Experience

Wendt Center for Loss and Healing

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grief and Trauma Psychotherapist; Program Coordinator for Internship Education

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Grief and Trauma Psychotherapist

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  • Conduct weekly trauma-focused individual therapy to a caseload of up to 26 survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and violent death using a psychodynamic/relational approach with interventions based in sand tray, expressive arts, CBT, IFS, and Sensorimotor techniques.• Provide training to interns around the clinical use of attachment theory.• ​Provide weekly supervision to clinical social work graduate students.•Provide training to outside organizations and therapists via the Wendt Center Training Institute on various topics, including attachment theory and transgenerational trauma. • ​Serve as the Wendt Center representative on the District of Columbia Sexual Assault Response Team. Show less



University of Maryland School of Social Work

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical Research Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Project Title: Psychotic Experiences & Suicide Attempts: Causation versus Environmental Confounding • Preparing literature reviews and annotated bibliographies • Contributing towards writing and revising academic papers and grant applications • Entering, cleaning, and analyzing data using SPSS Project Title: Psychotic Experiences & Suicide Attempts: Causation versus Environmental Confounding • Preparing literature reviews and annotated bibliographies • Contributing towards writing and revising academic papers and grant applications • Entering, cleaning, and analyzing data using SPSS



JCADA

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

• Clinical Social Work Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Provided weekly trauma-informed individual therapy to adult survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and domestic trafficking using a relational approach with interventions based in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. • Conducted trauma informed individual assessments. • Provided safety planning and crisis intervention services. • Co-facilitated trauma support group with survivors of voyeurism. • Led teen dating violence prevention program with high school students/youth groups utilizing AWARE program. • Assisted with program development in the areas of prevention, education, and clinical services for sexual assault. Show less



Cornerstone Montgomery

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Rehabilitation Counselor

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Provided trauma sensitive psychiatric rehabilitation and case management services as part of a treatment team, to clients with Axis I and Axis II disorders within a supported living program. • Conducted person centered treatment planning and ongoing assessment for average caseload of 14 clients, providing life skills training, behavior management, and crisis intervention. • Met client needs through knowledge of current health, social services, and mental hygiene resources. • Led organization wide trainings on Trauma/PTSD and Personality Disorders. • Led a weekly Illness Management and Recovery therapeutic group for adults. Show less



McLean Hospital

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mental Health Specialist-Dissociative & Trauma Unit

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Provided direct trauma-informed patient care and assessments while conducting daily check-in sessions with a caseload of six adult and adolescent women. • Planned safety resolutions with suicidal and self-harming individuals. • Documented adolescent and adult patient progress and observations following trauma-informed individual sessions. • Utilized non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. • Provided direct trauma-informed patient care and assessments while conducting daily check-in sessions with a caseload of six adult and adolescent women. • Planned safety resolutions with suicidal and self-harming individuals. • Documented adolescent and adult patient progress and observations following trauma-informed individual sessions. • Utilized non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations.



Walden Behavioral Care

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mental Health Specialist

  • Jul 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Documented patient progress based on observations and formal interviews. • Led illness management and eating disorder psychoeducation groups geared toward both adolescents and adults. • Acted as patient liaison between patients and treatment team. • Collaborated with treatment team to design treatment and behavioral plans. • Utilized non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. • Conducted initial admission intake, paperwork and orientation. Show less



Shriver Natl. Institute Child Health & Human Development

• Bethesda, MD

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2010

  -Researched mother-infant interaction and child development among immigrant families. -Assist with entering/analyzing data using SPSS and statistical formulas. -Code/transcribe behavior of mother-infant dyads. -Researched mother-infant interaction and child development among immigrant families. -Assist with entering/analyzing data using SPSS and statistical formulas. -Code/transcribe behavior of mother-infant dyads.



Marymount University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant for Dr. Michael Clump

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  -Literature searches-Data Analysis

• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Linda Gulyn

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  -Course: PSY220/Social Psychology.-Conduct lectures-Contribute to class materials/curriculum. -Assist students during regular office hours.-Review essays/grade tests.

• Instructor for PSY 105-General Psychology Laboratory

  • Aug 2009 - May 2010

  -Analyze and grade class assignments.-Assess student learning and implement recommendations.-Instruct multiple subject areas using diverse teaching strategies.

• Research Assistant for Dr. Camille Buckner

  • Aug 2008 - May 2010

  -Conducted independent research on original topic: Sexual Assault Attitudes/Experiences

• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Michael Clump

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  -Course: PSY 101/Intro to General Psychology-Assist students with course materials.-Proof-read/proctor tests.