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Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Provides culturally sensitive, skills-based individual psychotherapy to adults with a broad range of behavioral health challenges, life stressors, and social identities.• Utilizes evidence-based psychotherapy techniques such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help clients progress toward their individual therapy goals.• Assess and diagnoses clients during intake sessions to ensure proper treatment.• Documents psychotherapy sessions utilizing AthenaOne electronic medical records software.• Collaborates on a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal client outcomes.

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided culturally sensitive, skills-based individual psychotherapy to adults with a broad range of behavioral health challenges, life stressors, and social identities.• Utilized evidence-based psychotherapy techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution Focused Therapy to help clients progress toward their individual therapy goals.• Assessed and diagnosed clients during intake sessions to ensure proper treatment.• Formulated treatment plans for clients to help guide psychotherapy sessions.• Documented psychotherapy sessions utilizing Therapy Notes electronic medical records software.• Collaborated on a multidisciplinary team to help provide optimal client outcomes.

Saugus, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided clinical guidance and support in developing interventions and supervision of team members.• Provided supervision to case management and direct care staff, both in the office setting and in the community• Taught and modeled clinical interventions, strengths-based strategies and ensured services are culturally competent for Persons served.• Lead the intake process for newly referred individuals including performing assessments, obtaining authorizations, completing crisis plans and beginning the process of person-centered caring.• Provided direct clinical interventions and adapted the individual's treatment plans as needed.• Provided on-call backup clinical support to case management staff on a rotating basis.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided virtual Brief Alcohol Screening Intervention for College Students (BASICS) to Berklee students• Conducted virtual case management and wellness coaching to 68 first semester Berklee students utilizing motivational interviewing and solution focused therapy• Created biweekly Wellness Wednesday Instagram videos and daily wellness posts for Berklee Health and Wellness social media pages• Planned, organized and oversaw virtual student events such as mental health breaks, winter wellness trivia, and wellness self-assessments for first semester students

Woburn, Ma

• Facilitated psychoeducation groups at a short-term day program for adults experiencing substance use and/or mental health challenges• Assessed and delivered case management to an adult receiving Bournewood services until program graduation• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals

Greater Boston Area

• Recruited DBSA members and guided them through membership process• Organized and managed DBSA community events

Chelsea, Ma

• Provided community-based individual case management to adults with chronic mental health and/or substance use challenges within a team of multi-disciplinary specialists• Facilitated support groups at North Suffolk sites such as the Hope Recovery Learning Center and Conexions Day Treatment Program• Coached clients at North Suffolk residential programs to promote community integration• Completed paperwork for daily interactions using Medicaid reimbursable standards

Boston, Ma

• Recruited volunteers and promoted NAMI PSAN activities utilizing outreach techniques• Managed NAMI PSAN's social media accounts• Advocated for recovery oriented mental health bills at the Massachusetts State House

Ipswich, Massachusetts

• Collected content for agency’s electronic academic research products• Communicated with publishers to maintain updated publications

Ipswich, Massachusetts

• Utilized organizational, multitasking and business skills to assemble integral datasets for business book summaries using Microsoft Office• Developed skills in Adobe InDesign by using the program to remodel PDF’s

Master'S Degree, Social Work, 3.88

Activities and Societies: Boston College School of Social Work Student Collective • Graduated from Boston College with a masters in social.

Ba, Political Science

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Activities and Societies: Environmental Club, Ski Club

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Activities and Societies: Novice Crew, Wind Ensemble

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