Practice Operations Manager, Psychotherapist

• Jan 2023 - Present

Perinatal Mental Health Clinician—Resource

• Dec 2021 - Present

• Provide support, psychoeducation, and referrals to patients, family members, and healthcare providers who call the perinatal depression hotline • Conduct psychosocial assessments to collaboratively develop plan of care for patients, including crisis intervention services as needed • Initiate outreach calls to patients identified at risk for postpartum depression to complete assessment and establish plan of care • Provide support, psychoeducation, and referrals to patients, family members, and healthcare providers who call the perinatal depression hotline • Conduct psychosocial assessments to collaboratively develop plan of care for patients, including crisis intervention services as needed • Initiate outreach calls to patients identified at risk for postpartum depression to complete assessment and establish plan of care

Behavioral Health Consultant

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2022

• Provide integrated behavioral health services in a primary care setting at a federally qualified health center • Conduct evidenced-based behavioral health interventions with patients across the lifespan and with a wide range of mental and physical health conditions • Collaborate with medical providers to holistically care for patients and to provide consultation on psychosocial concerns • Provide integrated behavioral health services in a primary care setting at a federally qualified health center • Conduct evidenced-based behavioral health interventions with patients across the lifespan and with a wide range of mental and physical health conditions • Collaborate with medical providers to holistically care for patients and to provide consultation on psychosocial concerns

Graduate Student Nonprofit Project Manager

• Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

• Provides targeted organizational and strategic planning support to Accelerator Associate organizations, including the Prosperity House, Chicago Hyde Park Village, and Pilot Light • Developed an ecosystem based organizational development model to encourage cross-collaboration among organizations while strengthening organizational infrastructure • Coordinates the Trauma Support Services Cohort and provides project management support to cohort member organizations • Provides targeted organizational and strategic planning support to Accelerator Associate organizations, including the Prosperity House, Chicago Hyde Park Village, and Pilot Light • Developed an ecosystem based organizational development model to encourage cross-collaboration among organizations while strengthening organizational infrastructure • Coordinates the Trauma Support Services Cohort and provides project management support to cohort member organizations

Behavioral Health Intern

• Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

• Provides individual psychotherapy from a trauma-informed and relationship-based perspective to individuals living with or at high risk of acquiring HIV • Assesses, supports, and provides psychoeducation on attachment and trauma to families who have adopted children from outside the U.S. in Comer Children's Hospital International Adoption Clinic • Facilitates and designs curriculum for a psychotherapy group for HIV positive mothers • Conducts brief behavioral health interventions in a pediatric infectious disease clinic which serves individuals under 25 living with or at high risk of acquiring HIV and perinatally exposed infants • Designed new assessment process for the International Adoption Clinic to formalize the psychosocial assessment of families and to evaluate the clinic's services Show less

Social Work Graduate Student

• 2017 - Sep 2018

Intern

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

• Provided ongoing individual counseling to meet client’s emotional, case management, and advocacy needs • Conducted intake sessions with new clients to assess client’s needs, complete safety planning, and provide emotional support and education on domestic violence • Provided emotional support, referrals, and education on domestic violence to crisis line callers • Contributed to strategic planning for the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network’s Medical Response Collaborative pilot project at McNeal Hospital to implement domestic violence screening • Created new presentation materials for Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP) facilitator training Show less

Project Manager

• Sep 2013 - Sep 2016

• Coordinated implementation of the electronic health record for inpatient nursing and ancillary services at MD Anderson Cancer Center • Managed team of 9 analysts to develop creative solutions to meet the unique needs of a premiere cancer hospital through collaboration with clinical and executive leadership • Directed projects to train over 12,000 electronic health record users at MD Anderson Cancer Center and over 15,000 users at Spectrum Health • Led Epic’s obstetrics end user training program to develop curriculum and training recommendations for use in healthcare systems around the world • Created a new obstetrician training program to more efficiently train providers and improve provider happiness and preparedness • Directed the implementation of the Clinical Case Management Module at North Oaks Health System • Designed and created analytic tools to enhance obstetric care and meet the needs of clinicians and administrators Show less

Intern

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

• Assisted with the development of new Gender Rights Program by conducting literary research, contributing to strategic planning, and writing grant proposals • Designed and executed research projects on migrant women’s access to services for victims of gender based violence • Supported daily operations by editing reports, crafting letters and press releases, and assisting clients • Assisted with the development of new Gender Rights Program by conducting literary research, contributing to strategic planning, and writing grant proposals • Designed and executed research projects on migrant women’s access to services for victims of gender based violence • Supported daily operations by editing reports, crafting letters and press releases, and assisting clients