Ada Smith Email & Phone Number

Richfield Public Schools

As a School-linked therapist, I provide individual psychotherapy to elementary and high school-age students; collaborate and consult with school staff to provide wrap-around mental health services to students and their families; complete diagnostic assessments and treatment plans from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens that are uniquely tailored to the needs of each student; make referrals to families for appropriate and culturally responsive mental health services in the community; and manage administrative processes between school and agency to enhance clinical care and perform necessary documentation and billing.

Minnetonka, Mn

At Relate, I provided individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the West Metro area; completed diagnostic assessments and treatment plans from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens that were uniquely tailored to the needs of each client; coordinated care with family supports, such as school counselors and medical providers; advocated for clients in Relate’s gifted services meetings ensuring client access to services regardless of ability to pay; and participated in Relate’s Trauma Task Force meetings to create more trauma-informed and client-centered agency policies/protocols.

Minneapolis, Mn

As a graduate-level intern at CornerHouse, I provided trauma-informed crisis counseling and emotional support to caregivers during their child’s forensic interview; co-facilitated support groups for victims and witnesses of childhood sexual abuse; provided individual play therapy to children who had experienced and/or witnessed abuse; provided case management to children and their families of CornerHouse; and coordinated care with other family supports such as family therapists, Law Enforcement (LE), Child Protection Services (CPS) investigators, and medical professionals during and after the child’s forensic interview.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Anw), Minneapolis, Mn

As an MHA, I provided check-ins, informal counseling, safety assessments, and 1:1 care to adults and adolescents staying on ANW’s locked inpatient psychiatric units; charted and reported on a caseload assignment of 1-4 patients each shift; advocated for patient needs to their care team of psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers; used verbal de-escalation skill to support patients in moments of distress in order to help keep themselves, other patients, and staff safe; and collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide the best and most holistic care to each individual patient.

Maplewood, Mn

As a Youth and Family Advocate at Tubman, I was responsible for cultivating relationships with residents, supporting residents as they reached their goals, answering the crisis line and making referrals to appropriate services, facilitating the Healthy Relationships support group, completing intakes and providing case management for residents, and contributing to daily needs of the shelter.

Maplewood, Mn

As a Youth Advocate intern at Tubman, I was responsible for working at Peace Camp (a childcare program Tubman created for the children at the shelter), where I built relationships with families and children and supported kids as they healed from traumatic experiences, navigated what it means to be living in immediate crisis, and worked to foster new and trusting relationships with adults. I also cultivated relationships with mothers at the shelter, participated in intakes, helped facilitate group discussions about parenting, and attended case management discussions regarding Tubman families. I also attended a two and a half hour Motivational Interviewing Training that was facilitated by Harriet Tubman Center.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Clinical Mental Health, Graduate

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, Undergraduate

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology, Junior

Activities and Societies: ASHA (Adolescent Sexual Health Awareness) member TERP Dance groupAttended Wesleyan University my junior year.