar 2006 - Mar 2007

  Completed 500 hours of counseling experience in a low income non-profit setting. Many of my clients where severely mentally ill and lacked life skills. I conducted assessments, intakes, created treatment plans, and progress records. My training at this internship concentrated on diagnosis and teaching coping skills. Completed 500 hours of counseling experience in a low income non-profit setting. Many of my clients where severely mentally ill and lacked life skills. I conducted assessments, intakes, created treatment plans, and progress records. My training at this internship concentrated on diagnosis and teaching coping skills.



Wild Iris Custom Swimwear

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Owner

  • Jul 1995 - Aug 2003

  Past owner of Wild Iris Custom Swimwear a manufacturing, online and retail seller of swimwear. Swimwear designer. Past owner of Wild Iris Custom Swimwear a manufacturing, online and retail seller of swimwear. Swimwear designer.