Meredith Brown

Experience

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  Students Offering Support ("SOS")

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

  Founder

  Took all steps needed to create a community service project to assist a poor community in Illinois, including collecting supplies, conversing with the town's Mayor, raising awareness, and appearing on CNN's "Paula Zahn Now" television show to generate support for the organization

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  Camp Viva

  Apr 2005 - Apr 2013

  Counselor/Group Leader/Administrative Team Member

  Established supportive relationships with children and adult campers infected with or affected by HIV and AIDSPromoted to Group Leader for the Adult Group in August 2009Promoted to Administrative Team Manager in March 2010; work year round with the administrative team to prepare for camp

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  Big Brother/Big Sister Program

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Mentor

  Established one-on-one relationship with local teenagerOrganized various activities to facilitate inter-personal communications

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  Family Services of Westchester

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2009

  Program Assistant, Adoption and Children's Services and Human Resources

  Guided potential parents through adoption process and conducted new parent orientation and trainingManaged human resource issues Mediated conflict between parents and teens as Site Coordinator for the ADAPT (A Different Approach for Parents and Teens) program

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  Children's Village

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Social Work Intern

  Counseled 4-6 male adolescents placed at the agency through OCFS and/or ACS for issues related to delinquency and/or abuse and/or neglect Discussed progress/treatment of residents in clinical social work team meetings and trauma systems therapy meetings Attended training seminars for social work interns

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  The Renfrew Center

  May 2010 - Dec 2013

  I previously worked at the Renfrew Center of New York, initially as a Primary Therapist and then Team Leader of the Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs. The Renfrew Center provides individual, group and family therapy to women (and their loved ones) struggling with eating disorders and co-morbid issues. Participated in group therapy for 6-8 eating disorder patientsPrepared meals for 10-15 patients with the nutrition team Documented progress notes

  • Day Treatment Program Team Leader

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Intern

    May 2010 - Aug 2010
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  Private Practice in Psychotherapy

  Feb 2013 - now

  Psychotherapist in Private Practice

  I work in private practice in NYC with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, family and relationship conflict and other related issues. I am currently in psychoanalytic training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP), after completing the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy training program at ICP. My office is conveniently located in the Flatiron area of Manhattan, accessible from a wide variety of public transportation.