Experience

Creative Now Therapy & Coaching

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

• Psychotherapist In Private Practice

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Provides individual, group and couples therapy. Provides individual, group and couples therapy.



Private Practice in Somatic Psychotherapy

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychotherapist

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Psychotherapy for adults, teens and couples. ​ Psychotherapy for adults, teens and couples. ​



BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Primary Therapist

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Primary therapist for a caseload of 16 individual clients with substance use disorder• Provided weekly manualized Relapse Prevention Therapy utilizing modalities including Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Safety Seeking, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic Approaches• Created treatment plans, managed high risk patients, coordinated treatment with members of treatment team• Led weekly group psychotherapy for clients with substance use disorder including Recovery Through Movement, Mindfulness/Bodyfulness, Art for Recovery in the Pandemic, LGBTQ+ and Sobriety, Music and Sounds of Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Sober Poet’s Society• Performed risk assessment of individuals presenting with acute mental health symptoms or intoxication and, if off location, coordinated care with Mobile Crisis team• Conducted weekly intake assessments of new patients• LGBTQ+ liaison for CDOP• Provided training and instruction to addictions fellows and psychology externs Show less

• Creative Arts Therapist

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

  Provided group/individual dance/movement therapy sessions on dual diagnosis psychiatric unit + first-break unit with adults, young adults and adolescents. Promoted self-awareness and an understanding of stressors leading to hospitalization. Engaged in rounds and team meetings daily with psychiatrists and social workers.

• Dance/Movement Therapy Intern 2nd year

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Provided group dance/movement therapy sessions in Forensic Psychiatry. Addressed triggers that led to hospitalization. Engaged in rounds and team meetings daily with psychiatrists and social workers. Facilitated in-service on boundaries to staff. Applied theory and practice of dance/movement therapy and gained a deeper understanding of legal system. Provided group dance/movement therapy sessions in Forensic Psychiatry. Addressed triggers that led to hospitalization. Engaged in rounds and team meetings daily with psychiatrists and social workers. Facilitated in-service on boundaries to staff. Applied theory and practice of dance/movement therapy and gained a deeper understanding of legal system.



Menorah Rehabilitation Center

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dance/Movement Therapy Intern 1st year

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Facilitated group/individual dance/movement therapy sessions with the elderly suffering from dementia. Main goals and focuses were on improving quality of life and encouraging residents to reminisce through dance/movement therapy while also increasing mobility/range of movement. Direct client contact with one-to-one sessions approximately 3-5 hours per week. Applied theory and practice of dance/movement therapy, gained skills as a therapist. Facilitated group/individual dance/movement therapy sessions with the elderly suffering from dementia. Main goals and focuses were on improving quality of life and encouraging residents to reminisce through dance/movement therapy while also increasing mobility/range of movement. Direct client contact with one-to-one sessions approximately 3-5 hours per week. Applied theory and practice of dance/movement therapy, gained skills as a therapist.



Le Bus Bilingue

• France
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Dance Teacher

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  Immersed myself completely in French language/culture by living, working and studying in Paris for one year. Taught different forms of dance in English to children ages 4-11 as well as adolescents through a program “We love English”. Taught English in a classroom setting to children 4-9. Immersed myself completely in French language/culture by living, working and studying in Paris for one year. Taught different forms of dance in English to children ages 4-11 as well as adolescents through a program “We love English”. Taught English in a classroom setting to children 4-9.


Le Répertoire de Gaspard
• France
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• English Teacher

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013


Rock the Vote

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocate Health Care Reform

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  As a key advocate in the 2009 Health Care Reform, I led, with Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House of Representatives) a press conference giving testimony in support of the passing of raising funds for Health Care to young adults. As a key advocate in the 2009 Health Care Reform, I led, with Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House of Representatives) a press conference giving testimony in support of the passing of raising funds for Health Care to young adults.