Experience

SOUTHBAY COMMUNITY SERVICES

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

• Youth Family and Development Associate

  • 2021 - Present



Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

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

• Student Trainee Therapist

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021

  • Provided family therapy to children ages 0-5 with complex socio-emotional, behavioral, developmental, medical, and/or family needs at KidSTART Clinic within the Chadwick Trauma Counseling Program• Completed in-depth assessment processes that included intake interviews, dyadic observations, play observations, and the completion of questionnaires like, The Child Behavior Check List, The Pediatric Symptom Checklist and The Parenting Relationship Questionnaire.• Engaged family in feedback sessions where diagnosis, results of the assessment, and treatment plan were discussed and explained in family friendly language • Completed trainings on Child Parent Psychotherapy and Parent-Child-Interaction-Therapy, and utilized parts of modalities when appropriate for family’s needs. • Maintained CCBH compliant documentation in a timely fashion



NEW ALTERNATIVES, INC.

• United States
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Therapeutic Behavioral Services Coach

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  • Providing intensive one-to-one behavioral services designed to help children, adolescents, and their caregivers implement new behavioral and positive coping strategies to reduce risk of needing a higher level of care or being hospitalized due to the severity of their behaviors• Providing counseling to support clients and families from a strength-based trauma-informed perspective. • Participating in case consultations, trainings, staff meetings, and peer workshops• Working on a team comprised of the youth, caregivers, TBS case managers, TBS parent partner, and the youth's primary therapist• Providing services in homes, residential facilities/group homes, day treatment programs, and some school settings.• Mentoring new employees on successful behavioral interventions, writing progress notes, and any general areas that need strengthening• Completed annual trainings on topics like Culturally Competent Environments, QPR Suicide Prevention, Trauma Informed Care, Client’s Perspective, and Cultural Humility



Father Joe's Villages

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

• Mental Health Intern

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  • Assisted with therapeutic services for toddlers who were experiencing homelessness and poverty by working with classroom teachers to provide a seamless approach within the classroom by contributing in team meetings with child/parent observations that were of concern, serving as a “secondary attachment” to support primary attachment between parent and child and connecting with other interns to provide an integrated approach when implementing a regulation plan • Assisted with therapeutic services for toddlers who were experiencing homelessness and poverty by working with classroom teachers to provide a seamless approach within the classroom by contributing in team meetings with child/parent observations that were of concern, serving as a “secondary attachment” to support primary attachment between parent and child and connecting with other interns to provide an integrated approach when implementing a regulation plan



Center for Discovery

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Counselor

  • May 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Assisted and supported residents throughout the entire treatment experience from admission through discharge• Determined whether the new resident had any special needs and assisted the resident in fulfilling those needs• Monitored the course of treatment for each specific resident in a pro-active manner to ensure that no problem or trouble compromised the resident's or treatment staff's efforts• Wrote thorough, specific clinical notes for each resident during each shift• Ran group therapy sessions based on the practices of CBT, DBT and Interpersonal Effectiveness



Center for Community Solutions

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intake Counselor

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016

  • Provided support by calling survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who wished to receive counseling services to establish contact.• Performed over the phone intake as well as scheduling. • Maintained a Trauma Informed Care framework that emphasized physical, psychological and emotional safety while creating opportunities to empower survivors. • Provided additional outside resources to clients such as legal, immigration, and suicide hotlines • Provided support by calling survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who wished to receive counseling services to establish contact.• Performed over the phone intake as well as scheduling. • Maintained a Trauma Informed Care framework that emphasized physical, psychological and emotional safety while creating opportunities to empower survivors. • Provided additional outside resources to clients such as legal, immigration, and suicide hotlines