Creative professional with proven leadership and high-level communication skills. Success in enhancing organizational efficiency to achieve targeted goals in a collaborative, team-player fashion. Sought after senior leader for maturing specialty schools and programs. Engaging consultant with a focus on results over process. Ability to assimilate into a variety of organizational cultures, management teams, ownership models, and geographies. OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Impact Counseling and Consulting, Gainesville, GA 1/2019 - Present In-home Counselor * Doing counseling sessions in the client's home * Completing session notes * Communication with guardian and county case worker Brightstone Transitions, Gainesville, GA 6/2018- 1/2019 Program Mentor * Worked one on one with young adults to teach them skills to live independently. * This was part time employment while I was waiting for my license in Georgia to be approved Apache Behavioral Health Services. Whiteriver, AZ 2014 - 2017 School Based Clinician (Alchesay High School) * Worked with School Counselor, Administration and SPED staff to make sure clients were getting the proper services. * Did complete intake assessments and determined proper diagnosis and provided required services both group and individual * Held group for students serving long term suspensions at the Alternative Learning Center. Groups centered on substance abuse and behavioral issues. * Participated in a clinical rotation for on-call services doing crisis assessments at the IHS ER or the Detention Center. Majority of assessments centered around suicidal threats or psychotic behaviors where a determination of safety and proper care was determined. Shortridge Academy, Milton, NH 2013 - 2014 Residential Program Senior Consultant (Director position) * Personally recruited to evaluate evolving and immature residential/student life program. * Upon completion of evaluation, asked to continue engagement to implement recommended changes and program enhancements. * Deployed and developed effective front-line management team. * Revised or created integrated policies and protocols with a focus on student safety, organizational efficiency and industry best practices. * Developed and delivered training curriculum to residential and counseling faculty. * Maintained a small caseload serving as primary therapist for private pay adolescents in a 12-month private pay therapeutic boarding school. Brightstone Interventions, Jasper, GA 2012 - 2013* *Interim position while attending to personal family care-giving responsibilities. Senior House Mentor * Supervising students on a daily basis * Providing crisis support * Teaching life and self-advocacy skills Eckerd Youth Services, Blue Ridge, Suches, GA April 2011 - August 2011 Program Therapist * Held weekly sessions with each student on caseload * Weekly update calls to parents of students on caseload. This included called to other parties such as Education Consultants * Ran weekly NA/AA meetings for male and female students groups. * Presented to parents at Parent workshops, as well as facilitated group activities * Did all paperwork associated with students on caseload.

Highlights:

• Apache Software
• Assessments
• Behavioral Health
• Communication Skills
• Consulting
• Focus
• Guardian
• Guardian (Comm Net Sw)
• Leadership
• Management