Allison Marek, Lcsw-S Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Tx

-Delivers evidence-based and research-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW’s Daring Way™ method, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and eating disorders in adolescents and adults-Assesses clients’ areas of risk and areas of resilience in order to optimize the efficacy of treatment-Provides training to organizations and teams on a variety of topics including shame resilience, body image, the interplay between shame, stigma, mental illness, and healthcare outcomes, and professional self-care

Houston, Tx

-Served as opening director of a new eating disorder treatment facility with Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs for adolescents and adults of all genders with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders-Ensures program efficacy through use of research measures and qualitative treatment plan reviews-Facilitates collaborative partnerships amongst an interdisciplinary team of dietitians, physicians, psychiatrists, and therapists in order to foster innovation, creativity, and quality client care-Conducts staff trainings, leads treatment team meetings, and provides clinical supervision and consultation-Named Discovery Behavioral Health’s Employee of the Year in 2016

Sugar Land, Tx

-Served young women ages 18 – 24 with histories of sexual abuse and complex trauma through the delivery of appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions in long-term residential treatment and transitional living settings-Applied intuitive eating principles, psychodynamic psychotherapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), equine assisted psychotherapy, Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW’s shame resilience theory, family systems theory, and 12-step recovery principles to individual, family, and group therapy interventions-Collaborated with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors, and milieu staff to ensure valid and accurate assessments of the clients and their progress

Tomball, Tx

-Conducted individual, family, and group psychotherapy for adults with persistent, severe mental illnesses in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.-Individualized effective psychotherapeutic interventions, including Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAPTM), motivational enhancement therapy, and The Daring WayTM, to meet the individualized needs of people with psychotic disorders and medication-resistant mood disorders

Houston, Tx

• Served adolescents ages 12-17 with substance use disorders and co-occurring eating disorders, mood disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and/or emerging personality disorders through individual, group, and family therapy• Utilized Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Structural Family Therapy • Co-facilitated Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents (TGCTA) group and a thrice-weekly psychotherapy group• Led psychoeducational social skills group that included material from DBT’s interpersonal effectiveness module and Brené Brown’s Connections Curriculum

Tomball, Tx

• Facilitated psychotherapy groups for adults with persistent, severe mental illnesses including eating disorders, substance use disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and Borderline Personality Disorder• Co-facilitated trauma group for female survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault• Utilized Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy with individuals and in groups

Houston, Tx

• Conducted individual and family therapy using Solution Focused Brief Therapy with at-risk youth and their families ages 4 - 17• Delivered Cognitive Behavioral and client-centered psychotherapy services to clients with mental illness • Led school-based groups for students at public and alternative middle and high schools on anger management, emotional literacy, healthy relationships, and bullying prevention.

Houston, Tx

-Identified and worked with key staff at community organizations to ensure delivery of services to clients-Completed needs assessments and made appropriate referrals to social service agencies and programs-Kept up-to-date, accurate records on all client interactions and followed-up with clients and community partners according to established protocols

Cape Town, South Africa

-Coordinated the relationship between agency and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to implement programs at a group home for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls-Planned and facilitated interventions geared toward girls empowerment using Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW’s shame resilience theory combined with art and drama therapy techniques-Evaluated program outcomes through quantitative and qualitative self-report measures andthrough interviews with agency staff

Masters, Social Work

Activities and Societies: GCSW Student Association - 2012-2013 Co-President

Ba, Psychology

minor in Human Development & Family Studies

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