Experience

Greenville Mental Health

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

• School Mental Health Counselor

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  I am the mental health counselor at a local elementary school. I provide counseling services when children enrolled at the school need a higher level of support or care than the school (guidance) counselor can provide. I provide evidence based treatment to help improve a variety of mental health concerns and diagnoses. I support the school by helping to create a staff that is informed about the impacts of trauma and mental health on children and their performance in the classroom. During the Covid-19 school closure, I have transitioned into a telehealth role so that I continue to support the children and families on my caseload. Show less



Dorchester Children's Center

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Child and Family Therapist/Forensic Interviewer

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2018

  Forensic Interviewer: - Conduct interviews using the Child First South Carolina protocol with the purpose of gaining information from a child in cases of alleged/suspected abuse or neglect - Complete monthly national peer review through NCAnet, monthly peer review at DCC, and quarterly regional peer review through SCNCAC Child and Family Therapist: - Complete counseling with clients affected by trauma. - Provide individual and family counseling using the empirically supported Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) model and TF-CBT with Childhood Traumatic Grief - Facilitate adolescent male therapy group using an empirically supported treatment for Sexualized Behavior Problems (SBP) - Facilitate a psychoeducational group to help teach children about body safety. - Administered multiple types of assessments including TF-CBT Assessments, SBP Assessments, the UCLA-PTSD assessment and the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire - Perform case management, medical referrals, and agency referrals. Show less



Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  - Provided Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Psychoeducation, Clarification Process, and grief counseling to a diverse population - Co-facilitated therapy groups including Sexualized Behavior Problems Group (Adolescents) - Participated in supervision with therapists - Provided Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Psychoeducation, Clarification Process, and grief counseling to a diverse population - Co-facilitated therapy groups including Sexualized Behavior Problems Group (Adolescents) - Participated in supervision with therapists



Durant Children's Center

• Practicum

  • Sep 2009 - May 2011

  - Observed, planned and provided therapy sessions using TF-CBT - Observed, planned and provided therapy sessions using TF-CBT