Experience

Enterhealth

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

• Lead Clinical Therapist

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Clinical Therapist, PhD, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2022


UT Southwestern Medical Center
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee
• Clinical Therapist, PhD, LPC at UT Southwestern

  • Jun 2022 - Jan 2023


University of North Texas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Therapist, LPC, Clinical Researcher, Professor

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2021

• Teaching Fellow, Research Fellow, Professor

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2018

  • Taught Parenting in Diverse Families course, Educational Psychology, Human Development and Statistics • Research fellow for diversity in motherhood,biracial families, social justice•. Conduct research on congenital heart disease and family mental health, and neurodevelopmental risks. • Highly trained in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.• Conducted research studies on mental health, families, addiction, and Neurodevelopment• Fluent with multiple research software programs (Nvivo, MAXQDA, Qualtrics, R, SPSS)• Experience and ability using GLM, CCA, Multivariate Statistics, HLM• Manage student assignments, grading and communication.• Transcribe interviews, analyze, and code using qualitative methods.• Conduct research on parent-child interactions/coding.• Published author.• Conference presenter.• Assisting in project to develop new scale for parent-child interaction, NICHD trained.• Run data analyses and report interpretation of results. Show less



Varnado & Associates

• LPC

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2020

  Facilitated group therapy sessions twice a week for an all-male therapy group addressing addiction, trauma, forensics with CBT framework. Anger management and family violence courses. Educated clients on self–esteem, healthy choices, forgiving self, and appropriate boundaries. Facilitated victim impact seminars. Assisted clients with housing /essential outside resource agencies. Anger Management Group: Facilitated weekly group therapy sessions. Developed and designed anger management group, SAMHSA certified training obtained for anger management group therapy. Created engaging and impactful group activities emphasizing implementation of tools/techniques learned in group. Reported weekly progress to referring agency, and maintained all session notes for each group member. Show less



Catholic Charities Fort Worth

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Counselor

  • Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Conduct weekly individual and couples counseling sessions. Helped guide clients in counseling that experienced past trauma by using evidence based interventions. Develop treatment plans/goals with clients, consistently reevaluating progress and goal changes. Taught/ facilitated communication/family psychoeducational group for Padua clients. Conduct weekly individual and couples counseling sessions. Helped guide clients in counseling that experienced past trauma by using evidence based interventions. Develop treatment plans/goals with clients, consistently reevaluating progress and goal changes. Taught/ facilitated communication/family psychoeducational group for Padua clients.



Cook Children’s Psychiatric

• Teacher

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2019

  Facilitated classes for inpatient and out-patient psychiatric patients. Implemented TBRI philosophy that guides the programs foundation. Reported and monitored patient’s behavior and social progress daily. Executed strategies to accommodate patient’s needs and group dynamics. Educated patient’s individually and in groups. Facilitated classes for inpatient and out-patient psychiatric patients. Implemented TBRI philosophy that guides the programs foundation. Reported and monitored patient’s behavior and social progress daily. Executed strategies to accommodate patient’s needs and group dynamics. Educated patient’s individually and in groups.



Tarrant County College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Counselor

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Conducted weekly individual sessions with students with past substance abuse. Counseled Veterans that were enrolled as students at TCC. Developed and conducted weekly group therapy sessions for students on self-care. Helped students with academic advisement and career counseling. Developed and maintained treatment plans and session notes for every client. Conducted weekly individual sessions with students with past substance abuse. Counseled Veterans that were enrolled as students at TCC. Developed and conducted weekly group therapy sessions for students on self-care. Helped students with academic advisement and career counseling. Developed and maintained treatment plans and session notes for every client.