Experience

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  Norwood School

  • Lower School Counselor
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  Norwood School

  • Bethesda, Maryland

  • Lower School Counselor

    • Aug 2018 - Present
    • Bethesda, Maryland

    • Coordinate, teach, and build upon pro-social skills development curriculum that blends into middle school program.• Create and maintain behavior plans for individual students requiring additional support. • Meet weekly with student support team, grade level teams, and specials teachers to colla...

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  Catholic Schools Office, Archdiocese of Washington

  • Hyattsville, Maryland

  • Counseling Services Coordinator

    • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
    • Hyattsville, Maryland

    • Provide consultation and guidance to counselors, social workers, and school administrators. • Fulfill strategic plan requirement to develop and conduct counseling needs assessment for all schools within Archdiocese. • Respond to crisis intervention requests by Archdiocesan schools.• Enhance pr...

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  Holy Cross Elementary School

  • Garrett Park, MD

  • School Counselor

    • Aug 2010 - Aug 2018
    • Garrett Park, MD

    • Support the development of students’ pro-social skills with classroom guidance for grades Pre-K—8th. • Provide more targeted social and emotional support though individual and small group work.• Collaborate regularly with Principal to ensure interventions support the school’s overarching missio...

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  Maryland Counseling Centers

  • Rockville MD

  • Clinical Director/Psychotherapist

    • 2001 - 2009
    • Rockville MD

    Clinical Director 2003-2009• Oversaw all clinical operations from therapist-client interactions to written documentation of care.• Consulted with therapists about clinical issues.• Ensured compliance with all State-mandated paperwork; reports and reviews; interfaced with State....

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  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer...

  • Falls Church, VA

  • Graduate Assistant

    • 1997 - 2002
    • Falls Church, VA

    • Clinically supervised approximately 15 Master’s level internship students via live and taped supervision. • Co-taught Master’s-level courses, including Community Counseling, Group Counseling and Internship.• Screened potential Doctoral and Master’s level students through group interviews.• Pro...

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  The Arlington Center for Well Being

  • Arlington, VA

  • Psychotherapist

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Arlington, VA

    • Provided short-term counseling and referral services as EAP contractor for DOD Education Activity.• Facilitated parenting, MBTI, communication, relationship enhancement, personal exploration, and career development workshops for EAP and through Center.• Clinically supported adolescents, adults,...

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  Arlington County Government

  • Arlington, VA

  • Mental Health Therapist II (School Prevention Specialist)

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Arlington, VA

    • Assessed student referrals for at-risk behavior and developed treatment plan in-line with specific needs.• Educated students in individual, group, and classroom settings about substance abuse and life skills.• Referred students with developing substance abuse problems to appropriate outside sou...

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  The Women's Center

  • Vienna, VA

  • Counseling Extern

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Vienna, VA

    Diagnosed and treated mental health and substance abuse issues; co-led on-going therapy group; assisted with career exploration through assessment of values and skills; administered/interpreted MBTI and SII.

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  Prince William County Community Services Board

  • Woodbridge, VA

  • CSB Therapist Intern II

    • 1997 - 1997
    • Woodbridge, VA

    Home-based counseling, case management, group counseling for adolescent substance abusers and families; collaborated with agencies to prevent out-of-home placement; administered PCRI and SASSI.

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  New Options Group, Inc.

  • Fairfax, VA

  • Career Consultant Assistant

    • 1996 - 1997
    • Fairfax, VA

    Supported clients in job search including resume revisions and scoring of MBTI, CISS; designed website; created marketing materials including bi-monthly newsletter sent to 500 clients.

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  Sufka & Associates

  • Washington, DC

  • Director of Communications

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Washington, DC

    Developed marketing campaigns; managing editor/writer for quarterly publications/reference books; coordinated Board meetings and conventions for 200 people; developed annual budgets.

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  Katz Communications

  • Washington, DC

  • Account Executive

    • 1991 - 1995
    • Washington, DC

    Managed all phases of television broadcast sales/negotiations for commercial and political advertising.