Experience

COUNSELING CREATIVELY, PLLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner- Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor & Board Certified Registered Art Therapist

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  McKinney, Texas & Hollywood, FL Be Creative. Be Present. Be Healthy. Tired of feeling uncertain, worried, stressed, or down all the time? Needing some guidance, direction , and motivation? Well then step into my office, I'm more than happy to help! My clients and I work together using creative, and sometimes artistic, approaches to build a positive environment where growth and change can occur.



Dallas Art Therapy

• Art Therapy Intern

  • Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Dallas, Texas



Children's Health

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

• Art Therapy Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

  Plano, Texas



New Horizons Center for Healing

• Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  Mckinney, Texas Working as a bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Received my B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. Went on to complete my M.A. in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. I have clinical experience providing linguistically and culturally competent therapeutic services in working with children/adolescent behavior issues, PTSD, stress, anxiety, and family relationship difficulties. I focus on utilizing person… Show more Working as a bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Received my B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. Went on to complete my M.A. in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. I have clinical experience providing linguistically and culturally competent therapeutic services in working with children/adolescent behavior issues, PTSD, stress, anxiety, and family relationship difficulties. I focus on utilizing person centered therapy as well as numerous principles of positive psychology when working with my clients to promote healing, growth, and change. I am open to utilizing different approaches depending on my clients and their current needs. My areas of interest include working with children and teens in crisis, families in transition, art therapy, LGBT issues, anxiety and victims of trauma. Currently registered for a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Expressive Therapies at Lesley University with the intent to become a Registered Art Therapist (ATR).

• Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern

  • Nov 2013 - Feb 2016

  McKinney, Tx Mrs. Janette D. Macias M.A., is a bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) supervised by Dr. Dean Aslinia. Janette received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. She went on to complete her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. Janette has clinical experience providing linguistically and culturally competent therapeutic services in working with children/adolescent behavior issues, PTSD… Show more Mrs. Janette D. Macias M.A., is a bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) supervised by Dr. Dean Aslinia. Janette received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. She went on to complete her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. Janette has clinical experience providing linguistically and culturally competent therapeutic services in working with children/adolescent behavior issues, PTSD, stress, anxiety, and family relationship difficulties. Janette also has experience using various approaches including creative/expressive therapy, structural family therapy and family systems therapy. Her areas of interest include working with children and teens in crisis, families in transition, art therapy, anxiety and victims of trauma.



Latin American Health Institute

• Clinical Intern

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  Greater Boston Area Providing culturally and linguistically competent In-Home Therapy services to Latin American and other minority families. Specifically providing intensive family-focused, strength-based interventions to families in transition or in crisis. Services are provided to families both in the home and in the Greater Boston community.



Boston College

• Co-Facilitator in Diversity Committee

  • May 2012 - May 2013

  -Facilitate the annual recruitment process -Creation of meeting schedule -Plan and organize bi-weekly meetings -Manage committee website -Create and distribute the yearly committee newsletter -Manage the process of selecting new committee members for the following year

• Student Mentor-Mental Health Counseling Program

  • Apr 2012 - May 2013

  Respresent the Mental Health Counseling program at events such as accepted students day, orientation, and panel discussions for prospective students. Acted as a source of support and information for first-year masters students as they progressed through the program.

• Co-Founder of Conexión

  • Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Co-Founder of Conexión, a group devoted to establishing a professional space to help facilitate & support the development of bilingual skills for counselors & psychologists.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - May 2011

  Worked as a research assistant in a Social Psychology research lab that focused on stigma, prejudice, stereotypes, and schemas. Assisted in running studies within in the lab, administering surveys and other measures, coded data. Engaged with the research team during weekly lab meetings pertaining to research design development and refinement in addition to social justice concerns.