Experience

JQ International
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Support and Wellness

  • Jun 2022 - Present

Private Practice
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Psychotherapist In Private Practice

  • Dec 2021 - Present


Center For Discovery

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Primary Therapist

  • Jun 2020 - May 2022

  - Provide individual, couple, and family telehealth and in-person psychotherapy to adolescents and adults of various cultural backgrounds with eating disorders and co-occurring diagnoses including mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders who attend CFD partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) treatment programs - Facilitate telehealth and in-person process and psychoeducation therapy groups with adolescents and/or adults with content that includes DBT, CBT, self-compassion, body image, expressive arts - Lead therapeutic snacks and meals, ensure patients plate according to individual guidelines, provide empathic support, and redirect patients who engage in inappropriate or harmful behaviors - Create individualized treatment plans and content for group therapy, conduct suicide assessments, provide crisis intervention such as safety planning, complete discharge plans, provide case management to identify and facilitate the transition to appropriate referrals, and coordinate care with patients’ outpatient team - Engage in weekly treatment team meetings and consultation, weekly individual supervision, weekly triadic supervision, and attend trainings provided by Center for Discovery Show less



Kaiser Permanente

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Psychiatric Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  - Completed biopsychosocial assessments and mental status exams, formulated DSM-5 diagnoses, and developed and case managed individualized treatment plans that included referral to appropriate services including individual and group psychotherapy, medical evaluation, and intensive outpatient treatment - Provided evidenced-based crisis and therapeutic interventions including safety planning, seeking safety, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and dialectical-behavioral therapies; utilized treatment progress indicators and documented clinical information in Electronic Medical Records (Epic) - Conducted individual in-person and telehealth psychotherapy to adults ages 21 to 83 with diagnoses and stressors including persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, adjustment disorders, occupational issues, relational distress, and trauma - Co-facilitated psychoeducation and process psychotherapy groups including an adult transgender support group and a coping skills group for middle school-age youth with depression and anxiety - Engaged in bimonthly interdisciplinary team meetings, weekly didactic seminars, weekly group supervision with a focus on case conceptualization, and triweekly individual supervision to further professional growth Show less



JWCH Institute

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  - Utilized evidenced-based interventions such as motivational interviewing and problem-solving therapy to provide short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy with adults with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity and mental health diagnoses such as major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and schizoaffective disorder - Developed and led weekly psychoeducation and support groups such as a drop-in stress management group for men residing in a recuperative care center that averaged 10 participants per session - Assessed individual clients using DMH biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment tools to determine DSM-5 diagnoses and developed a treatment plans including services such as individual therapy, case management, and substance use treatment - Documented on NextGen and Welligent utilizing DMH documentation guidelines for assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and community outreach service notes including group interventions and outside referral - Worked collaboratively with the medical clinic to screen individuals for mental health services and offered enrollment in ICP or linked to appropriate services Show less



Hedwig House, Inc.

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

• Psychiatric Rehabilitation Development Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Supported members’ life skill and interpersonal goals by engaging in young adult and adult group program activities and psychoeducational lessons - Promoted Hedwig House’s psychiatric rehabilitation groups and individual services for adults to behavioral health staff at local hospitals - Served individuals with severe mental illness in the housing program by delivering supplies such as food and toiletries and transporting clients to healthcare appointments - Supported members’ life skill and interpersonal goals by engaging in young adult and adult group program activities and psychoeducational lessons - Promoted Hedwig House’s psychiatric rehabilitation groups and individual services for adults to behavioral health staff at local hospitals - Served individuals with severe mental illness in the housing program by delivering supplies such as food and toiletries and transporting clients to healthcare appointments