Kimberly Dechellis Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

• Provided weekly counseling services to individuals aged 18+ struggling with addictive and co-morbid disorders at Detox, Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient (OP) levels of treatment including: Alcohol Dependency.
• Counseled and aided family members in understanding and supporting the client throughout their recovery process.
• Conducted 13 weekly group therapy sessions to groups of 10+ individuals including: Relapse Prevention & Coping Skills, Life Skills, Mental Health Coping Skills, Meditation & Mindfulness, Traditional Process, Creative &.
• Conducted intake sessions and completed all required intake and assessment paperwork.
• Conducted case management and client advocacy.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments to evaluate and conceptualize client problems, obtain a diagnosis and cultivate treatment goals and plans.

• Provided weekly counseling services to individual adults, youth, couples, and families.
• Delivered weekly school-based counseling for students and their families at three elementary schools in the Ocean View School District.
• Conducted thorough assessments to evaluate and conceptualize client problems, obtain a diagnosis and develop treatment goals and plans.
• Successfully incorporated multiple therapeutic applications to aid therapy sessions.
• Provided therapy to clients with developmental disabilities, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, poor social skills, relationship problems, parental, or other relationship issues, grief, life transition/adjustment.
• Guided clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their issues.

Huntington Beach, CA, US

• Provided effective and reliable in-home treatment for individuals (aged 2 – 10) with autism, developmental disabilities, and related language delays.
• Experience in shaping verbal and physical behaviors utilizing the Science of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Maximized learning opportunities by enhancing motivation, utilizing errorless teaching, natural environment instruction, and other research-based strategies to ensure success.

• Offered therapy to clients with depression, anxieties, substance abuse, self-esteem, PTSD, parenting/family and other relationship issues.
• Provided weekly elementary school based counseling to youth aged 5 – 12.
• Monitored, evaluated and documented clients’ progress.
• Developed client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience and client histories.
• Determined whether clients should be referred to other specialists.
• Conducted investigative in-take interviews with both children and families and maintained confidentiality of client records.

• Provided weekly counseling services to 12 different HeadStart Preschools in Santa Clara County.
• Successfully incorporate multiple therapeutic applications to aid therapy sessions with emphasis on play therapy.
• Conducted on site classroom observations and assessments.
• Conducted individual and family therapy at client’s homes.
• Published social emotional text for children struggling with poor social skills and emotional regulation issues.
• Ongoing consultation with teachers, family advocates, guardians and extended family.

• Recruited students for ISADR Extended Education coursework program.
• Corresponded via email and telephone with students enrolled in online course entitled, “Theories and Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolutions.”
• Handled payroll, attended professional mediations as recorder, transcribed data, analyzed themes, posted assignments and due dates related to student courses.

• Collected data, identified community events, news, public information of importance, and background information on socio-economic demographics on Latino culture and health in rural California communities
• Attended conferences and focus groups as recorder
• Entered and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data and composed weekly updates for the organization
• Trained in graphic facilitation using MIMEO application
• Evaluated internship program and trained incoming interns on how to create online surveys for university website.
• Received Certificate of Appreciation, 5/2/07, California Center for Rural Policy

• Conducted telephone interviews with females (age group 14-18) in order to obtain qualitative and quantitative data on the lack of females in Math and Science.
• Transcribed data / analyzed qualitative and quantitative data
• Arranged luncheons with catering

M.A., Mfti, Pcci, Marriage And Family Therapy/Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Criminal Justice