Experience

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Predoctoral Psychology Intern

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2020



Contra Costa County Consultation & Assessment Team

• Concord, California

• Advanced Practicum Trainee

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019



John F. Kennedy University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - May 2019

  Teaching Assistant for Psychological Assessment Facilitated lab section of course to provide students with hands-on experience administering psychological assessments. Revised and corrected student-administered protocols of standardized cognitive, academic achievement, and personality assessments. Read and edited student papers and provided feedback to students and instructors. Met with students upon request to provide students with additional support of administration, scoring, and report writing. Show less



John Muir Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Externship

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Within a medical clinic, actively collaborate with a team of primary care providers, medical residents, medical support staff, behavioral health providers, and case management providers to provide fully integrated services to patients from a biopsychosocial approach. Maintain a caseload of 20-24 clients (ages 10-85) providing bilingual and culturally sensitive behavioral health services including brief individual psychotherapy, long-term individual psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, and collateral services. Document all direct services delivered to patients in a SOAP format, consistent with the documentation of medical providers. Provide immediate and direct services to patients in crisis or presenting with mental health distress during a medical visit, referred to as “warm hand-offs,” and triaging the type of services necessary to provide a standard of care from a population model. Show less



Options Recovery Services

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

• Externship

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Co-facilitated a women’s substance use recovery group, engaging members in group process and providing psychoeducation regarding drug and alcohol use, criminal thinking, and supporting sobriety. Held a caseload of 3 individual clients for brief individual psychotherapy. Co-facilitated a women’s substance use recovery group, engaging members in group process and providing psychoeducation regarding drug and alcohol use, criminal thinking, and supporting sobriety. Held a caseload of 3 individual clients for brief individual psychotherapy.



La Clínica de La Raza

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Beginning Practicum

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  Maintained a caseload of 6-8 clients (ages 8-59) providing bilingual and culturally sensitive behavioral health services including individual psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, collateral services, and case management. Conducted initial assessments, formulated treatment plans, and maintained thorough progress notes for all clients to assure proper documentation for session content and intervention using a collaborative approach. Co-facilitated a women’s group for victims of domestic violence to provide psycho-education, safety planning, and community resources. Billed Medi-Cal through EPSDT (Early Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) program for children 0-18 years of age and ACCESS crisis stabilization program for adults. Coordinated referrals to support services when appropriate (psychiatry, support groups, Service Team program). Show less



YMCA of Silicon Valley

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Center Director

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2015

  Enhanced a licensed after-school child care program to meet the organization’s mission statement Increased program enrollment through marketing, communicating with school officials, and hosting family engagement events Establishes and evaluates program goals throughout the school year; meeting program standards Fosters a positive environment and rapport with program members, establishing key relationships throughout the year Supports the YMCA Annual Support Campaign by organizing, coordinating, and marketing fundraising events; provided excellent customer service and maintained year-round communication with donors Promoted fundraising events by creating flyers, including them in program’s monthly newsletters, and communicating with members through word of mouth Increased amount of program’s annual received donations by more than 100% Monitors and maintains all expenses within the annual budget on a daily basis Show less