Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate (LPC-A)

• Oct 2022 - Present

Intensive In-Home Counselor (IIC)

• May 2022 - Sep 2022

-Counseled over 5 children and families, through psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and clinical services provided in the school, home, and/or in the community, with periodic reevaluations, as deemed necessary -Participated in treatment plan meetings with other disciplines, school personnel, and community agencies, and assessed clinical treatment and appropriate level of care recommendations, for outpatient and/or intensive in-community program -Maintained and documented all required case documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, and contact made with the families, schools, and case managers, according to company policy -Attended weekly supervision sessions to discuss cases, goals, progress, and worked collaboratively on figuring out the next appropriate steps moving forward Show less

Intern

• Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

-Conducted over 5 group sessions weekly for mental health clients, adults and teenagers, under the direct supervision of a licensed clinical supervisor -Prepared for over 5 client-centered therapeutic groups, on topics such as Mood Management, Identifying Emotions, Identity Formation, Family Dynamics, Team Building, for weekly groups, in order to assess and help support clients in their therapeutic journey -Documented over 5 treatment sessions, in accordance with GenPsych policies, and received a co-signature on all clinical notes entered by the licensed clinical supervisor -Attended weekly scheduled treatment plan meetings, monitored client’s attendance, and performed related duties, as assigned by the licensed clinical supervisor Show less

Academic Coach

• Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

-Counseled over 15 undergraduate students weekly to help them get their grades back on track and monitor their progress throughout the semester -Prepared over 5 Powerpoint presentations, on topics such as Overcoming Anxiety, Time Management, Studying/Note-Taking, and Stress Management, for weekly workshops to help students gain skills that will help them in their academic careers -Co-facilitated over 5 weekly workshops, held on Google Hangouts, with the undergraduate students in the program Show less

Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist

• Apr 2017 - Jul 2019

-Implemented over 15 ABA therapy-based programs, such as full-sentence communication, reading sight words, and didax sequencing, on a daily basis to improve the child's cognitive and social skills -Maintained and analyzed daily data collection using WebABA on the child's response and progress to the different ABA programs, in order to strategize about how to implement the best programs -Monitored over 6 challenging behaviors displayed by the child, such as biting and kicking, and collaborated with the parents and my supervisor to implement behavioral intervention programs -Desensitized the child completely to unfamiliar environments, such as public restrooms that the child was previously afraid of entering by using repeated trials, modeling, constructive coaching, and positive reinforcement -Helped the child change repetitive behaviors, such as walking on the same route by practicing different positive routines Show less

Community Habilitation Specialist

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

- Improved 2 individual's skills by creating goal books in which I tracked and analyzed their individual progress -Strengthened over 5 skills that were listed in each individual's goal books, including social, daily living, cognitive, and community integration skills -Developed a trusting relationship with each individual by learning their likes, dislikes, and needs, and then reciprocating in order to create a comfortable environment where each individual could expand their skills -Created a progress sheet after each session, listing skills practiced, and methods used to updates parents throughout the progress -Trained in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) using a reward system on over 20 autistic individuals in the school Show less