Offering online therapy to individuals and couples in Colorado. I specialize in using evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focus on areas of grief and loss, navigating difficult transitional periods in life, unexpected changes, and improving communication in relationships.

Instruct online courses in the Department of Behavioral Sciences

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Supervise Master's level graduate students studying Marriage and Family Therapy in their practicum and internship clinical experiences using live, triadic, and group models of supervision

Supervise Master's level graduate students studying Marriage and Family Therapy in their practicum/internship experiences using a live supervision model.

Instruct undergraduate student courses in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University in the online and on-campus programs; Utilize teaching best practices to engage in inclusive and engaging presentation of course material; Challenge student's critical thinking skills and application of material across a variety of course topics; Receive an average rating of 4.7/5 for overall instructor rating on student evaluations across courses, delivery methodologies, and semesters

Support the instruction of courses within the online and on-campus undergraduate programs in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University, foster student success through direct interaction with students, providing constructive feedback to students, hosting review sessions, and facilitating guest lectures

Biomarkers Interdisciplinary Research Team - Member of interdepartmental research team focused on exploring the links between therapeutic mindfulness, couple communication, and biological and behavioral health indicators among individuals and familiesCampus Connections Research Team for Undergraduate Student Mental Health - Member of interdepartmental/inter-university research team focused on exploring the links between taking an undergraduate service-learning mentoring program and undergraduate student mental health; Collaboratively collect data and work on manuscript preparation Couple and Family Enrichment Lab (Lab Coordinator) - Engage in study development, IRB approval processes, data collection and management, and manuscript production on multiple projects and code couple conflict videos for communication behaviors utilizing the Marital Conflict coding manual to reliably code couple conflict videos; Support graduate students in developing degree plans and adherence to policiesAdolescent Wellness Lab - Collaborate on federal grant-funded projects with tasks related to data collection and management, manuscript production, and conference presentations; Supervise an undergraduate research video coding team for the coding of 50 parent-child conflict videos using the Interactional Dimensions Coding System – Revised (IFCS-R)Parent-Child Relationships and Well-being Lab - Create and guide collaborative production of manuscripts as the senior student in the lab; Reliably coded parent-infant interactions using the Coding Interactive Behavior (CBI) global rating scaleCampus Connections, William T. Grant Funded Project - Conducted qualitative research interviews with undergraduate student mentors and adolescent mentees regarding their views of the program, collected iEAR data recordings, and facilitated completion of surveys; Coded five-minute audio interactions of mentor/mentee pairs for elements of Sage Mentoring and relationship quality

Design and instruct a first-year student seminar on healthy relationship development for undergraduate students enrolled in the Key Communities (learning community with many student identifying as a student of color and/or first generation student, focused on creating inclusive environments that affirm the identities of each student)

Evaluate online courses for effectiveness, best practices, and diversity; Reframe rubrics and course syllabi to reflect and promote a growth-mindset for students; Develop proposals and assist with the creation of online badges, graduate certificates and new course offerings; Collaborate on ideas for the growth of the online program with the director of the online program and faculty members; Organize proposals for course modifications to support the priority of providing culturally competent and diverse material in courses; Communicate with faculty, program director, and faculty related to enrollment numbers and course offerings for the online and undergraduate students

Instruct courses for PsyD students related to developmental and clinical psychology in the PsyD

Instruct students on courses including Lifespan Development and Intro to Psychology utilizing an online learning platform

Maintain expertise as the senior level specialist for mental health care data evaluation; Collaborate on projects, such as a COVID provider and client impact studies and annual client satisfaction survey, related to data collection, analysis and report writing for task forces commissioned by the governor; Monitor data submissions and maintain reporting standards at the State and Federal governmental levels across multiple projects and grants; Facilitate the collaborative development of an evaluation team related to child and youth behavioral health to support data sharing and cohesion; Engage in multidisciplinary (fiscal, program management, data/evaluation) team to monitor the requirements of multimillion-dollar contracts across 14 community mental health centers and lead the development of a performance outcome tracking system to support payment determinations; Utilize a variety of technology platforms including SPSS, R, SQL, and Tableau to perform data analysis and create visually appealing infographics and advocate for the use of higher-level analyses; Effectively participate on several teams with senior leadership and with partner organizations including universities, stage agencies, and behavioral health providers

Teaching - Instructed 30-35 undergraduate students enrolled in a service-learning therapeutic mentoring skill course on Motivational Interviewing and basic therapeutic skills; Facilitated group engagement, skill building activities, and community development and supported professional skills development through supervising student writing of professional documentation; Completed intakes for applicants to mentorship program, explain program protocols, select mentor-mentee pairs.Clinical - Provided Milieu therapy and therapeutic check-ins (short therapy sessions) for 20-28 at-risk adolescents age 10-17 during a 12-week therapeutic mentoring program; Facilitate collaboration with other service providers and family members when appropriate

Conducted therapeutic developmentally appropriate assessments of the impact of traumatic experiences with youth referred from DHS for high level trauma by administering the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery), the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2) assessments and utilizing a combination of therapeutic techniques to assess the psychosocial impacts; Created professional reports based on the information gained during the assessment process and shared reports with the youth, family, caseworker at DHS, and other involved professionals

Facilitated multiple sessions of a one-hour curriculum pertaining to the prevention of human trafficking to groups of at-risk adolescents and their undergraduate student mentors; Encouraged participants to actively listen and engage with challenging material while focusing on developing adolescents’ critical thinking skills and self-efficacy through activities, discussion, and empowering their ability to find resources and support

Conducted drop-in group therapy (including participants with court-ordered attendance) focused on promoting pro-social interaction in a safe and supportive environment for up to 10 at-risk adolescents; Engaged youth in discussion and psychoeducation across a variety of topics including emotion regulation, stress management, stigma, and social justice

Provided individual, couple, and family therapeutic services for clients from early childhood through later adulthood with a range of diagnoses, developmental disabilities and presenting problems; Collaborated with a treatment and supervision team regarding treatment plans, case conceptualization, and session management