Experience

Family Eldercare

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Provide psychotherapy for older adults and/or disabled individuals who are homebound. • Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments to diagnosis and to determine needs of potential clients. • Incorporate the following psychotherapy interventions when appropriate: Motivational Interviewing, Solution-focused therapy, Trauma Informed Care, CBT, Narrative therapy, EMDR, Relational Approach, and Behavioral Activation, and Grief and Loss Therapy • Create and adapt treatment plans to meet the needs of each individual client. Show less



Austin Center for Grief & Loss

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Licensed Clinical Social Work

  • Sep 2019 - Present



American Society on Aging

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• RISE Fellow

  • Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

  ASA Rise is a leadership training program to advance BIPOC leadership in the field of aging, and contribute to diverse, equitable and inclusionary (DEI) policy changes that improve the lives and outcomes for older adults. The capstone of this fellowship was the completion of a national project that contributes to thought leadership and innovates service delivery in aging as part of ASA's On Aging Institute. The capstone project was presented by ASA Rise Fellows at On Aging 2023. ASA Rise is a leadership training program to advance BIPOC leadership in the field of aging, and contribute to diverse, equitable and inclusionary (DEI) policy changes that improve the lives and outcomes for older adults. The capstone of this fellowship was the completion of a national project that contributes to thought leadership and innovates service delivery in aging as part of ASA's On Aging Institute. The capstone project was presented by ASA Rise Fellows at On Aging 2023.



Hospice Austin

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2019

  • Offered ongoing anticipatory grief and loss support as patients and families cope with a terminal prognosis • Mediated family dynamics and conflict • Engaged family in conversations about patient’s preferences and advocated for patient's wishes. • Provided end of life case management support i.e. FMLA paperwork, advance directive, funeral arrangements, initiate long-term care insurance plans. • Organized several educational events for monthly social work meetings including an 8 hour Mental Health First Aid Training. • Provided psychosocial support, crisis intervention and education to hospice patients and families in multiple different settings including: inpatient, home, and long-term care. • Collaborated and had ongoing communication with a multidisciplinary team Show less



Hospice Austin

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Intern

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Communicated with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, RNs, social workers, chaplains, CNAs, and volunteers in a medical setting • Assessed the psychosocial functioning and needs of newly admitted patients • Provided therapeutic end-of-life care and education to patients and their families • Assisted patients in completing advance directive forms and final arrangements • Communicated with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, RNs, social workers, chaplains, CNAs, and volunteers in a medical setting • Assessed the psychosocial functioning and needs of newly admitted patients • Provided therapeutic end-of-life care and education to patients and their families • Assisted patients in completing advance directive forms and final arrangements



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  • Assisted with the promotion and recruitment of The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work undergraduate and graduate programs • Coordinated student volunteers for School of Social Work events • Provided experiential information to prospective students • Facilitated events of up to 150 students for the School of Social work • Assisted with the promotion and recruitment of The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work undergraduate and graduate programs • Coordinated student volunteers for School of Social Work events • Provided experiential information to prospective students • Facilitated events of up to 150 students for the School of Social work



Children's Autism Center

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavioral Therapist

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Worked one-on-one with children on the Autism Spectrum • Trained in Applied Behavioral Analysis • Familiarized with the hardships faced by parents and children affected by autism • Maintained regular contact with parents and communicated the child’s weekly progress • Worked one-on-one with children on the Autism Spectrum • Trained in Applied Behavioral Analysis • Familiarized with the hardships faced by parents and children affected by autism • Maintained regular contact with parents and communicated the child’s weekly progress



UT Health San Antonio

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Work Intern

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Managed a caseload of 7 older adults • Utilized a solution-focused/empowerment based approach • Maintained communication with HMOs regarding client’s weekly progress • Applied Cognitive Adaptive Training (CAT) interventions to older adult population • Co-facilitated a group focusing on adjustment to aging • Managed a caseload of 7 older adults • Utilized a solution-focused/empowerment based approach • Maintained communication with HMOs regarding client’s weekly progress • Applied Cognitive Adaptive Training (CAT) interventions to older adult population • Co-facilitated a group focusing on adjustment to aging



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Coordinated studies funded by National Institutes of Health • Managed a Human Development & Family Sciences research lab • Researched the hardships faced by grown adults and their aging parents (sandwich generation) • Developed the lab and project website • Completed a budget (+$100,000) for an extensive longitudinal research study • Coordinated studies funded by National Institutes of Health • Managed a Human Development & Family Sciences research lab • Researched the hardships faced by grown adults and their aging parents (sandwich generation) • Developed the lab and project website • Completed a budget (+$100,000) for an extensive longitudinal research study