Experience

Walden Behavioral Care

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Dedham, Massachusetts, United States



Louisiana Alliance of Children’s Advocacy Centers (LACAC)

• Intern

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Gained a comprehensive outlook on the issue of child abuse and funding child advocacy centers (CACs) by working at the statewide level in this non-profit organization. Worked to gain federal funding, and to collect information on evidence-based and trauma-informed child abuse prevention and treatment.



St. George's Episcopal School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  New Orleans, LA Has interned in a kindergarten classroom and currently interning in a second-grade classroom. Gaining hours of observation as well as hands-on experience working with the children. Facilitating lessons, providing support for the students when they need assistance on class work, administering and scoring running records, assisting the teacher in creating homework packets and scoring previous work.

• Aftercare Teacher

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  New Orleans, LA Manages children ages 1-3 in the school's after-school program. In charge of tasks such as organizing age-appropriate activities, filling out incident report forms, administering first aid, encouraging positive interactions between the children, communicating with parents and facilitating pick-up.



New Orleans Child Advocacy Center

• Intern

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  New Orleans, Louisiana



Casa Hogar Los Angelitos

• Psychology Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Manzanillo, Mexico Gained hands-on experience working with the psychologist and social worker of the Casa Hogar Los Angelitos orphanage in Manzanillo, Mexico. Worked directly with children and adolescents ages 3-18, brainstorming and organizing activities that would allow them to express their emotions in a positive and healthy manner. Learned and observed the benefits of art therapy, mindfulness and emotion regulation. In addition, was able to practice and improve conversational Spanish speaking skills.



Audubon Charter School

• Teaching Assistant Intern

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  New Orleans, LA Gained hands-on experience in a Montessori-styled school system within a kindergarten classroom. Focused on literature and engaged children in guided reading and one-on-one practice to cultivate early reading skills involved in phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle.



St. Rita Catholic School

• Teaching Assistant Intern

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  New Orleans, LA Assistant taught mathematics to sixth and seven graders. Supported the cooperating teacher in administering assignments, helping struggling students with math problems and grading completed work.

• Tutor

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  New Orleans, LA Worked one-on-one with a struggling sixth grade student twice a week after school on subjects such as math, history, writing and science. Encouraged student's best work in every subject, as well as to optimize abilities and recognize academic potential.



ROTARY CLUB OF WELLESLEY FOUNDATION INC

• United States

• Organization Member for "Interact: Adolescent Emotional Wellness Project"

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Wellesley, MA Worked directly on projects such as raising awareness for mental health issues in adolescents, reducing mental health stigma, informing the community about depression and other prevalent mental health issues, staging presentations and activities in schools and churches to teach about mental health, and providing resources for those who struggle with mental health issues.