Psychologist

• Jul 2020 - Present

Clinical Psychologist

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2020

Provide outpatient mental health services to patients in medical clinic setting. Develop positive and mutually supportive relationships with physicians and other providers in medical clinic setting. Complete initial assessments, develop individual treatment plans and provide individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy for patients with variety of diagnoses, including comorbid diagnoses of mental illness and substance use/addiction and mental and physical illnesses. Developed and facilitated Mindfullness-based groups for chronic pain patients and using concepts of integrative medicine. Other groups developed and provided for patients included Resiliency Skills Group and CBT for Anxiety and Depression. Complete documentation using electronic medical records system. Show less

Psychologist

• Jun 2011 - May 2012

Provided outpatient mental health treatment services including individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy to clients with a wide range of mental and chemical health diagnoses in group private practice. Developed and facilitated groups for clients in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Intensive Outpatient Program. Completed testing and assessments using standardized instruments, made interpretations and wrote psychological testing reports. Supervised interns, doctoral and other licensure supervisees including conducting weekly supervision groups and individual supervision of trainees at the Masters and Doctoral level. Show less

Psychologist

• Oct 2002 - May 2011

Served clients with a wide range of mental and chemical health diagnoses in community mental health setting with outpatient mental health treatment services including individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy. Developed and facilitated groups for clients in various clinical areas including: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy(DBT), Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga, Co-Occurring Disorders, Symptom Management and Women’s Depression. Completed testing and assessments using standardized instruments, made interpretations and wrote psychological testing reports. Wrote and was awarded a grant to develop a “Body-Mind-Spirit” group to assess the impact of Mindfullness-based practice on depression and anxiety for a group of clients. Made several community presentations and taught community education classes on mental health, wellness, and Mindfullness meditation. Supervised interns and doctoral licensure supervisees in individual weekly supervision. Performed crisis assessment of patients in local emergency room. Provided training and consultation to staff and other community professionals in the treatment of trauma and PTSD and co-occurring disorders. Also provided assessment and treatment consultation services for individuals undergoing rehabilitation in Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment Program, including Dual Diagnosis clients, and clients with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Show less

Adjunct Professor

• Sep 2004 - May 2008

Developed and taught two semesters of Introductory Psychology course at liberal arts college including planning curricula, developing syllabi and course materials, delivering instruction through lecture, student activities and interactive learning practices, evaluating student progress and providing feedback. Invited to teach Capstone Senior course, History and Systems of Psychology for professor on sabbatical. Redeveloped the course to have greater student participation in the learning process. Developed syllabi and course materials, taught course, evaluated student progress and provided feedback. Student evaluations indicated satisfaction with course in addition to achieving learning outcomes. Show less

Inpatient Psychotherapist

• Apr 2001 - Sep 2002

Provided treatment services to patients with a wide range of mental/chemical health issues on an acute care locked behavioral health unit, including developing and facilitating daily group psychotherapy and psychoeducational groups and individual and family sessions. Developed treatment plans. Provided resources care to assist in discharge planning and follow-up care to long-term mental health treatment, chemical dependency treatment, community placements and other settings. Provided treatment services to patients with a wide range of mental/chemical health issues on an acute care locked behavioral health unit, including developing and facilitating daily group psychotherapy and psychoeducational groups and individual and family sessions. Developed treatment plans. Provided resources care to assist in discharge planning and follow-up care to long-term mental health treatment, chemical dependency treatment, community placements and other settings.