Community Residence Counselor
Provided mental health care, exposure and response prevention (ERP) coaching, therapeutic support, and medication administration to patients struggling with OCD and co-occurring mental health conditions such as trauma, panic disorder, BPD, BDD, and schizophrenia.Fostered a therapeutic milieu within the residential unit for patients, including cooking them homemade meals for lunch and dinner, to develop an alliance that encourages engagement in care and the peer community.Wrote daily clinical progress notes on patients and report these to fellow counselors and other clinical staff during shift reports and rounds.Completed clinical assessments to track treatment progress and provide to Office of Clinical Research to advance OCD research initiatives.Organized Team's shared drive increasing staff's ability to find documents to provide care in 25% less time.Led yoga therapy sessions to establish mind-body practices to supplement the existing clinical program.