Experience

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  Board of probation and parole

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2011

  Probation officer 2/sex offender unit (psu)

  Supervise Violent and Sexual Offenders on State Probation residing in Davidson County.

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  Youth villages

  Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

  Family therapist

  Provide Multi-systemic Therapy for families with teenagers with challenging behaviors and co-occurring disorders/diagnoses.

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  Omnivisions, inc

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  Residential counselor

  Provide individual, family, and group therapy for teenage boys with delinquent charges in residential treatment facility.

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  Vanderbilt psychiatric hospital

  Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

  Mental health specialist

  Provide support to patients in inpatient facility. Conduct individual and group sessions as needed or assigned,

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  Spectrum behavioral health

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  Substance abuse counselor

  Lead counseling groups in the Therapeutic Community to support women in their desire to live in recovery.

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  Tennessee suicide prevention network

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Suicide prevention trainer/postvention specialist

  Conduct QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) trainings throughout the State equipping participants with the skills to identify the warning signs and risk facts or a person at risk for a suicide crisis as well as how and when to intervene. Provide debriefing and grief counseling when there has been a suicide of an Adolescent.

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  Faithbridge foster care

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  Home study consultant

  Investigate potential Resource Parents with the interest of providing a loving, stable, Christ-Centered home life for children with the goal of reunifying with Birth Family and/or matching with children that are ready for adoption.

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  The princeton review

  Jan 2015 - Sept 2015

  Early edge instructor/act prep instructor
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  Georgia department of behavioral health and developmental disabilities

  Dec 2015 - Feb 2022

  Cyf regional program specialist

  Support Families of Youth and Emerging Adults access and maintain appropriate mental health and crisis stabilization services.

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  Mocha chat club

  Apr 2018 - now

  Certified life coach

  Facilitate life skill training and coaching in an atmosphere of acceptance and encouragement. Together we grow further!

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  Progressive care associates, inc.

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

  Licensed marriage and family therapist
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  Anthem, inc.

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

  Special programs case manager i
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  Georgia department of behavioral health and developmental disabilities

  Apr 2022 - now

  Assistant director of field operations - dd services