Professional Summary Mental health therapist - Inpatient treatment at a Virginia mental health institute of full range of psychopathologies - Axis I mood disorders and psychoses and Axis II personality disorders with more than (3) years of experience planning, developing and implementing treatment plans. Worked with long-term patients, short-stay patients and forensic cases. Led individual and group therapies. In-home therapist - Specializing in at-risk children and adolescents (ages 6-18) with (3) year's experience. Areas of expertise include therapy and activities with children to involve parents in family structure. Inpatient therapist - Private psychiatric hospital. Used formal cognitive group and individual therapies for all populations. Specialized in adolescent cases with (4) year's experience. Areas of expertise include relaxation, group therapies, life-skills instructor and enrichment therapy (primarily music). Also worked concurrently with an independent living agency working in-home with clients with profound disabilities. Inpatient therapist for psychiatric emergencies. Screening and diagnosis for cases admitted through emergency room at public hospital for two years. (My first year at this hospital was my clinical internship and I was hired directly from that internship to fill-in for a therapist who took one-year maternity leave.) Core Qualifications * Adolescent therapy * Peer counseling with Traumatic Brain Injury clients * Cognitive Therapy for Axis I Mood Disorders * Managing mild symptoms of psychoses * Patient teaching * Patient education * Assessment and diagnoses * Support group sessions for survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury.

Highlights:

• Therapy
• Documentation
• DSM
• Neurological
• Emergency Room
• ER
• Nursing
• Planning
• Light Emitting Diode
• Patient Education
• Psychology