Experience

New Directions Mental Health

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

• Therapist

  • 2013 - Present

  Provide individual outpatient mental health services to patients suffering from Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Personality Disorders utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness in a suburban setting.



South Side Mental Health Associates

• Owner/Operator

  • 2012 - 2013

  Business management and marketing including website development, bulk mailings, social media, and print advertising. Provide individual outpatient mental health services to patients suffering from Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Personality Disorders utilizing Cognitive Behavioral treatment modality.



UPMC

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

• Research Project Clinician/ Personality Studies Research Group

  • 2007 - 2012

  Conduct in depth assessment of patients suffering with Personality Disorders including Borderline PD with particular attention to social functioning and emotion regulation. Conduct psychiatric evaluations and structured psychiatric interviews needed to make psychiatric diagnosis. Present findings of clinical assessment in a clinical case conference format. Attend and actively participate in weekly therapist supervision meetings.

• Clinical Social Worker/Psychiatric Specialty Counselor

  • 2000 - 2007

  Expert in differential diagnosis with particular attention to the relationship between personality disorders and psychiatric symptoms. Provide individual outpatient mental health services to patients suffering from Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Personality Disorders utilizing Cognitive Behavioral treatment modality. Group leader of “Mind Over Mood,” Cognitive Behavioral therapy group for depressive disorders. Group leader in the Anxiety… Show more Expert in differential diagnosis with particular attention to the relationship between personality disorders and psychiatric symptoms. Provide individual outpatient mental health services to patients suffering from Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Personality Disorders utilizing Cognitive Behavioral treatment modality. Group leader of “Mind Over Mood,” Cognitive Behavioral therapy group for depressive disorders. Group leader in the Anxiety Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) with emphasis on mindfulness meditation and yoga for the treatment of anxiety disorders including OCD, GAD, and PTSD. Effectively manage a caseload of over 200 patients. Participate in ongoing weekly clinical supervision in Cognitive Behavior Therapy with the director of The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

• Senior Research Associate / Clinical Neuropsychology

  • 1991 - 2000

  Administered and interpreted neuropsychological and psychiatric assessment of patients participating in clinical research trials for the treatment of Neurological disorders including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), epilepsy and chemical exposures. Conducted and evaluated results of Clinical Interviews for DSM-IIIR Axis I and Axis II diagnosis as part of an HIV prevention study. Administered psychosocial interviews of children and parents participating in a long-term research study.