Teressa Olsen, MA, MT-BC

Experience

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  Belmont University

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Music Therapy Department Student Worker

  -Acted as liaison between the Music Therapy Department and students by maintaining instrument inventory, creating excel documents to track student clinical hours, and assisted with scheduling student clinical hours-Provided outreach advocacy to the Nashville Music Therapy community by sending flyers and memos about upcoming student events

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  Infinity Music Therapy Services

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2019

  Music Therapy Intern

  -Provided music therapy services for children and adults in group and individual settings with a variety of diagnoses including Autism, Down Syndrome, Problem Sexual Behavior, Dementia, and other developmental and mental health needs-Conducted services in private homes, schools, nursing homes, and residential facilities -Conducted assessments, wrote treatment plans, and maintained data for private and IEP cases-Led treatment team meetings-Presented at the Connecticut Down Syndrome Conference for advocacy Show less

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  Recovery Unplugged

  Mar 2020 - now

  -Responsible for writing curriculum for and running 3 Virtual IOP groups per week incorporating psychoeducation and themes from 12- step principles-Assessed crisis situations and provided appropriate virtual care, created documentation, and follow up intervention-Worked collaboratively to maintain AMA rates 5x lower than the national average and received a 95% treatment satisfaction rating from clients-Maintained accurate, thorough, and time-sensitive group notes using KIPU -Responsible for planning and running 6 therapeutic groups related to addiction recovery per week and providing appropriate documentation using KIPU-Responsible for maintaining all sound equipment, created an inventory of recovery based music, and created a musical guest inventory for Nashville- based performers

  • Primary Therapist

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Virtual IOP Group Facilitator

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Residential Group Facilitator/ Music Therapist

    Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Trevecca Nazarene University Counseling Center

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2023

  Masters Level Counseling Intern

  -Provide Mental Health Counseling Services to undergraduate level students at Trevecca Nazarene University with primary problems including: developmental crisis, life transition, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation-Manages Caseload of 10-12 undergraduate students-Completes thorough and accurate notes using TherapyNotes