Geraldine Kurtz, Lcsw Email and Phone Number

Conduct intake assessments and provide weekly individual psychotherapy with adults and young adults in group private practice.

- Promoted from part-time therapist role to full-time clinical and administrative role.- Evaluated 50+ employees’ performance by running daily reports of their session documentation to ensure clinic compliance with state/federal laws and regulations (i.e. HIPAA).- Monitored patient engagement and assessed for adequate utilization of services through periodic review of patient charts.- Led orientation and provided ongoing support and training for new employees.- Developed workflow guides for employee handbook.- Identified gaps in employee access to key resources, presented findings to leadership, proposed and implemented a solution.

- Conducted comprehensive assessments and crisis management with diverse population of 50+ adults, young adults, and adolescents.- Monitored client progress through weekly psychotherapy, goal setting, reviewing goals every 3 months, and maintaining documentation of client progress.- Supported clients through issues of depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide ideation, mood and personality disorders, and other ICD-10 diagnoses.- Consulted with team of clinicians in weekly group and individual meetings on best practices for patient care and support.

- Conducted comprehensive assessments and developed treatment plans with diverse population of adults presenting with a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder.- Monitored client progress through weekly psychotherapy, goal setting, reviewing goals every 3 months, and maintaining documentation of client progress.- Consulted with team of clinicians in weekly group and individual meetings on best practices for patient care and support.

- Conducted comprehensive assessments and crisis management with 50+ undergraduate and graduate students in university counseling center.- Promoted students’ personal and academic success through weekly psychotherapy.- Monitored student progress through goal setting and maintaining documentation of their progress.- Provided short-term therapy for students struggling with depression, anxiety, adjustment, suicide ideation, panic, academic concerns, eating disorders, and other ICD-10 diagnoses.- Supported students with referrals to outside providers as needed.- Consulted with team of mental health and medical professionals in weekly meetings on best practices for student support.

- Conducted interviews with 17-24 year-olds seeking preparation services for the GED. - Assisted GED teacher with classroom management, individual student support, and co-facilitation of social-emotional workshops on life skills and job readiness. - Provided weekly supportive counseling to students around their adjustment to GED program and family/home issues. Consulted with teachers, social workers, and parents/guardians.

- Provided counseling to high school students supporting them with social-emotional issues, college application process, and organization and time management. - Co-facilitated seminars on college application process, time management, freshman adjustment to high school, stress management, and depression.

Empathetically interacted with survivors of suicide loss, and provided information on grief and coping resources.