-25-30 weekly individual sessions in a mental health mental health and substance abuse clinic-Ran four group therapy sessions a week around topics of substance abuse and mental health-Interacted with a range of populations including those living with addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Borderline personality disorder,-Incorporated modalities such as CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, psychoanalysis, attachment theory.-Designed individualized treatment plans based on each client’s unique needs, environment, and goals.

Institutional Giving:-As MSW intern, applied for and awarded funding for programming amounting to $50,000 to contribute towards the organization's $50 million budget. -Prospected and created outreach letters that led to direct partnerships and funding with four new foundations. -Researched new government grants.Individual Giving:-Wrote appeal letters for lapsed donors and strategized campaigns for increasing renewals.-Created stewardship materials including impact reports to summarize the work of a 35-location agency and advocacy emails around the NY State Budget.-Interviewed and wrote about an arts-advocacy program to spotlight as a piece of stewardship for donors with an over 40% open-rate and personal responses from high-impact donors. -Analyzed End-of-Year campaign data to track effectiveness and produced recommendations to improve efficiency.-Researched high-impact donors and created profiles in support of the annual gala which raised $500k+.

-As MSW intern, conducted intake for 30 clients entering shelter services per week according to DHS standards and requirements.-Guided clients through the process of entering the shelter system and providing holistic resources based on individual needs or goals.-Ran triage on intake and collection of client personal history for a facility receiving 200 men a day.-Collaborated with DHS Diversion team to find alternative sources of housing for 45 clients and support through the process of reaching said alternatives.

-Helped create a startup program to teach skills to newly arrived refugees and allow them to better acclimate to life in the US-Individual tutor for a high school aged Syrian refugee trying to get into college

-Volunteer for an organization that reaches out to people struggling with homeliness, poverty and mental illness -Guided clients into being accepted into school, studying for classes, gaining employment, finding housing, and preparing for standardized tests

-Volunteer for an organization that seeks to increase a more open and transparent justice system in Chicago -Analyzed media coverage of violence and justice to reflect the reality of the underrepresented and disenfranchised neighborhoods in Chicago, while also shining a light on police brutality

-Independent writer-Completed two full length novels-Contributed sports and society pieces for online publications

Designed and built creative content for startup internet radio company. Beta testing and development for product launchMarketing for grassroots campaign

Production Assistant work on sets General office work Transcribing

Facilitated in video production and on location shoots for video production houseResearch and development