Christopher Jackson, M.S., LPC, LPCC-S, NBCC

Experience

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  City of Rochester Park and Recreation

  Jun 2002 - Sept 2005

  Lieutenant Lifeguard/Swim Instructor

  Maintaining a safe environment for all swimmers, teaching swimming lessons and checking pool chemicals.Scheduling staff and rotations shifts, supervising all water activities and responsible for times-sheets and paychecks. Dealing with difficult situations between lifeguards and patrons.

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  YMCA of Greater Rochester

  Oct 2002 - Dec 2010

  Lifeguard, Swim Instructor

  Interacting with patrons to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all swimmers in and around the pool area. Preventing drownings and maintaining safety for all swimmers.Ensuring the maintenance of the aquatic area including the pools, world pool and sauna, and checking the pools chemicals.

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  Monroe County District Attorney Office

  Sept 2003 - May 2004

  Intern

  Assisted the District Attorney’s Office with felony trackers, subpoena request, NYCIS, victim letters, and discovery of instruments.

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  Wyomoco 4-H Camp

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Waterfront Director/ Senior Counselor

  Acting Officer of the Day, making sure all employees were at their assigned jobs and activities.Responsible for all waterfront activities and personnel including: Lifeguarding, open swim, swimming lessons, canoeing, and fishing. Overseeing personnel scheduling and rotations, campers and junior counselors and counseling campers.

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  University at Buffalo

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2006

  Student Support Provider

  Annotating for class lectures and delivering my notes to the Office of Disability Services.

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  New York State Assemblyman Michael Cusick

  Sept 2006 - May 2007

  Assisted with constituent casework, legislative research and administrative duties. Attended the Assembly floor, assisted in the creation of legislative bills, observed the State fiscal budget, met with constituents and lobbyists, researched appropriate responses to constituents concerns, assisted in the organizing major functions, and trained my replacement intern. Assisted with constituent casework, legislative research and administrative duties. Researched responses to constituent concerns, prepared for press conferences, and performed undercover fieldwork on the accessibility of guns purchased at pawnshops.

  • Legislative Assistant (Intern)

    Jan 2007 - May 2007

  • Legislative Assistant (Intern)

    Sept 2006 - Dec 2006
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  United States Senator Charles Schumer

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Legislative Assistant (Intern)

  Assisted Senator Schumer with presswork, constituent casework, legislative research, and administration duties. Attended meetings on a wide range of issues, conducted legislative research, met with constituents and lobbyists, prepared high profile press conferences. Working and sponsored through the American Association for People with Disabilities.

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  University at Buffalo

  Jan 2008 - May 2008

  Research Assistant

  Assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. James R Sawusch.Responsibilities included: administrative work, interviewing potential study volunteers, determining eligibility & suitability, and explaining study procedures to study volunteers. Moreover, scheduling study volunteer’s appointments, analyzing data, and maintaining accurate records on all study volunteers. Finally, carrying out data collection from both patients and staff regarding research and evaluation projects on health care and education projects. Show less

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  Department of Veterans Affairs

  May 2008 - Jul 2008

  Research Assistant (Intern)

  Teamed with The Center of Excellence psychologists studying the impact of traumatic events among Veterans.Reviewed literature, performed necessary background research, and prepared and edited written proposals on identified researched projects. Monitored and prepared reports on data collection efforts, conducted interviews with patients, coordinated and conducted follow up of patient/study participants. Collaborated in developing the National Database for Mental Health Follow-up Care Reports, preparation of the Blue Ribbon Work Group and Expert Panel on Suicide Prevention, creating power-point presentations utilizing clinical research; maintained confidentiality and completed all job functions in an ethically and culturally competent manner. Show less

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  Working Families Party

  Jul 2008 - Nov 2008

  Field Manager

  Canvassed for the Working Family Party; focusing on specific candidates whom the party endorsed such as Joe Mesi and Richard Dillinger for the New York State Senate. I meet with Democratic primary voters, informing them about the candidates, their positions on important policies and obtaining their commitment to vote for our candidates; I then lead crews of field representatives into the community to designated electoral districts assisting them in problems solving and data gathering.

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  Alice Kryzan for Congress

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

  Intern

  Volunteered as a canvasser for Ms. Kryzan in order to inform voters about the candidate, her positions, and her objectives that she wanted to achieve in Congress. Successfully assisted in wining her primary election.

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  Lifetime Assistance, Inc.

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2013

  Staff Development Specialist

  Positions: Staff Development Specialist, Resident Manager, Assistant Resident Manager, Community Living Instructor, Relief Counselor.Training new and season staff in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid through the National Safety Council and, Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention-Revised (S.C.I.P.-R.) through the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. My role has continued to evolved during the last three years as a Staff Development Specialist; initially, co-facilitating with other instructors, then teaching classes independently, currently observing and co-facilitating with new training instructors.Assisted adolescents and adults with learning, mental and physical disabilities work toward achieving an independent life. Responsible for managing two different group homes comprised of eighteen individuals with intellectual challenges, forty community living instructors, three assistant managers and two nurses.Responsible for the overall management of different group homes, ensuring that programs are implemented properly to meet the individual goals of each resident. Some of my responsibilities included: selecting, hiring and terminating employees; administer employee evaluations and corrective action, and ensuring scheduling of staff and that minimums are met to ensure the safety of all residents and staff members. Finally, trained new and season staff; scheduled training sessions for staff and ensured that all employees were current on their certification, maintained and reconciled resident’s financial accounts including bank accounts, burial and benefits. Show less

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  The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

  Assisting adolescents and adults deal with self acceptance and self confidence concerns; through an integrative approach utilizing person centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in both individual and group therapy sessions. Assisted clients and fellow coworkers with appropriate boundaries issues for example, duel relationships, and personal attraction through transference. Moreover, engaging in psychotherapy concerning depression with suicidal ideation, possible infection of HIV, psychological and emotional abuse because of their sexuality, school related issues, on-line bullying, and goal setting. Finally, created and facilitated weekly module groups called “Real Talk with Kristof;” working with referrals from Strong Hospital and The State DDSO pertaining to clients with duel diagnosis specifically, developmental disability and questions regarding their sexuality or being transgender.http://www.gayalliance.org/emptycloset/2011/07/kristof-jackson-interns-with-youth-group/ Show less

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  Dr. Joe Russo’s Adult Psychotherapy Office,

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

  Co-facilitate a Bisexual/Gay Men's Therapy Group. This group assist single males who are over twenty-one years and older and are struggling with anxiety, depression, internalized sexual prejudice, low self-esteem, social isolation, and having difficulty connecting with the GLBT community in healthy ways. Utilizing an integrative approach method of cognitive behavioral therapy and person -centered approach in order to help challenge clients to challenge themselves, and their cognitive dissonance.

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  University of Rochester Medical Center

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

  Assist clients through our MIST (MICA Integrated Services Team) program, which helps participants who lack the ability to self-regulate their emotions and behaviors without using a substance therefore, putting them at risk for relapse. Moreover, the MIST treatment most benefited individuals who needed to develop and focus on cognitive and behavioral skill enhancements. Specifically, MIST focuseed on helping clients learn ways to decrease their vulnerability to mental health symptoms such as anxiety and mood disorders, which contributed to substance dependency and relapse.Writer’s skills includes psychological and social assessments and developing treatment plans with the client and utilizing their past medical history to help shape their treatment. This includes being able to have treatment plans that are realistic, measurable and with attainable treatment goals that the clients want to work on and sees problematic. Finally, responsibilities and experiences includes administering urine analysis, interpreting laboratory results and using the results to help collaboratively direct a client’s recovery, treatment and follow-up plans.Writer posses a thorough understanding of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Save Our Selves, and other supportive community resources. Moreover, I have a solid foundation of DiClemente’s Stages of Change and familiarity with different models of addiction including: the Disease, Moral, Psychological, biopsychosocial, Compulsive/Excessive Behavior, Coping/Social Learning, Social/Environment and Personality/Intrapsychic models. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2015

  Responder for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affair’s National Veteran Crisis Line, working to connect and refer Veterans in need of services with the Veteran Affair Medical Center and community resources. Mental Health treatment is delivered through evidence based practices for Veterans in need assistance through the utilization of New Media which include but is not limited to supporting Veterans with follow up concerns with local community warm transfers, consultation of other mental health providers, White House correspondence, and chat and text communication with the National Veteran Crisis Line. Specific efforts focus around homelessness, suicide and mental health crisis prevention strategies at the national level including providing support for the identification of Veterans at high risk and coordinating enhanced care as indicated.This effort requires lethality assessments, and utilizing other assessment tools to assess emotional, functional and/or psychological conditions through written correspondence with Patients in need of additional services. Moreover, completing structured diagnostic and clinical assessments, preparing and maintains administrative records and reports in accordance with program guidelines. Show less Oversee and facilitate the Addiction Treatment Service referral triage process and contacts patients for evaluation appointments for ATS. Triage entails synthesis of multiple factors including consideration of severity of substance use, psychiatric co-morbidity, medical co-morbidity, economic factors, housing situation, and availability of treatment resources. Independently participates in group and individual psycho-educational counseling for patients enrolled in ATS services or attending the intensive outpatient program. Counseling is based on empirically supported interventions for substance use disorders.Helping the patient and his/her family cope with substance use related problems, incumbent is responsible for establishing and maintaining a working relationship with other multi-disciplinary personnel involved in the treatment of the patient through attendance at clinical conferences, daily team meetings, consultations, etc. In team conferences, presents cases and makes recommendations based on comprehensive information gathering, sound judgment, and mature insight. Brings into focus the individual emotional, economic and environmental factors that affect or impede a patient’s recovery, as well as knowledge of family strength and community resources that will help alleviate problems created by the illness. Casework is focused in several areas, and the complexity and difficulty of the cases call for highly skilled techniques and a sound body of knowledge of human behavior.This incumbent conducts assessments for patients with SUD in collaboration with veteran/family and with the ATS interdisciplinary team, which also involves appropriate documentation in a timely manner in accordance with ATS standard operating procedures. Incumbent secures assessment data on patients from family, collateral sources, as well as the patient, the content of which is used by the staff for diagnostic and treatment purposes. Show less Responder for the National Veteran Crisis Line and the National Veteran Homeless Call Center by connecting Veteran's in need of services. Moreover, facilitating two weekly seminars utilizing the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Model exploring three macroskills: Connecting, Understanding, and Assisting. Trained & utilizes New Media.Implementing suicide/mental health crisis prevention strategies by providing support for the identification of veterans at high risk and coordinating enhanced care. Moreover, conducting interviews and utilizing assessments tools to assess emotional, functional and/or psychological conditions with the use of structured diagnostic and clinical assessments. In addition, preparing and maintaining records and reports in accordance with program guidelines; providing psycho-education and directing advice regarding suicide/mental illness crisis. Finally, working collaboratively with other members of the VA Suicide/Mental Health Crisis Hotline Program to identify appropriate services to patients in crisis and assisting them and their family/friends/significant others with issues regarding the veteran's mental health issues, referrals, benefits, support groups. Conducting initial screening of each homeless Veteran to determine the severity of their needs. Work collaboratively with Veteran to acquire information about their current living situation, family stressors, employment status, income sources, and legal issues. Moreover, exploring with Veterans any previous or current use of VAMC and community services, primary concerns and the best means to reach them to ensure their needs have been met. Finally, additional responsibilities include evaluating if the caller is experiencing any life-threatening emergency and providing the appropriate immediate intervention. Afterwards, Veterans are connected with a Homeless Point of Contact specialist at their nearest VAMC facility and/or local homeless shelter in their community. Show less Working with Dr. James Bridges Ph.D, and Dr. Claudia Dumitrescu Psy.D in clinical and counseling psychology exploring a wide range of experiences with a variety of psychiatric, medical, and geriatric patients in both residential and outpatient settings. Working as an integral part of the healthcare team with other professionals and trainees facilitating individual and group counseling sessions, leading psycho-education skill building groups and sharing dyadic modules. Possess knowledge and experience treating both Veterans and non-veterans in substance abuse and mental health counseling. Including methods and techniques for short term and long term counseling, administering intakes and diagnostics assessments and, exploring family and partners who help enable a person with an addiction or mental illness.Facilitation of psychoeducational groups included Preventing Relapse related to Mental Illnesses. Specifically, helping Veterans to identify DSM-IV and individual sign and symptoms for their diagnosis, examining past and future triggers, and creating coping skills/or developing a support system. Finally exploring natural consequences if they were unable to be proactive when they first noticed their signs of relapse and the cycle this created for each person.Facilitation of individual sessions started with an intake session utilizing motivational interviewing and stage of change principals with a variety of different clients to help assess and encourage them to seek treatment. Work with Veterans included patients with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), demonstrating temporary in-vivo re-experiences of severe trauma, sex-offender status for child pornography, post-session suicidal attempts, and severe anxiety and/or major depressive disorders. Finally, sessions often occurred at least twice a week for more intense and deeper processing of trauma, feelings and thoughts from experiences in the military in conjunction with psychoeducational groups. Show less

  • Health Science Specialist

    Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Health Science Specialist-Psychiatry

    Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Health Science Specialist

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Mental Health Counselor (Intern)

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2013
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  Council on Alcohol & Substance Abuse of Livingston County & Trinity of Chemung County

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Chemical Dependency Counselor I

  This incumbent administers diagnostic assessments, evaluations, interventions, referrals and alcoholism and/or substance abuse counseling in both individual & group settings with a goal to establish & maintain recovery and relapse prevention. Services occur within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment team approach notwithstanding, responsible for initial and ongoing assessments of clients' needs, motivations, and backgrounds; prepares substance abuse bio-psychosocial/assessment summaries in order to determine appropriate level of care.Providing individual, family and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, and/or substance abuse education classes to clients to assist them in recognizing problems & causal factors related to substance abuse and developing alternative/coping behaviors. Developing, revises, and implements treatment plans in cooperation with clients to assist them in remaining substance-free and coping with social, marital, legal, financial, and/or employment problems.Performing follow-up activities for outpatients and/or aftercare clients to obtain referral services such as support group counseling, halfway house counseling, and/or vocational training etc. Needing to effectively utilizes agency’s medical records software program(s) to complete required medical record documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner and in compliance with NYS OASAS and federal regulations.This position requires this incumbent to collaborate with other care providers and referral sources to increase understanding of client issues and assets; Participates as a contributing member of an interdisciplinary team in coordination and delivery of client care; Participate in professional supervision and education that supports continuous improvement of client care including weekly case management staff meetings. Show less

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  Rochester Regional Health

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Psychiatric Assignment Officer-Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP)

  To perform emergency mental health evaluations, to make emergency interventions and act as a patient advocate in conjunction with the Psychiatrist on Call, ED Physicians, and ED Nursing Staff. The PAO plays a pivotal role in coordinating emergency care and disposition involving a wide variety of community services.Key Responsibilities:Serves as a consultant who is physically present in the Clifton Springs Hospital Emergency Department to perform mental health evaluations and provide emergency intervention to patients that have been medically cleared and referred by ED physicians. Provides direct crisis-type care to mentally disturbed patients and their families, counseling, referral to community agencies, emergency housing, transportation, etc. in accordance with NYS Office of Mental Health.Acts as a liaison between the ED physician and the attending Psychiatrist-On-Call by telephone, to effect appropriate consultation requiring specific medical assessment/treatment, as necessary in individual cases, as observed by the ED medical staff and the Psychiatrist- On-Call in accordance with the service agreement between RGH and RMHC.Functions as consultant to provide crisis intervention, assessment and disposition service to RMHC patients during those hours when the RMHC is not in operation as observed by documentation in the patient's record in accordance with the service agreement between RGH and RMHC.Provide assistance via telephone, i.e. advise, counsel and refer individuals and family members on treatment alternatives; liaison with community agencies, as observed by feedback from individuals, families and staff of community agencies. Show less

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  Huther Doyle

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

  Chemical Dependency Counselor

  This incumbent administers diagnostic assessments, evaluations, interventions, referrals and alcoholism and/or substance abuse counseling in both individual & group settings with a goal to establish & maintain recovery and relapse prevention. Services occur within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment team approach notwithstanding, responsible for initial and ongoing assessments of clients' needs, motivations, and backgrounds; prepares substance abuse bio-psychosocial/assessment summaries in order to determine appropriate level of care.Providing individual, family and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, and/or substance abuse education classes to clients to assist them in recognizing problems & causal factors related to substance abuse and developing alternative/coping behaviors. Developing, revises, and implements treatment plans in cooperation with clients to assist them in remaining substance-free and coping with social, marital, legal, financial, and/or employment problems.Performing follow-up activities for outpatients and/or aftercare clients to obtain referral services such as support group counseling, halfway house counseling, and/or vocational training etc. Needing to effectively utilizes agency’s medical records software program(s) to complete required medical record documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner and in compliance with NYS OASAS and federal regulations.This position requires this incumbent to collaborate with other care providers and referral sources to increase understanding of client issues and assets; Participates as a contributing member of an interdisciplinary team in coordination and delivery of client care; Participate in professional supervision and education that supports continuous improvement of client care including weekly case management staff meetings. Show less

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  The Healing Connection

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  Licensed Mental Health Counselor

  Collaborates with Clinical Director and other staff to promote safe and therapeutic milieu for patients and families. Provides initial and ongoing patient assessment to develop, maintain and implement objective, measurable and realistic treatment goals, methods, and objectives. Provides individual, group and family psychotherapy and other clinical services appropriate to patient needs. Provides clinical support in schools, partner agencies and hospitals. Maintains a full caseload and works with patients to keep the number of no-shows and cancellations to a minimum. Completes all required documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner. Attends multidisciplinary meetings and shares patient goals, progress, and requests/offers feedback related to cases. Attends staff development and program initiatives and participates with Clinical Director in developing these as indicated. Requests and responds to supervision/consultation offered by Clinical Director and other staff and provides direction, feedback and positive support to supervisors. Pursues personal and professional growth using internal and external resources. Actively participates in QI, Utilization management, and Risk Management processes. Performs chart audits as requested by Clinical Director and ensures compliance. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Jun 2018 - now

  The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LPMHC-S) is the Vet Center Director and responsible for the overall clinical and administrative operation of the Vet Center, including budget administration. The LPMHC-S helps the Center's mission and scope of practice according to the Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) policies and the needs of the local Veteran community.The Director conducts interviews and counseling with clients and provides social/psychological assessment and treatment to clients, crisis intervention, and short- and long-term services. Moreover, refers clients to other programs and professionals or when veterans require outpatient or inpatient treatment to the VA Medical Center, Outpatient Clinic, or appropriate community referral services. Additionally, providing guidance and consultation to other team members.The Director is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and conducting outreach activities with veterans, community and service organizations, businesses and industry, professionals, and the public. Also, organizing VA and non-VA resources and community services on behalf of veterans, developing and maintaining understanding and working agreements with community, local, and federal organizations and individuals sharing responsibility for the welfare of these citizens in the same geographical area. The LPMHC-S possesses/maintains current and broad knowledge in management, program evaluation, and theory and practice in delayed stress syndrome.The Director is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving outreach, readjustment counseling, and other clinical, therapeutic, and treatment services delivered by the Vet Center team. Additionally, for program development, budget development, fiscal management, personnel management, and resource utilization. Lastly, for the initial and ongoing training program of the various mental health professionals in the Vet Center. Show less • This counselor works in The VISN Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Suicide Prevention National Telehealth Program Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor position is a VISN-based position. Provide outpatient, evidence-based suicide prevention psychotherapy services (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention, Problem-Solving Therapy for Suicide Prevention, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy) to Veterans across the VISN and nation. Providing clinical services in a virtual modality, including video telehealth, patient/provider secure messaging, telephone visits, review of electronic medical records, etc.• Maintains a high level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Independently works with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems within the context of suicide risk.• Provide emergency/crisis intervention services to patients experiencing acute psychological crises by helping stabilize these individuals. The use of stabilization provides evidence-based suicide prevention psychotherapies, assists in referral arrangements for transfer to a psychiatric facility for inpatient care, and provides follow-up care as needed.• Complete a current psychosocial assessment to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans. Provide a wide range of care, including risk assessment and referral, intake/diagnostic and psychosocial assessments, comprehensive treatment planning, and evidence-based psychotherapy services in a manner consistent with established protocols to Veterans at risk for suicide.• Participates as a member of a Suicide Prevention National Telehealth Program treatment team and collaborates with Veterans and families and other interdisciplinary treatment team members. Show less This LPMHC serves as the Team Leader for The Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (DRRTP) by providing Veterans who are at-risk a chance by enabling them to take part in residential and rehabilitative therapeutic community activities. This is for purposes of enabling the veterans to achieve their optimum functionality levels and to return to independent living in their respective communities. As a long-term rehabilitation program we provide veterans a chance to live in the community while learning skills and avoiding a return to homelessness. This Team Lead oversee two programs within the DRRTP: RRTP and SATP with a team of 12 licensed independent professional: LPMHCs and LCSWs to help ensure the efficiency of this program. As a result, these two programs occupy approximately 130 residential beds within one of the largest domiciliaries in the country.This LPMHC engages in information gathering, problem identification, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation and follow-up through utilizing a wide variety of individual, group and family counseling interventions. Serves on an interdisciplinary team with focus on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and relational functioning of individuals, groups and families and on the counseling approaches, strategies, and techniques that will best help patients function effectively.Possess advanced knowledge of the fundamentals of the counseling process i.e. defining patient/family problems and maintaining an effective counseling relationship. Moreover, provides subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the counseling process, review progress of cases and confer about the counseling perspectives and orientation; Provides complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress. Establishes goal, treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills, including evidenced-based practices. Show less The MHICM RANGE Program is one of the National programs with the mission of working with Veterans diagnosed with severe and persistent mental health issues who are predominantly living in rural areas of the state. The program’s goal is to enable Veterans to live successfully and as independently as possible in community settings. Through assertive, community based, clinical case management and psychotherapy, the program promotes, helps maintain, and may restore the mental health of this Veteran population.Veterans participating in MHICM RANGE are individuals who have significant difficulty functioning because of certain impairments in their ability to complete any number of activities of daily living. Many, if not all, have also had extensive inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.The MHICM RANGE team utilizes what is known as an “intensive clinical case management model.” This means that members of the team are closely and frequently involved with Veterans on a day-to-day basis with respect to many aspects of their lives. This includes individual and family therapy, pharmacological intervention, care-coordination with medical practitioners, and crisis intervention. Team members also provide skills training, psychoeducation, and assistance to Veterans in obtaining benefits, resources, and housing. Rehabilitation counseling congruent with the psychosocial rehabilitation model is emphasized.The MHICM RANGE team becomes the Veteran’s primary outpatient provider of psychiatric services, collaborating with all other providers as appropriate. The team assists Veterans with activities including (but not limited to): going to medical and dental appointments, conducting family meetings, ensuring that medication is accessible and taken as prescribed, helping Veterans look for housing, encouraging Veterans with substance abuse histories to actively work a recovery program, and generally assisting with daily activities of all kinds. Show less

  • Vet Center Director-Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Supervisor

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Suicide Prevention Specialist

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Team Leader, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

    Mar 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-NTE 3 Years

    Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
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  The Helping Counselor, LLC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Licensed Professional Counselor

  This private practice serves people who are struggling with their racial identity as a mixed/biracial person who is Black and White, a speech impediment, or a learning disability.The Helping Counselor's Mission:You are the expert on your own life and life experiences. Our goal is to help you find the best solutions to your problems and regain control of your life. You are in the driver's seat; I am in the passenger seat as we go through your journey of recovery!