Experience

Mountain Valley Treatment Center

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

• Executive Program Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Serving as member of the senior leadership team providing management and oversight of the clinical and residential departments. The Executive Program Director focuses on program design and the strategic integration of direct care services that enable the delivery of innovative high quality care.

• Milieu Director

  • Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

• Occupational Therapist

  • Jul 2021 - Nov 2022



UNC Health

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

• Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Psychiatry

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Provided inpatient clinical care for patients across the lifespan (pediatrics, adolescent, adult, and geriatrics)* Supported the development of and implementation of therapeutic milieu programming • Specialized on unit with adults who have Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Bipolar, Unspecified Psychosis, Substance Abuse Disorders, Personality Disorders, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Dementia • Conducted assessments on sensory processing, functional cognition, ADL/IADL performance, and mobility• Provided individual and group treatment focused on life skills, social skills, leisure engagement, health management routines, and emotional regulation• Developed community reintegration program to assist with transition for inpatient setting for adults with psychotic disorders Show less

• Occupational Therapy Fellow in Inpatient Psych

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Provided inpatient clinical care for patients across the lifespan treatment (see above)• Completed learning modules on Leadership/Advocacy, Ethics, OT Philosophy and Theory, Clinical Research, Geropsychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry • Presented on the Ethics Panel at CEU event at UNC (March 2019)• Instructed clinical lab and lecture classes on pediatric/adolescent mental health at UNC • Completed Quality Control project alongside OT Psych Rehab Therapy Manager (February 2019)• Designed and implemented reminisce therapy program on Geropsychiatry unit • Completed needs assessments for adaptive devices on Geropsychiatry unit • Conducts, disseminated, and published clinical research Show less



Butler Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Activities Therapist

  • Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  Provided milieu therapy for persons with mental illness on within the inpatient psychiatry setting. Worked with persons who have anxiety, depression, substances use, schizophrenia, bipolar, and other mental health related conditions across the life span (child to older adult) Provided milieu therapy for persons with mental illness on within the inpatient psychiatry setting. Worked with persons who have anxiety, depression, substances use, schizophrenia, bipolar, and other mental health related conditions across the life span (child to older adult)



South Bay Community Services - Compassion | Outreach | Wellness

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

• Early Intervention Specialist

  • Jan 2016 - 2016

  Worked as an Early Intervention Specialist and service coordinator for South Bay Community Services' Birth-3 division in Hartford, CT. Worked as an Early Intervention Specialist and service coordinator for South Bay Community Services' Birth-3 division in Hartford, CT.