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HOME BASED THERAPIST
Professional Summary

Motivated professional with applicable experience in mental health therapy, program development and multi-agency collaboration.

Skill Highlights
  • Skilled at crisis management
  • Great mediator
  • Superior communication skills
  • Builds rapport easily
  • Positive leader
  • Clinical documentation mastery
  • Experienced at developing and managing programs
  • Solution-focused counseling
Professional Experience
Home Based Therapist 01/2012 to Current Life Solutions Counseling Carmel, IN
  • Assisting new counseling agency with building the home based therapy program
  • Provide Home Based Therapy to families involved with the Department of Child Services (DCS)
  • Develop, implement and evaluate treatment plans
  • Make recommendations on client progress to treatment teams and juvenile court
Care Coordinator 05/2012 to 02/2014 Choices, Inc. Carmel, IN
  • Created effective plans for client care via mentoring and supervision based on the Cross Systems Care Model
  • Lead treatment teams of 3 or more people, actively communicating with referrals sources and providers
  • Identified community resources for families
  • Monitored all services authorized for client care
  • Authorized procedures to maintain fiscal accountability
Family Therapist 01/2010 to 05/2013 Families First, Inc. Carmel, IN
  • One of the most requested therapist on the home based team
  • First therapist promoted to start the Student Therapy Program at Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana
  • Trained and gave technical support to probationary levels of the organization
  • Developed, implemented and evaluated treatment programs
  • Collaborated with DCS and various mental health care professionals for continuity of services
  • Exercised the highest degree of moral, integrity and client confidentiality
Director of Business Development 06/2008 to 06/2010 Versatile Music, LLC. Carmel, IN
  • Established the firm's LLC status
  • Created and implemented the firm's business policies
  • Served as spokesperson and facilitated meetings for the firm
  • Made cold calls to promote new talent
  • Booked venues for showcases for emerging artists
Foster Care Counselor 12/2008 to 12/2009 Youth Villages Carmel, IN
  • Leader in versatile public communication skills and crisis management
  • Provided daily behavioral support and counseling to at-risk youth, their families, and foster parents
  • Facilitated successful case closure with children returning home to parents
  • Trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Facilitated Child and Family Team Meetings
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern 05/2006 to 05/2008 Christian Theological Seminary Counseling Center Carmel, IN
  • Trained in conducting individual, couple, family and group therapy
  • 90% client retention
  • Led groups on various treatment subjects
  • Provided individual, couple and family therapy
Customer Service Manager 11/2006 to 04/2008 The Naked Monkey Carmel, IN
  • Managed client solutions
  • Conducted customer service trainings and weekly staff meetings
  • Monitored and maintained product inventory
  • Assisted in the development and implementation of company policies
Director of Residential Treatment 08/2005 to 08/2006 The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center Carmel, IN
  • Conducted individual and group counseling sessions specializing in substance abuse recovery
  • Promoted as "Point of Contact" for Marion County Department of Child Services
  • Managed a team of 4, made work schedules, conducted evaluations and facilitated trainings
Senior Teacher Counselor 05/1999 to 01/2001 Youth Villages Carmel, IN
  • Promoted as lead residential treatment counselor
  • Coordinated individual and group session alongside teaching life skills
  • Supervised a team of 6
  • Coordinated and scheduled transportation teams, parent visits and extra-curricular activities
  • Led the therapeutic crisis intervention team
  • Successfully improved the status of the male facility
Education and Training
Master of Arts: Marriage and Family Therapy 2008 Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis, IN, USA
Bachelor of Science: Biology 1997 Lane College Jackson, TN, USA
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Life Solutions Counseling
  • Choices, Inc.
  • Families First, Inc.
  • Versatile Music, LLC.
  • Youth Villages
  • Christian Theological Seminary Counseling Center
  • The Naked Monkey
  • The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center

School Attended

  • Christian Theological Seminary
  • Lane College

Job Titles Held:

  • Home Based Therapist
  • Care Coordinator
  • Family Therapist
  • Director of Business Development
  • Foster Care Counselor
  • Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Director of Residential Treatment
  • Senior Teacher Counselor

Degrees

  • Master of Arts : Marriage and Family Therapy 2008
    Bachelor of Science : Biology 1997

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