Amanda Brown Kidwell, Ma, Lpc Email & Phone Number

Conduct comprehensive intake with caregivers and children. Utilize play therapy, bibliotherapy, sandtray, art techniques, and music with children and caregivers in individual and family sessions. Document session notes in accordance with best practices. Collaborate with clients and caregivers for treatment planning. Provide referrals for additional community support resources as needed.

Provided In-Home, Office, and Virtual therapy services. Applied integrative play and expressive therapy interventions with children, youth, and families. Conducted thorough assessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Partnered with school staff, caregivers, caseworkers, and collaterals for wrap-around support. Advocated for treatment needs of children in foster care at FST meetings. Documented progress notes and completed treatment summaries.

Provisionally licensed therapist. Conducted intake, diagnostic/treatment planning, and introduced adults and children to the uniqueness of the therapy relationship. Sliding-scale, Medicaid, Aetna, and Cigna insurance.

Engaged in trauma-aware post-vention and clinical after-care via dependable telephone contact. Rapidly established therapeutic alliance and collaborative dynamic with diverse client population. Facilitated urgent access and coordination of care with existing providers. Fostered client trust and elicited contact info for contingency social supports. Provided community referrals consistent with client demographics. Represented BHR in meeting with MIMH (grant funding source) and site coordinators.… Show more Engaged in trauma-aware post-vention and clinical after-care via dependable telephone contact. Rapidly established therapeutic alliance and collaborative dynamic with diverse client population. Facilitated urgent access and coordination of care with existing providers. Fostered client trust and elicited contact info for contingency social supports. Provided community referrals consistent with client demographics. Represented BHR in meeting with MIMH (grant funding source) and site coordinators. Facilitated process improvements to optimize client engagement and grant compliance (tripled participation at 3-month and 6-month intervals; five-fold increase in survey participation). Reported on trends observed through client engagement. Used emerging trends to identify areas for additional study (i.e. lobbied to include Coronavirus-related stressors and client access/utilization of crisis support on MIMH assessments). Collaborated with team members to create re-admission assessment and post-discharge protocols. Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsibilities: Assessed consumers for lethality and safety concerns. Created holding space. Assisted consumers in identifying their own strengths and coping skills. Empowered clients to engage in collaborative safety planning. Provided community resources and dispatched mobile crisis outreach as needed. Coordinated with fellow clinicians for follow-up and treatment planning. Contacted local emergency services for rescues and welfare checks as needed. Documented mobile outreach outcomes and… Show more Responsibilities: Assessed consumers for lethality and safety concerns. Created holding space. Assisted consumers in identifying their own strengths and coping skills. Empowered clients to engage in collaborative safety planning. Provided community resources and dispatched mobile crisis outreach as needed. Coordinated with fellow clinicians for follow-up and treatment planning. Contacted local emergency services for rescues and welfare checks as needed. Documented mobile outreach outcomes and coordinate urgent appointments with applicable community mental health centers. Processed prior authorization requests for in-patient psychiatric stabilization. Show less

St. Louis, Mo

Responsibilities: Conducted on-site crisis assessments, intake, and intervention for at-risk individuals. Collaborated with clients and their loved ones in safety planning, including identifying triggers, coping skills, social support, and disabling potentially lethal means. Coordinated with social supports and crisis intervention clinicians to arrange urgent appointments as needed. Assisted consumers and their families with appropriate documentation for community support linkages, referrals… Show more Responsibilities: Conducted on-site crisis assessments, intake, and intervention for at-risk individuals. Collaborated with clients and their loved ones in safety planning, including identifying triggers, coping skills, social support, and disabling potentially lethal means. Coordinated with social supports and crisis intervention clinicians to arrange urgent appointments as needed. Assisted consumers and their families with appropriate documentation for community support linkages, referrals, and psychiatric stabilization processes. Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

Queen of Peace Center is an inpatient and outpatient substance abuse recovery program for women, particularly current and expecting mothers. Responsibilities: Facilitated psychoeducational groups, group counseling, and individual counseling sessions for women recovering from substance abuse. Created thorough progress notes for counseling and psychoeducational sessions and discharge summaries for released clients. Assisted treatment teams in coordinating services for clients with… Show more Queen of Peace Center is an inpatient and outpatient substance abuse recovery program for women, particularly current and expecting mothers. Responsibilities: Facilitated psychoeducational groups, group counseling, and individual counseling sessions for women recovering from substance abuse. Created thorough progress notes for counseling and psychoeducational sessions and discharge summaries for released clients. Assisted treatment teams in coordinating services for clients with co-occurring disorders. Show less

Theraplay Level 1 Certificate, Attachment-Based Family Play Therapy

Post-Master'S Certificate, Training On Adoption Competency (Tac)

Clinical implications of treating families affected by foster care and/or adoption

Post-Master'S Certificate, Play Therapy

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Tf-Cbt)

M.A., Mental Health Counseling

Activities and Societies: Safe Connections: Helpline Crisis Intervention Specialist, 2007 to Present; Queen of Peace Center: Practicum.

Continuing Education, Play Therapy, 27 Ceus

B.A. (2), Psychology/Linguistics