Amy Guertin, PhD, LCPC

Experience

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  Groundwork/Guardian Angel Home

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1996

  Counselor

  Worked as an adult counselor in a domestic violence shelter.

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  Linden Oaks Hospital

  Aug 1996 - Dec 1997

  Child/Adolescent Counselor

  Worked as a counselor on an extended care unit for DCFS wards within a locked psychiatric hospital.

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  Aunt Martha's Youth Services Center

  Jan 1998 - Mar 1999

  Supervisor and Counselor CCBYS Program

  Counseled runaways in a community agency and supervised staff and volunteers. Coordinated with foster homes, local police agencies and the juvenile justice system. Took 24 hour on call shifts each month and acted as a back-up to the volunteer on-call crisis workers.

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  Grand Prairie Services

  Mar 1999 - Dec 2002

  Crisis Therapist

  Worked as a crisis therapist in a community organization. Performed pre-hospitalization assessments with DCFS wards and children/adolescents who were uninsured or underinsured. Performed hospital monitoring, follow up in-home therapy and treatment planning coordination with all institutions in the client's life (i.e. school, juvenile court, other therapists). Took 24 hour on-call shifts several times a month.

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  Joliet Junior College

  Aug 2001 - now

  Adjunct Psychology Instructor

  I teach psychology part-time.

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  William F. Puga, MD and Associates

  Jan 2003 - Aug 2009

  Psychotherapist

  Psychotherapist in private practice. Worked with children, adolescents and adults - primarily with mood and anxiety disorders, as well as ADHD and sensory processing disorders.

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  DeVry University

  Nov 2003 - now

  Visiting Professor (Psychology)

  I teach psychology, sociology and critical thinking part-time.

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  Copy Press

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  Freelance Ghostwriter

  Freelance writer for different websites based on client need in a variety of subjects.

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  LoveToKnow Corp.

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2017

  Freelance Writer

  Freelance writer in the areas of children/teens, family, relationships, divorce, stress management, divorce, and death.

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  Irving & Associates in Behavioral Health

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2022

  Psychotherapist In Private Practice

  I worked with individuals and families, primarily in the areas of mood, anxiety, and behavior disorders. I worked with children, adolescents, and adults.

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  Chamberlain University

  Mar 2018 - now

  Visiting Professor
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  Grow Therapy

  Jul 2023 - now

  Psychotherapist in Private Practice