Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Consulting and Counseling

    • May 2023 - Present

    Support individuals to best navigate milestone transitions such as family, career, life stage or diagnosis through a collaborative assessment and planning process utilizing a range of therapeutic tools to tap into client's inner wisdom. Researching critical needs and resources to build progr...

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  Bay State Community Services, Inc.

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Program Director

    • Jul 2021 - May 2023

    • Comprehensive community-based program funded by state agencies (DMH and DCF) to serve families and their children. Family therapy, 360 care coordination, crisis/safety planning and management to stabilize mental health and create healthier family dynamics. Lead, manage and develop staff of 11 including clinical supervisor, clinicians, youth outreach workers, family partners, peer mentors and occupational therapists.

  • Program Director, Continuum

    • Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

    Lead a team of 10 to clinically support highest risk community-based clients and their families to achieve safety, stabilization and growth at home and in their communities. Ensure funding sources, the Department of Mental Health and Department of Children and Families, are satisfied with interventions, outcomes and collaboration. Rebuilt program through improved recruiting, co-creation of team values and recognition, which reduced turnover to 0 percent over 1.5 years while building funders' utilization of program services and turning budget deficits into surplus. Person-centered, trauma-informed and family systems focused clinical work fostering an artful balance of therapeutic leadership and client empowerment.

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  The Home for Little Wanderers

  • Plymouth, MA

  • Clinician II

    • Sep 2014 - Jan 2018
    • Plymouth, MA

    Residential and alternative education programs serving acute clients with emotional, behavioral and cognitive challenges, most with significant trauma histories. Provide on campus and on-call crisis intervention, multimodal treatment and case management to support clients’ mental and physical hea...

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Clinical Social Work Intern

    • Sep 2013 - May 2014

    Clinician in Women’s Integrated Treatment and Recovery Program (WITRP) a 10-week residential skills-based treatment for dual-diagnosis of PTSD and substance abuse. Perform biopsychosocial assessments, develop treatment and discharge plans as well as conduct weekly individual therapy. Co-facilit...

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  Yoga Dawn

  • Principal

    • Sep 2010 - May 2014

    Established sole proprietorship to bring yoga and mindfulness practices to populations in need. Engagements include:- Veteran’s Administration Post Traumatic Stress and Yoga Research Study: Co-developed trauma-sensitive yoga curriculum incorporating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques...

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  The Home for Little Wanderers

  • Clinician

    • 2014 - 2014
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  The Home for Little Wanderers

  • Clinical Social Work Intern

    • Sep 2012 - May 2013

    Clinician in residential, community-based acute treatment (CBAT) and alternative education programs serving emotional, behavioral and cognitively challenged adolescents with significant trauma histories. Conducted biospychosocial assessments and diagnoses, developed treatment plans that included...

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  Simmons University

  • Dean's Fellowship

    • Sep 2011 - May 2012

    Selected to conduct a feasibility study on transitioning a classroom post-graduate certificate program on trauma to an online learning environment. Conducted competitive review, alumni needs assessment, budget analysis, recommendations and potential timeline. Presented findings and recommendatio...

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  Iron Mountain

  • VP Marketing

    • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

    Transformed function through integrated online, offline and experiential programs to increase and protect revenue for this $3B global information management company. Led internal team of 24 and multi-disciplinary agency roster through change management of brand reposition, operational standardiz...

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  AT&T

  • Executive Director, Integrated Marketing

    • Mar 1997 - Sep 2006
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  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

  • Communications Planning

    • 1995 - 1997