Experience

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  Lausd homeless education program

  Sept 2009 - May 2010

  Homeless education counselor student intern

  Supporting, counseling, and advocating for homeless children and their families to ensure full access to public education. Connecting families with community resources providing school supplies, uniforms, transportation, after-school programs, and health care. Working with children as a school-based counselor to provide individual and group counseling on issues related to homelessness, including trauma, peer relations, anger management, and building coping skills.

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  Va long beach - ptsd clinic

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Social work student intern

  Provided individual and group counseling to veterans, addressing a wide variety of mental health issues, from combat-stress and PTSD to mindfulness meditation. Supported veterans and their families through counseling, education and advocacy, and by connecting them with resources within the VA and resources in the wider community.

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  California department of veterans affairs

  Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

  Case manager, community residential care program

  Provided care management, reintegration and outreach services at an independent practice level to eligible veterans, with a focus on timely access to care through psychosocial assessment, care coordination, resource support services and crisis interventions.

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  University of southern california

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Clinical therapist

  Conducted therapeutic interactions over web-based video conferencing, performing intake interviews to assess bio-psycho-social-spiritual functioning and Conducting solutions-focused therapy with a wide range of individual clients, couples and families using an eclectic approach drawing on client-centered, cognitive behavioral, family systems, problem-solving, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapies. Additionally, provided training and support for MSW student interns as a Field Instruction Preceptor. Show less

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  Los angeles county department of mental health

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2015

  Psychiatric social worker i

  - assess, evaluate, and develop a plan for inmates assigned to caseload regarding treatment and security needs- continually monitor, assess, and support inmates' mental health needs- provide direct social service to inmates in the areas of treatment programming, overall goals, and institution and social functioning- coordinate services with team members, other staff, and community resources regarding treatment and programming during incarceration and for release planning

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  Landmark health

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  Licensed independent clinical social worker

  - assessment, case management, supportive therapy, crisis intervention and resource referral for older adults with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health diagnoses. - focus on connecting clients with resources to meet basic needs and supporting physical and behavioral health goals through supportive therapy, crisis intervention, and resource referral.

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  Pacific medical centers

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2018

  Psychotherapist

  Providing individual counseling to adults of all ages, with a focus on trauma, substance use, and living with chronic illness and pain.

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  Southern arizona va health care system

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2019

  Social worker
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  Casas adobes counseling

  Nov 2019 - now

  Therapist
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  Jewish family and children's services of southern arizona

  Feb 2020 - now

  Clinical supervisor

  Provides guidance, support, and supervision to other clinical therapists and as a member of the clinical leadership team, communicates across teams, ensuring positive interactions with, and representation of, the Executive Leadership Team in decisions that support agency growth and development.