Experience

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  Lakewood Counseling

  • Independent Contractor/Counselor - Registered Play Therapist

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  LAKEWOOD COUNSELING

  • Belton, Texas, United States

  • Counselor - Registered Play Therapist

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Belton, Texas, United States

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  Baylor Scott & White Health

  • McLane Children's Clinic

  • Psychotherapist

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020
    • McLane Children's Clinic

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  Central Counties Services - Temple Children's Mental Health Clinic

  • Clinical Manager - LPC

    • Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

    Supervises clinical services in the five county service area. Provides rehabilitative/therapeutic treatment to children, adolescents and their families in Bell and Milam Counties. Performs advanced social/mental health services to include assessments for appropriateness for services and serving as a liaison between clients, their families, and the community. Work also includes training, assigning the work of others, and travel between work sites.

  • Child and Adolescent Therapist

    • Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

    Provides rehabilitative/therapeutic treatment to children, adolescents and their families in Bell and Milam Counties. Performs advanced social/mental health services to include assessments for appropriateness for services and serving as a liaison between clients, their families, and the community. Work also includes training, assigning the work of others, and travel between work sites.

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  Central Counties Services

  • temple - children's mental health services

  • Case Manager - LPC Intern

    • Dec 2012 - Apr 2015
    • temple - children's mental health services

    Qualified Mental Health Professional (Community Service) -LPC Intern (Supervised by Chris Ballard, PhD, LPC-S) providing skills training, assessment, and case management services to youths and families in Bell, Lampasas, Coryell, Hamilton, and Milam Counties, Texas. Provides complex case management and rehabilitation services to children and adolescants (3 to 17 years old) and their families. Work involves developing and maintaining long-term contact with clients, client families, and service providers for medical, social, educational, and related service needs. Works under general supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

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  Starry Counseling

  • YSS Intern

    • May 2012 - Nov 2012

    Youth Services Specialist-Intern providing counseling services to families with at-risk youth including family and individual counseling, case management, psycho-education, parenting skills training, and family crisis counseling. Provided services as Case Manager to include intake counseling and processing, liaison with the Department of Family Protective Services, file management, processing and storage. Co-led Parenting with Love and Logic® workshop providing families with the tools to engage with their children in a more positive and effective way.

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  Cedar Crest Hospital

  • Belton, Tx

  • Mental Health Associate

    • Nov 2011 - Jan 2012
    • Belton, Tx

    Mental Health Associate providing direct care services to a select group of patients in an in-patient treatment facility. Responsible for identifying and supervising a patient’s location; ensuring the patient is free from harm to self, other patients and staff; providing an effective and positive role model; providing constructive feedback to patients; assists patients by providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction and role modeling.

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  Kelly Services Inc.

  • Waco, TX

  • Staffing Supervisor

    • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011
    • Waco, TX

    In-House Staffing Supervisor providing workforce solutions to customers in a variety of industries throughout Waco, Temple, Killeen, Ft Hood and Belton. Responsible for a wide range of duties including recruitment, human resource management, vendor management, and outplacement services assigning professional and technical employees in the fields of finance and accounting, information technology, production, customer service, and healthcare.

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  U.S. Army-1st Cavalry Division

  • Fort Hood, TX

  • First Sergeant

    • Jun 2008 - May 2010
    • Fort Hood, TX

    First Sergeant of a deployed tactical military intelligence company in a Brigade Special Troops Battalion that provided multi-disciplined intelligence collection support to the rapidly deployable 2nd Brigade Combat Team (2BCT) of the 1st Cavalry Division in support of full spectrum combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom; responsible for the training, discipline, professional development, safety, health, morale and welfare of 81 Soldiers; managed day-to-day personnel administration; supervised maintenance and accountability of 20 vehicles and equipment valued in excess of $30,000,000.

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  Defense Threat Reduction Agency

  • Interpreter, Inspector, Escort

    • 1995 - 2008