Therapist in group private practice

• Jan 2023 - Present

Therapist in group private practice

• Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

• Primary CBT/DBT therapist providing weekly individual therapy to teens, young adults, parents & families with depression, anxiety, trauma, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, disruptive behaviors, and neurodiverse populations • Led weekly group therapy utilizing DBT curriculum for adults and parents • Provided parent coaching calls, crisis intervention & intensive outpatient services as needed • Collaborated with DBT consultation team for the multi-family program, defining family’s treatment plans and ongoing needs • Initiated & led bi-weekly peer mentorship to a junior clinician acclimating to private practice & coaching through complex scenarios with the client population we served Show less

Clinical Social Work Intern - Psychotherapist

• Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

Non-Profit Outpatient Behavioral Health Organization Supervisor: Jannett Santana, LCSW •Provided bilingual individual psychotherapy to 8 adults with MDD, Anxiety and related disorders, and PTSD. Piloted short-term, solution-focused program using cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, and mind-body interventions and administered traditional long-term treatment as needed. •Cofacilitated coping skills therapy group for adult women with anxiety disorders •Conducted weekly intake evaluations to render DSM-V diagnoses, incorporated risk assessments (i.e., C-SSRS) and safety plans •Responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of treatment plans on electronic medical record (EMR) •Attended weekly clinical didactics, seminars, peer process groups, individual and group supervision Show less

Clinical Social Work Intern - Psychotherapist

• Sep 2019 - Apr 2020

Article 31 Outpatient Community Mental Health Clinic Supervisor: Arlene Klingman, LCSW •Provided bilingual individual psychotherapy to a caseload of 10 adolescents and adults with mood, anxiety, trauma, and schizoaffective diagnoses using strength-based and trauma-informed supportive psychotherapy •Conducted weekly intake evaluations to render DSM-V diagnoses, applied the C-SSRS and safety plans as needed •Responsible for all clinical documentation on the EMR and attended weekly individual and group supervision Show less

Multi-Site Research Assistant at the Youth Anxiety Center (YAC)

• Feb 2017 - Jul 2019

New York State Psychiatric Institute - Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Principal Investigators: Cristiane Duarte, Ph.D. and Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., ABPP. •Supported a weekly short-term (10-12 week) CBT group for middle-school aged socially anxious youth resulting in decreased distress and avoidance with peers or adults in school, family, and extracurricular settings •Assisted with an intensive short-term (5x per week for 2 weeks) college readiness group for young adults to build coping skills and foster independence in their transition to college •Implemented and disseminated standardized research procedures across a private practice and community mental health clinic for underserved Latinx young adults with anxiety •Managed patient recruitment, data collection, data entry, SPSS analysis, and data quality assurance on REDCap database •Presented 2 symposia and 3 posters highlighting research findings at professional conferences on the topics of cultural considerations in the treatment of Latinx young adults with anxiety, and the validation of “failure to launch” assessment scale -Co-authored a research article published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Show less

Undergraduate Clinical Intern

• Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Supervisor: Carolina Rios Mandel, MSW. •Co-led weekly rehabilitative and recreational group therapy for adult, English-speaking expats, with severe psychiatric disorders Supervisor: Carolina Rios Mandel, MSW. •Co-led weekly rehabilitative and recreational group therapy for adult, English-speaking expats, with severe psychiatric disorders

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

Led by: Professor Jeremy Pettit, Ph.D. •Created & maintained participant tracking system, performed phone screens, and co-led a team of research assistants in transcribing audio files, scoring questionnaires and entering data on SPSS. Trained in EEG collection and MATLAB software Led by: Professor Jeremy Pettit, Ph.D. •Created & maintained participant tracking system, performed phone screens, and co-led a team of research assistants in transcribing audio files, scoring questionnaires and entering data on SPSS. Trained in EEG collection and MATLAB software

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

Led by: Professor Nava Levit-Binnun, Ph.D. • Recruited participants, administered computerized cognitive tasks and questionnaires, data collection, observed and coded participant behavior • Assisted in manuscript writing for a publication (i.e., literature search, drafting content, and editing) Led by: Professor Nava Levit-Binnun, Ph.D. • Recruited participants, administered computerized cognitive tasks and questionnaires, data collection, observed and coded participant behavior • Assisted in manuscript writing for a publication (i.e., literature search, drafting content, and editing)

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

Led by: Professor Gilad Hirschberger, Ph.D. • Recruited college participants, set up laboratory instruments, and ran experiments: administered computerized cognitive tasks and questionnaires • Assisted in manuscript writing Led by: Professor Gilad Hirschberger, Ph.D. • Recruited college participants, set up laboratory instruments, and ran experiments: administered computerized cognitive tasks and questionnaires • Assisted in manuscript writing