Krista H. R.

Experience

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  Los Angeles Unified School District

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2008

  Special Education Assistant

  Special Education Assistant to children and adolescents with learning disabilities and other mental health or physical disability issues.

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  Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Community Support Provider

  Offered mental health mentoring, tutoring and support to adults and children with disabilities within their homes and the community.

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  California State University-Northridge

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2009

  Academic Coach

  Provided tutoring and coaching to students with disabilities.

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  Friends of the Family

  Apr 2010 - Mar 2012

  Staff Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee

  Assisted in supporting individual adults, children and adolescents, groups, couples, and families within a clinical setting.Co-lead Teen Mom Group at Cal-Safe.Maintained examination of progress and provided feedback to counseling clients.Set long-term and short-term goals for clients and maintained communication with government agencies. Primarily used psychodynamic, family systems, attachment, humanistic, and cognitive behavioral orientations to treat clients presenting with issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, interpersonal conflicts, academic struggles, personality disorders, grief, and trauma.Formerly supervised by: M. Zaharkiv, LMFT Show less

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  Krista H Renella, MS, MFT Intern IMF70214

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2015

  Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Intern, IMF70214

  Conducted assessments to identify the cause of the problem for individuals and families and determine appropriate placement and/or provided resources to assist the family's needs.Participated in weekly group and individual supervision.Offered evidence-based counseling to individuals, groups, families, couples, children, and adolescents in private practice.Maintained paperwork, contacted DCFS and other services as mandated reporter.Provided individual, group, milieu, and family therapy.Formerly supervised by T. Cleantis, MFT47978 Show less

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  SCV Therapy Solutions - Counseling Specialists - Valencia, CA

  Jun 2015 - Mar 2017

  Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Intern, IMF70214

  Offered evidence-based counseling to individuals, groups, families, couples, children, and adolescents in private practice.Conducted assessments to identify the cause of the problem for individuals and families and determine appropriate placement and/or provided resources to assist the family's needs.Participated in weekly group and individual supervision.Provided individual, group, milieu, and family therapy.Maintained paperwork, contact DCFS and other services as mandated reporter.Supervised by E. Beaudry, MFT44098 Show less

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  Psychotherapist

  Mar 2017 - now

  Licensed Individual and Family Therapist - Telehealth

  Leader of the support group "Love Doesn't Hurt" focusing on: Narcissistic Personality Disorder, boundary setting, assertiveness, domestic violence, behavior modification, and management of anxiety/depression through mindfulness and social support. (This group is currently on hiatus as of January, 2021).Krista is experienced in relationship issues, communication, boundary setting, career transitions, college age adult issues, abuse, neglect, empath support, and grief/loss. She has extensive training and experience with depression, anxiety, victims of abuse by individuals with personality disorders (specifically - Narcissistic Personality Disorder), LGBTQ+, entertainers/authors/artists, multicultural individuals, intercultural relationships, ADHD, and special needs.Treatment includes modalities of attachment, psychodynamic, depth psychology, cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and family systems. Show less