Worked an intensive caseload providing outpatient services to people with mental illness and co-occurring conditions like substance abuse and homelessness. Worked with clients to develop choice-making skills, reduce harm, and increase personal strength. Created and developed treatment plans with clients to meet life goals by providing direct therapeutic support and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and community programs and resources. Responded on-call after hours for clients in need of crisis intervention.

Visit terminally ill patients. Offer bereavement support to families.

Provided intensive therapy for children and adolescents on the full range of the autistic spectrum. Conducted behavioral skills training, consisting of role-plays and other interventions based on principals of applied behavioral analysis to develop coping strategies. Created perspective taking sessions. Work ed collaboratively with clinicians, clients and the clients' family in the home. Monitored and accurately recorded information on the child's progress.

Provided support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of crisis, worked to prevent the suicide of those who were actively suicidal, offered hope and caring in times of hopelessness. Work involved training volunteers, triage, providing community referrals, assessing for suicide and coordinating rescues.

Provided a variety of services to individuals with developmental disabilities and forensic backgrounds including behavior intervention, case management, and advocacy.

Provided a therapeutic and calming presence for patients who may be a threat to themselves or others at San Leandro Medical Hospital. De-escalated dangerous situations.

Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team with the goal to assist dual diagnosis clients, and ameliorated their substance abuse and mental illness conditions. Conducted therapeutic groups and performed crisis intervention.

Performed research and editing for psychologist in preparation for her book, which aimed to help parents coping with the complications of female adolescence.

Ran animal subjects through learning tasks, compiling and analyzing the data to better investigate memory systems underlying addiction and its potential cures.

Supervised violent and severely traumatized children at a Level 12 group home. Co-facilitated group therapy each morning, administered medication, conducted crisis management.