Experience

Counseling of El Paso

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

• Mental Health Therapist

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Provide diagnosis and treat mental health disorders. Establish positive, trusting rapport with clients. Create individualized treatment plans according to the clients’ needs and circumstances. Meet with patients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust treatment plans, as necessary. Conduct ongoing assessments of clients’ progress and refer clients to outside specialists or agencies when necessary. Maintain thorough records of clients, following all safety protocols along with client confidentiality. Provide resources and information for the community about mental health, self-transformation, and self-improvement through web blogs, video conference conversations. Show less



OTERO COUNTY PRISON FACILITY

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sex offender treatment therapist

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

  Assess individuals that have committed a sexual offense and provide sex offender treatment therapy to reduce recidivism. Provide group treatment of 12 individuals that guide them on how to take responsibility for their sex offense, provide well-being treatment approaches, teach victim empathy, anger management, sex education, and relapse prevention plan to avoid returning to prison after released on parole/probation. Also provide assessment and create treatment plan to follow for the next 18 to 24 months treatment is given. Show less

• Mental Health Therapist

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

  Clinically assess, create treatment plans that fit needs of offenders, provide crisis interventions for suicidal/homicidal and self-harm behaviors that offenders engage. Diffuse hostile environments and aggressive offenders to avoid the usage of force. Provide a healthy coping approach for offenders and the current negative situation. Provide rounds and weekly check-ups for offenders in restrictive housing units as well as providing counseling sessions for those that are having psychological symptoms that are affecting their daily lives. Work with the mental health providers in creating their lists of clients to be seen, triaging possible medication interventions for offenders. Educating offenders on how to communicate with the mental health providers to provide desired outcomes. Show less



NATIONAL SMART HEALTHCARE SERVICES

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Assessor

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Assess consumers for mental health services. Provide assessments and treatment plans for case managers to incorporate through interventions. Provided case management services. Guided, facilitated, and treated individuals with severe mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, and mood disorders (bipolar and depression). Provided interventions through therapeutic modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, behavioral modification, solution focused brief therapy, and client centered therapies. Provided crisis interventions through de-escalation for consumer with severe psychosis, depression, and suicidal along with homicidal ideations. Show less