Experience

Cobb Psychotherapy LCSW

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

• Psychotherapist

  • Feb 2017 - Present



Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Social Worker II - Therapist

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Complete several hundred intakes and meet agency’s documentation requirements i.e. progress notes, termination/transfer summaries, treatment plans w/ DSM-V diagnoses, while achieving quantitative goal of forty face-to-face contacts per week • Intake includes completing a Biopsychosocial, MSE, Quality of Life Assessment, GAD-7, PHQ-9, AUDIT-C, Fagerstrom, Suicide/Homicide Ideation Risk Screenings, Healthix and other consent forms • Manage caseload of sixty-five with High Risk clients ranging from Forensic, Substance Abuse, PSYKES and intense suicidal ideation with diagnoses of both Mood and Personality Disorders e.g. MDD, Bipolar I & II, Schizoaffective, BPD, NPD and SPD • Engage in over two thousand hours of therapy using different modalities e.g. Self-Psychology, Solution-Focused, DBT, CBT, and MI • Receive weekly individual/group supervision and serve an ethnically diverse community with ages ranging from five to eighty yrs. old • Assess qualitative clinical and environmental needs of patients and their families e.g. food & shelter, complex care management, hospitalization, activation of LIFENET/Mobile Crisis, reporting to SCR and/or preventive services • Conduct presentations on Coping Mechanisms and Self-Care off-site at sister agency and prepare client presentations for professional development during weekly staff meetings Show less



Queens Community House

• 165-08 88th Avenue, Rm. 217 Jamaica, NY 11432

• Housing Specialist

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2014

  Engage clients using strength-based practice i.e. co-creating goals, building authentic relationships, and providing unconditional positive regard. Secure appropriate agency services for high-risk clients i.e. SafeHorizon, ACS, LAS, shelter, HomeBase, etc. Prepare clients for Housing Court to negotiate with judges, landlords and attorneys re: arrears, repairs, MCI’s, etc. Organize/conduct group meetings with clients, focusing on building Social Support Networks & self-advocacy skills. Deescalate hostile situations between clients, staff and landlords. Show less



Hunter College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  Master of Social Work Major Method in Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families Field of Specialization in Mental Health Master of Social Work Major Method in Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families Field of Specialization in Mental Health



Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2010

  Assisted four Attorneys, oversaw client projects, and prosecuted international trademarks in over 40 countries. Corresponded daily between clients, foreign associates and firm. Researched trademark usage, prepared cost estimates, and organized priority legal documents. Assisted four Attorneys, oversaw client projects, and prosecuted international trademarks in over 40 countries. Corresponded daily between clients, foreign associates and firm. Researched trademark usage, prepared cost estimates, and organized priority legal documents.



The City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2008