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LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
Professional Summary
I am a, strength-based, time-effective, solution focused therapist, yet at times eclectic in my interventions, who lovingly challenges individuals, couples, and families to work toward healing and self-sufficiency, while emphasizing their personal strengths and motivating them to become the cause and context of their determined dreams.
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Work History
Licensed Marriage and Family TherapistSeptember 1997 to Current
Eating Recovery Center - Garland , TX
Eating Recovery Center - Garland , TX
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.
- Kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.
- Involved clients' family members in planning social service programs.
- Mediated conflicts within families to clarify and resolve underlying issues.
Adjunct professor/Marriage and Family graduate department September 1997 to May 2003
Eating Recovery Center - Glenview , IL
Eating Recovery Center - Glenview , IL
- Taught introductory and upper level courses in counseling/marriage and family therapy
- Wrote course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts.
- Planned, evaluated and revised course content and course materials.
- Kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.
Licensed Marriage and Family TherapistOctober 2010 to December 2012
Chimes - Fort Meade , MD
Chimes - Fort Meade , MD
- Conducted [35-45] one-on-one counseling sessions per week.
- Consulted with clients when developing long term treatment plan goals and objectives.
- Counseled clients to help them understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral problems.
- Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages 6 to 11.
- Facilitated a smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout their transitions.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Improved outcomes of patients with psychiatric and co-morbid chronic pain conditions.
- Kept abreast of new and developing information in the mental health field by regularly attending professional conferences and workshops.
Residential counselorNovember 2004 to November 2007
Albertania Kerr - City , STATE
Albertania Kerr - City , STATE
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Connected clients with community service and resource agencies.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, including creating treatment plans and connecting clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Displayed sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.
- Presented case history material to review and discussion with other staff members.
- Involved clients' family members in planning social service programs.
- Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children and adolescence ages 8-17.
Education
George Fox University1997City, State
Master of Arts: Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Psychology
Master of Arts: Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Psychology
California Southern UniversityCurrentCity, State
Master of Science: Addictions/Aging/Health Psychology
Master of Science: Addictions/Aging/Health Psychology
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School Attended
- George Fox University
- California Southern University
Job Titles Held:
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Adjunct professor/Marriage and Family graduate department
- Residential counselor
Degrees
- Master of Arts : Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Psychology
Master of Science : Addictions/Aging/Health Psychology
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