• Provided individual counseling to survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence.• Co-facilitated a weekly counseling group for domestic violence perpetrators. • Developed treatment plans and genograms. Conducted ongoing assessments of client progress.• Provided crisis case management including: crisis counseling, suicide risk assessments, safety planning, and referrals to community agencies, such as legal and higher-level mental health services. • Completed biopsychosocial intake assessments.• Received walk-in clients, conducted brief assessments, and provided services and referrals as indicated.• Fielded calls to the agency's 24-hour hotline.• Completed 40-hour domestic violence training.

• Completed risk assessments with newly pregnant patients upon intake, followed by psychosocial assessment during patients’ first trimester. Conferenced risk factors with PCHC’s director of behavioral health and with Center’s obstetrician. Connected patients with appropriate community resources. • Administered Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to postpartum patients.• Compiled demographic data on pregnant patients.• Conducted outreach programs at NJ Reentry Corporation, Paterson, NJ.• Completed Medicaid applications for PCHC patients, under supervision.

• Taught weekly series and monthly intensive classes to expectant parents. Developed curriculum for these courses.• Produced and presented “How to Write a Birth Plan” workshop for CarePoint Health System.

• Co-founded a practice that continues to provide doula services, childbirth education classes, and new-mom support groups throughout New York City and Northern New Jersey.• Provided prenatal/postpartum home visits, along with physical/emotional support for women giving birth in hospitals and in their homes. • Client testimonials available here (click on "testimonials"): http://doulamatch.net/profile/8213/cara-harmon-cddona

Published books: • The Youth Equation: Take Ten Years off Your Face (Wiley, 2009). • Universal Beauty: The Miss Universe Guide to Beauty (Rutledge Hill, 2006). Magazine features have appeared in Allure; Elle; Vogue; Martha Stewart Living; O, The Oprah Magazine; InStyle; Glamour; and NJ Monthly. Topics include: health, food, travel, beauty, and arts/culture.