Manager of Psychological Services and Training Director

• Aug 2023 - Present

Staff Psychologist

• Jan 2021 - Present

CV

• Aug 2012 - Present

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

• Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

• Provide individual, family, and couples psychotherapy. • Complete bariatric evaluations. • Complete neuropsychological screener evaluations. • Provide inpatient consultation at associated Houston area hospitals. • Provide individual and family psychotherapy on in the inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit. • Provide individual and family psychotherapy on the clinical rehabilitation unit. • Complete behavioral rounds at associated hospitals. • Participate in treatment planning and care plan treatment meetings and reviews. • Provide family support and psychoeducation regarding family member’s mental health needs. Show less

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

• Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

• Provide individual and family therapy to seniors in long-term care settings. • Collaborate with other treatment providers including physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and other team members to provide a comprehensive treatment approach. • Complete in-service presentations at facilities regarding behavioral management, staff support, and best practice treatment approaches. • Provide feedback to family members regarding client care, progress, and needs in order to support treatment goals. • Complete brief screening evaluations for varying issues including depression, anxiety, and cognitive functioning. • Participate in behavioral rounds. • Complete detailed and timely documentation of services including treatment notes, treatment plans, and assessments. • Complete initial intake assessments. • Provide relevant psychoeduation to clients, family members, and staff. Show less

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

• The post-doctoral position consisted primarily of psychological assessment with young children, adolescents, and adults. I completed forensic evaluations, including adult competency to stand trial evaluations, child custody, parental fitness, and personal injury evaluations. I have also completed psychosexual evaluations with children, adolescents, and adults. Several evaluations for the DoD were also completed with those seeking military enlistment. • Completed psychoeducation evaluations with children and adolescents. • Completed substance abuse and domestic violence/anger evaluations. • Completed bariatric evaluations. • Completed adolescent psychological evaluations for the Department of Juvenile Justice. • Completed bonding and attachment evaluations with children and caregivers. • Completed developmental evaluations with infants ages 18 months to three years. • Completed toddler evaluations with children age three to five. • Performed immigration evaluations with those seeking naturalization and waiver of English portion of examination. • Performed neuropsychological screening evaluations. • Completed screening evaluations for Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. • Completed child play-therapy with one child client. • Coordinated off-site services with the Department of Family and Children Services, providing parental fitness, substance abuse, and anger management evaluations. Show less

Psychology Resident

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

• APA accredited internship consisted of 4 rotations including rotations through University Health System, Weekend Program, Mental Health Assessment and Triage Unit, and Stabilization Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP). • Provided individual and group therapy for adolescents in a juvenile detention setting. • Completed diagnostic assessments for adolescents ages 13-17. • Responsible for creating and administrating assessment batteries to appropriately address referral questions and treatment needs. • Scored and interpreted psychological data and completed comprehensive, integrated reports. • Engaged in feedback sessions with parents/guardians and clients. • Facilitated and co-facilitated adolescent process and psychoeducational groups with participants from ages 13 to 17. • Created therapy groups based on presenting issues of the population being served, including groups on mindfulness meditation, anger management, and psychoeducational groups. • Completed intake interviews. • Participated in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, providing consultation and treatment progress on youth served. • Participated in weekly individual supervision, didactic training, group supervision, and case conceptualization. • Provided supervision to doctoral level practicum student. • Provided mental health trainings to juvenile supervision officers. • Participated in psychiatric rounds. • Provided psychological oriented consultation to probation officers and staff. • Participated in ROPES course and CHAPS, experiential therapy. • Provided assessment supervision to practicum students. Show less

Therapy Extern

• Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

• Provided individual and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient community mental health center using CBT and integrative models. • Completed rotations at Hartgrove Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital, conducting process groups, trauma groups, CBT groups, and outcome assessments with inpatient and partial hospitalization program patients ranging from children and adolescents to adults. • Completed intake interview assessments. • Provided family therapy using family systems model. • Facilitated therapy groups, including process and psychoeducational groups. • Engaged in feedback sessions with parents/guardians. • Responsible for aftercare and treatment recommendations, including providing referral services and case management. • Participated in multidisciplinary didactic trainings. • Completed modified Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training teaching nonviolent crisis intervention. • Completed online trauma focused CBT training. Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2012 - May 2015

Diagnostic Extern

• Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

• Conducted diagnostic assessments for children and adolescents ages 5-17 in a psychiatric inpatient setting and partial hospitalization program. • Responsible for creating and administrating assessment batteries to appropriately address referral questions. • Scored and interpreted psychological data, completing comprehensive reports with an 8-day turn around time frame. • Engaged in feedback sessions with parents/guardians and patients. • Facilitated and co-facilitated adolescent process groups with participants from ages 12 to 17. • Co-facilitated child psychoeducational/process groups with participants from ages 5 to 12. • Conducted intake interview assessments with children and adolescents (ages 6-17). • Conducted individual therapy sessions with an adolescent female patient. • Facilitated family therapy sessions. • Conducted substance abuse assessments. • Completed psychosexual evaluations to address sexually inappropriate behavior. • Completed crisis assessments and evaluations, providing feedback for appropriate level of care. • Completed case presentations. • Participated in weekly individual supervision, didactic training, group supervision, and case conceptualization. Show less

Counseling Extern

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

Individual and group counseling. Coordination of services. Intake interviews. Assessment referrals. Creation of new groups. Treatment planning. Maintaining of mental health files. Staff in-service presentations. Didactic and case presentations. Individual and group counseling. Coordination of services. Intake interviews. Assessment referrals. Creation of new groups. Treatment planning. Maintaining of mental health files. Staff in-service presentations. Didactic and case presentations.