Team Lead/Therapist

• Feb 2021 - Present

Therapist

• Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

Therapist

• May 2018 - Jun 2020

At Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, I assist individuals, couples, and families in increasing the understanding of themselves and the experiences that have brought them to seek counseling. With a certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I hope to help clients make long-standing changes in their day-to-day life by using methods in adjusting their thinking and behaviors that have lead them to therapy. I work with adolescents and adults with a focus on mood disorders, anxiety, work-related stressors, and trauma. “The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.” ― C. JoyBell C. Show less

Therapist (PRN)

• Apr 2015 - Jun 2020

• Served as primary therapist in an outpatient psychiatric setting for patients with severe mental illness and substance use disorders, utilizing trauma-informed and evidence-based CBT and DBT techniques• Facilitated process-oriented and education groups with young adult, adult, and geriatric patients experiencing symptoms ranging from psychosis, mania, suicidal ideation, self-harming, anxiety, behavioral problems, anger, depression, substance use disorders, and impulse control disorders• Provided solution-focused and educational individual and family sessions to facilitate smooth transition upon discharge from hospital-based outpatient treatment• Developed individualized treatment plans and completed psychosocial assessments • Advocated on patient and family behalf for necessity of services to insurance companies and explain financial and managed care process to patient and family members Show less

Director Of Outpatient Services

• Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

•Managed day-to-day functioning and service implementation of hospital-based Partial Hospitalization Programs and Intensive Outpatient Programs•Supervised staff members including therapists, RN, driver, and outpatient coordinator•Coordinate service implementation between hospital departments including Clinical Services, Intake, Business Office, Utilization Management and Business Development

Therapist

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

• Served as primary therapist in an acute psychiatric setting for patients with severe mental illness • Served as primary therapist in an acute psychiatric setting for patients with severe mental illness

Clinician

• May 2013 - May 2014

• Conduct clinical assessments for potential patients, from adolescent, young adult, adult, and older adult ages; experiencing psychiatric symptoms ranging from depression, anxiety, post- traumatic stress, eating disorder, psychosis, mania, dementia, and substance dependence; and determine appropriate course of treatment • Conduct clinical assessments for potential patients, from adolescent, young adult, adult, and older adult ages; experiencing psychiatric symptoms ranging from depression, anxiety, post- traumatic stress, eating disorder, psychosis, mania, dementia, and substance dependence; and determine appropriate course of treatment

Substance Abuse Counselor

• Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

•Counseled adolescents and their families from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with significant substance abuse, mental health, educational, and legal issues, in individual, family, and group sessions, in an intensive outpatient treatment setting •Facilitated group and multi-family group counseling sessions, with topics such as life skills training, core values, goal setting, self-esteem, career and college planning, mental health awareness, and substance abuse education •Counseled adolescents and their families from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with significant substance abuse, mental health, educational, and legal issues, in individual, family, and group sessions, in an intensive outpatient treatment setting •Facilitated group and multi-family group counseling sessions, with topics such as life skills training, core values, goal setting, self-esteem, career and college planning, mental health awareness, and substance abuse education