Provided individual therapy to clients addressing a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, self-esteem issues, life transitions, and grief, employed a holistic, person-centered approach to treatment, focusing on the mind, body, and spirit, while considering each client's unique cultural, social, and emotional context, utilized evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and strength-based interventions to promote positive change, developed tailored treatment plans to meet the specific needs and goals of each client, incorporating trauma-informed care principles to ensure safety and trust, fostered a safe, empathetic space for clients to explore their challenges, facilitating deeper self-awareness, self-discovery, and a stronger connection to their true selves, guided clients through life transitions, offering support and tools to build resilience and cope with change, maintained accurate and confidential client records, including treatment plans, progress notes, and assessments, in compliance with ethical standards and state regulations, provided crisis intervention and referrals when necessary, ensuring clients received comprehensive care
Clinical Therapist
Grossman & Grossman Ltd
08.2023 - 01.2024
Provided hybrid (telehealth and in office) counseling that addresses issues of trauma and victimization, builds self-regulation skills and develops positive coping strategies for anger, impulse control, depression, anxiety and stress, conflict resolution and general self-management, assessed and provided for client’s needs, provided individual and family support across the age span, collaborated treatment with program supervisors, therapists, case managers and other agencies involved with the clients, complied with all requirements regarding documentation for the program including timeliness, accuracy and completeness of notes, crisis/incidents reports, intakes, releases and consents, and participated in ongoing supervision and training
Clinical Social Work Intern
Grossman & Grossman Ltd
01.2023 - 08.2023
Provided telehealth counseling that addresses issues of trauma and victimization, builds self-regulation skills and develops positive coping strategies for anger, impulse control, depression, anxiety and stress, conflict resolution and general self-management, assessed and provided for client’s needs, provided individual and family support across the age span, collaborated treatment with program supervisors, therapists, case managers and other agencies involved with the clients, complied with all requirements regarding documentation for the program including timeliness, accuracy and completeness of notes, crisis/incidents reports, intakes, releases and consents, and participated in ongoing supervision and training
Child Care Provider
Busy Bees
01.2020 - 07.2023
Provided tutoring and childcare for children ages2-13 years old, cared for multiple children and siblings in different households and settings while always ensuring a safe environment and a positive learning experience
Other responsibilities included preparing daily meals, administering medicine, cleaning and up keeping the household, and tutoring children with reading, writing, spelling, math, music, art, and English classes
Engagement Team Intern
ACESDV
08.2022 - 09.2022
Conducted general research for the engagement team, identified relevant research and resources for survivors of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, created spreadsheets and documents with20+ pages of housing resources, attended weekly supervision and team meetings, analyzed data, gathered and compared resources, shared findings with the whole research team, adhered to required methodologies, and performed fieldwork as needed
AmeriCorps Survivor Link Member
Arizona State University
05.2022 - 08.2022
Survivor Link aims to build networks of support by placing domestic violence (DV) advocates across the state of Arizona
Survivor Link can build capacity to promote healthy relationships and reduce gender-based violence in our community
Survivor Link takes a multi-pronged approach to end the epidemic of domestic violence, through providing direct services to domestic violence survivors, building capacity in organizations that serve survivors, conducting research to better meet the needs of survivors, and promoting healthy relationships and domestic violence prevention in the community
MSW Therapist Intern
La Frontera Empact SPC
01.2022 - 07.2022
Provided general mental health counseling to a variety of individuals and families with differing mental health diagnosis, worked with clients and families between7-65 years old, worked with clients of differing backgrounds and identities, upkeep a caseload of about40 clients, handled all administrative duties related to client engagement and appointments, attended weekly team meetings, staffed with coworkers to assist with client progress, attended client progress meetings, created individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances, met with patients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust treatment plans as necessary, documented all client interactions and case notes in EHR systems, and conducted ongoing assessments of patient progress
Client Service Representative
Aston Carter
01.2021 - 12.2021
Handled all inbound calls and emails providing resolutions to a variety of customer issues and concerns while maintaining an outstanding experience in every interaction, addressed customer concerns using the workflows provided on Salesforce while maintaining communication with the customer support team through the company Slack channel, and addressed time-sensitive issues regarding payments, account questions, driver issues, and troubleshooting by email and phone with professionalism in a timely manner
Other responsibilities included demonstrating effective communication skills and relationship building skills in a fast-paced customer-focused environment while developing an expertise in company processes, systems, and resources to create innovative and effective resolutions
Behavior Technician II
A is for Apple, Inc./ Autism Learning Partners
11.2018 - 05.2019
Aided kids ranging from ages3-8 years old with everyday self-help tasks, social skills, playing skills, communication, homework, hygiene, eating, safety, exercise/sports, fun activities, and implemented Behavioral Intervention Plans
Other responsibilities included recording all behavioral data and programs accurately and efficiently, writing behavioral narratives at the end of sessions, handling all billing requirements each session, obtaining parent/guardian signatures for insurances, attending monthly staff meetings, driving to different session locations, and maintaining constant communication with staff and parents via email after each session
Administrative Assistant
Global Property Alliance- International Developer
07.2018 - 11.2018
Responsibilities included greeting all clients, handling all incoming concierge calls, transferring calls using Nextiva software, accepting all packaged deliveries, retrieving and sorting mail, handling companies' inventory, inputting data entry on Excel and Word processing, scheduling meetings for all3 divisions of the companies' upper management, assisting upper management admin staff with work overflow, managed administrative department office inventories and project inventories
This company shut down in November2018
Behavior Technician I
Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.
01.2018 - 07.2018
Assisted kids ranging from ages2-12 years old with everyday self-help tasks, social skills, playing skills, communication, homework, hygiene, eating, safety, exercise/sports, fun activities, and helped implement Behavioral Intervention Plans provided by case supervisors
Other responsibilities included recording all behavioral data and programs accurately and efficiently, writing behavioral narratives at the end of sessions, handling all billing requirements each session, obtaining parent/guardian signatures for insurances, attending monthly staff meetings, driving to different session locations, maintaining therapy rooms for efficiency, safety, and organization for patients and staff, reporting to staff and parents with progress and recommendations of each session