LPC, 08/2001 to Current
Private Practice – Houston TX
Conduct individual, family and group psychotherapy for clients with a full range of DSM V diagnoses for populations adolescents through older adults. Supervise and mentor Licensed Professional Counselor Interns. Weekly supervision geared towards feedback and guidance on counseling techniques, application of theories, differential diagnosis and ethics. Help LPC-I explore career choices and best placement for their desired goals. Utilize multi-modal treatment modalities including, but not limited to, Family Systems, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive behavioral, EMDR and Internal Family Systems.
LPC, 07/1998 to 09/2001
Private Practice – Victoria Texas
Conduct individual, family and group psychotherapy for patients with a full range of DSM-IV diagnoses. Supervised and mentored LPC-Interns geared toward guidance on counseling techniques, application of theories, differential diagnosis and ethics. Provided direction for exploration of career path goals and developing plans to reach those goals.
Program Manager, 07/1997 to 09/1998
Memorial Medical Center – Port Lavaca, TX
Program startup including marketing program to community, development and implement of program milieu, hiring and managing staff and community education. Negotiate managed care contracts and and oversee Medicare compliance standards. Conduct individual, family and group psychotherapy in conjunction with weekly treatment staffing with medical director.
Team Leader, 05/1995 to 09/1996
Austin Travis County MHMR – Austin, TX
Hired and supervised a multidisciplinary counseling team that led led psychotherapy groups and proved individual counseling for approximately 250 patients. Provided community based education about MHMR services.
Contract Therapist and LPC-Intern, 01/1994 to 09/1996
Insight Center – Austin, TX
Initially LPC-internship then continued as contract employee. Conduct individual, family and group counseling for patients with primary diagnosis of eating disorders. Most clients had co-occuring diagnoses. Utilized experiential treatment approaches including yoga, eating meditation and journaling.
Clinical Social Worker, 10/1994 to 11/1995
Austin State Hospital – Bastrop, TX
Provided counseling and case management for caseload of approximately 50 patients. Performed intake assessments, formulation of individual treatment plan and participated in an on-call rotation to provide 24 hours crisis coverage in the county.
Certified Public Accountant, 01/1986 to 07/1992
Arthur Andersen – Houston and Austin TX
Primary places of employment were Arthur Andersen, Houston TX, State Bar of Texas and Intera Environmental Consulting, Austin, TX. Participated in audit engagements for non-profit and corporate clients of varying capital structures and financial levels. Utilized analytical skills in grant projects, forecasting, consolidation accounting, budgeting and management recommendations. Supervised employees and prepared monthly financial statements. Responsible for approval of all expenditures and tracking of fixed assets.
