Therapist

• Nov 2022 - Present

Residential Therapist

• Dec 2020 - Oct 2022

Assesses patients’ needs to create comprehensive treatment plans Directs psychoeducation, skill building, process, and team building groups Provides individual therapy focused on addressing patient’s substance abuse, underlying mental health concerns, skill development, and relapse prevention planning Facilitates family sessions to explore how patients’ substance abuse has impacted the family, expectations for treatment, and establishing boundaries Presents comprehensive overview of patients’ cases to multidisciplinary team to collaborate care and discuss patients’ treatment progress Utilizes modalities such as motivational interviewing, ACT, DBT, CBT Show less

Art Therapist

• Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

Conducted art therapy groups to meet the changing needs of each of the units and milieu Created and utilized directive and non-directive approaches for the following units: Adult Unit, Intensive Treatment Unit, Acute Treatment Unit, Forensic Unit, Behavioral Intervention Unit, and Child Unit Facilitated individual art therapy sessions with long term patients in need of extra support Administered expressive therapy assessments for each newly admitted patient, collaboratively with expressive therapy team Managed documentation timely and efficiently Ensured units were supplied with art materials Collaborated on projects with administration Show less

Behavior Health Counselor

• Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

Administered IMCANs assessments and treatment plans with clients for intake considerations Managed progress notes, assessment, and treatment plan updates Developed teen art therapy group curriculum for the agency Engaged clients in both directive and non-directive interventions employing art therapy, play therapy, individual therapy, and family sessions Managed approximately a 40-client caseload, ranging from 4 years old to adult Consulted with LCSW, LCPC, and ATR-BC on cases, agency policies, and ethical considerations Volunteered at a school family fair to help advocate and advertise the agency Performed suicidality and lethality assessments for the purpose of crisis intervention Utilized a variety of modalities including person-centered, CBT, and motivational interviewing Show less

Art Therapy Intern

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Developed and implemented art therapy directives aligned with Amita Treatment Framework Understood the needs of each population and the ability to be flexible accordingly Worked collaboratively in a treatment team setting to best fit the needs of the milieu Facilitated and co-facilitated expressive therapy groups at the inpatient, partial hospitalization, outpatient, and residential levels of care Completed therapeutic documentation on each patient for both clinician and hospital records Displayed personal artwork in the Inspiration Gallery Show less

Intern and Summer Programming Coordinator

• Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

Mentoring students in an after-school program for households managing AIDS and HIV Designed and conducted a weekly prosocial girls’ group Collaboratively designed the summer camp programming Budgeted and ordered supplies for art and academic activities Communicated daily with parents about child needs Developed and planned a child, community, art show Mentoring students in an after-school program for households managing AIDS and HIV Designed and conducted a weekly prosocial girls’ group Collaboratively designed the summer camp programming Budgeted and ordered supplies for art and academic activities Communicated daily with parents about child needs Developed and planned a child, community, art show

Art Teacher

• Aug 2012 - May 2017