Experience

Head First Health

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

• Founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Head First Health, is a coaching + counseling practice for Millennial Women looking to navigate their relationships, quarter-life crisis & stress. At Head First, it is our mission to empower you to have a better relationship with yourself in order to optimize your potential and live a meaningful life. Head First Health, is a coaching + counseling practice for Millennial Women looking to navigate their relationships, quarter-life crisis & stress. At Head First, it is our mission to empower you to have a better relationship with yourself in order to optimize your potential and live a meaningful life.


Innovative Express Care
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Psychotherapist

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2021


Serendipitous Psychotherapy, LLC

• Psychotherapist

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  Individual and couples therapist using cognitive behavioral, exposure & response prevention, and acceptance & commitment therapy to address areas of anxiety, panic, OCD, and sexual intimacy, and performance. Individual and couples therapist using cognitive behavioral, exposure & response prevention, and acceptance & commitment therapy to address areas of anxiety, panic, OCD, and sexual intimacy, and performance.


Rogers Memorial Hospital
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Therapist

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017


Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Therapist SIRS

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  •Utilize Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) an evidence-based practice aimed to address self-injuring behaviors•Help patients identify and manage unhealthy or self-defeating behaviors•Equip patients to replace negative and destructive behaviors with healthier coping strategies•Empower patients to handle their life circumstances without resorting to self-injury

• Anxiety & OCD Intern

  • May 2014 - Jan 2015

  •Trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the most effective and evidence-based therapies for anxiety •Helped people who experience anxiety face their fears and learn to manage future stressors•Developed a personalized treatment plan with patients which includes: ---Individual therapy ---Group therapy ---Family therapy ---Medication education•Taught patients to manage their anxiety in ordered to prevent them from using avoidance, distraction, or rituals Show less



McKinley Health Center

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Assistant; Sexual Health Education

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  •Created workshops on various sexual health topics •Presented sexual health education to students •Collaborated with undergraduate students to plan and develop sexual health programming •Created workshops on various sexual health topics •Presented sexual health education to students •Collaborated with undergraduate students to plan and develop sexual health programming



Campus Middle School for Girls

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sexual Health Educator

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  •Taught 6th and 8th grade girls about anatomy, puberty, and healthy choices •Created medically accurate sexual health lesson plans •Presented lesson plans in a fun, interactive, educational manner •Taught 6th and 8th grade girls about anatomy, puberty, and healthy choices •Created medically accurate sexual health lesson plans •Presented lesson plans in a fun, interactive, educational manner



Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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

• Community Education Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  •Researched successful sexual education programs •Created programming specific to many specified populations •Promoted Planned Parenthood events through various social media outlets •Researched successful sexual education programs •Created programming specific to many specified populations •Promoted Planned Parenthood events through various social media outlets



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• I-Connect Facilitator; Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations

  • Nov 2012 - May 2013

  •Presented diversity workshops to all incoming first-year college students•Facilitated discussion on diversity, discrimination and inclusion issues to groups of students•Mandatory workshop for all incoming freshmen students to help spread diversity acceptance on campus

• Field Supervisor; Activities and Recreation Center

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

  •Supervised sports’ fields to ensure the safety of players and attendees•Obtained CPR and First Aid certification in order to be first respondent to emergencies on the fields



YMCA

• 700 & Above Employee

• Women in Leadership Intern

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  •Collaborated with Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP) •Created, planned, and carried out fundraising events for AIDS research and community outreach for persons living with HIV/AIDS •Attended semiweekly meetings for leadership strategies, team-building and project planning •Collaborated with Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP) •Created, planned, and carried out fundraising events for AIDS research and community outreach for persons living with HIV/AIDS •Attended semiweekly meetings for leadership strategies, team-building and project planning



Community Advocacy Project

• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocate for Survivors of Domestic Violence

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  •Received extensive training in an evidenced-based advocacy intervention for survivors of domestic violence •Implemented a strengths-based and client-centered approach intervention while providing 24/7 emotional support to clients who were victims of domestic violence •Gained an in-depth knowledge of the local services in the Champaign-Urbana community and conducted systems-level advocacy on behalf of clients •Received extensive training in an evidenced-based advocacy intervention for survivors of domestic violence •Implemented a strengths-based and client-centered approach intervention while providing 24/7 emotional support to clients who were victims of domestic violence •Gained an in-depth knowledge of the local services in the Champaign-Urbana community and conducted systems-level advocacy on behalf of clients



Triton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Front Desk Staff; Office of Student Life

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

  •Helped students get accustomed with student life options at Triton and guided them around campus •Worked in the office assisting with general duties, answering phones, copying and faxing, working with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint •Communicated with faculty population to ensure the best transition for the students •Helped students get accustomed with student life options at Triton and guided them around campus •Worked in the office assisting with general duties, answering phones, copying and faxing, working with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint •Communicated with faculty population to ensure the best transition for the students