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Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive curriculum combining higher order critical/creative thinking, mental health/wellness, college preparedness, and 21st century career readiness skills.• Provided essential mental health and social/emotional support to incoming freshmen during the COVID-19 Pandemic incorporating over 15 years experience in mental health treatment of teens and young adults.• Delivered classroom instruction including project-based and student-driven learning, trauma-informed care, and student agency development to student population comprised of international students and students athletes utilizing in person, online, and dual modality (blended) formats.

Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Area

• Created and Managed Home School Programs for 5-20 elite pre-professional athlete/performance artist students/semester.• Coached and supported college athletes in academic success/mental strength/life skills/resilience/mental health to maintain scholarships/eligibility at various universities. (Academic focus on Creative/Technical Writing/ELA/Social Sciences/Psychology).• Instructed and counseled students from forty-five countries in upper school (private and private home education) and higher education (various colleges/ universities) individually and in group settings regarding mental strength and wellness, academic success, college and early career readiness, and specific skills gap strategies, (Academic focus on Technical and Creative writing, ELA, and Social Sciences/Psychology).

Greater Memphis Area

• Taught non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students in Introduction to Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Leadership Development.• Managed courses and online grading through various platforms including Canvas.• Sponsored a student support group which increased student retention and on-time graduation by 38% based on measured school analytics.

East Arkansas

Provided individual, group and family therapy, as well as, life coaching to underserved families, teens, high school athletes, and young adults. Provided evidence- based psychotherapies including CBT, DBT, EMDR and 12-Step Based Recovery Methods, as needed., Designed and implemented an integrative, school-based, and functional mental health initiative providing mental strength and performance training , basic life principals and skills classes, preventative counseling, performance development, college/early career readiness, and supplemental academic support, Actively contributed to treatment teams collaborating with judges, teachers, principals,coaches, pastors, community leaders, and physicians to offer onsite comprehensive mental health services. Conducted Psychoeducational Assessments for diagnostic and placement purposes.

Greater Memphis Area

As managing partner, maintained a full caseload while overseeing professional relations, training of small internal staff and upholding governmental compliance and standards. Managed several long-term and short-term government contracts including providing psychological testing(Including WAIS, WISC, MMPI, WRAT, Bender-Gestalt, BASC, Vineland, Woodcock-Johnson, etc.) as well as , brief therapy(SFBT) and Motivational Interviewing to State of Tennessee and Department of Health and Human Services claimants for Disability Determination and Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and provided profiling and expert witness testimony for another undisclosed Government Agency. Also, contractually provided services to several local Fortune 500 companies, and pre- professional students which included health and wellness coaching, psychoeducational testing, diagnosis of DSM-V disorders/co-occurring disorders, evidence-based therapies,mental strength &skills training, peak performance training, mental health and wellness counseling, leadership development, addiction recovery, and values training.

Master Of Science (Ms), Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology