+Provide individual, partners, and family counseling to adults and their families using psychodynamic, narrative, and skills-based practices; specialize in serving minority sexuality communities and people experiencing chronic depression+Utilize person-centered approaches and create accessible clinical materials to honor the lived experiences of clients who are underserved in private practice settings or have experienced systemic oppression, especially around sexual identity+Supervise a team of pre-license clinicians in all aspects of their clinical work, including therapy, documentation, professional development, and business practices; mentor a team of licensed staff therapists in all aspects of private practice+Consult with and train clinicians in various settings, including private practice and community-based organizations, on best practices for working with suicidality, psychosis, consensual nonmonogamy, alternative sexuality, and identity development, emphasizing a strengths-based model to allow for effective interventions in therapeutic work+Assemble talented speakers with extensive experience to enhance opportunities for MA-level counseling students, post-doc clinical staff, and licensed professionals to hear about the lived experience of members of alternative sexuality populations+Administer all facets of the closely-held S-corporation, including filings, billing, bookkeeping, policies, and procedures

+Nurture professional growth of MA-level counseling psychology students both in the classroom and as a faculty advisor, combining deliberate practice exercises with engaging lectures+Teach 12-15 units per academic year, including:++Diagnosis and Empirically Supported Treatments (Lead faculty)++Psychopharmacology and the Biological Bases of Behavior (Lead faculty) - Addictions Counseling++Common Therapeutic Factors++Professional Development Seminar+Guest lecture for a range of courses on topics of professional expertise, including:++Clinical issues in consensual nonmonogamy and BDSM (Couples and Intimate Partners Counseling)++Subpoenas and depositions; client-centered advocacy (Law and Professional Ethics)+Sit on the curriculum committee, incorporating strategic plan objectives, external review feedback, faculty expertise, and student needs at each step in the process+Build meaningful relationships with students, fellow faculty, and members of the administration to support student learning outcomes and organizational goals

+Participate in weekly training in deliberate practice supervision under the mentorship of Tony Rousmaniere and Alex Vaz, the foremost experts in the model+Provide clinical supervision and training to MFT/PCC trainees providing telehealth services, focusing on interactive rehearsal within the supervisee's zone of proximal development to encourage skill acquisition+Utilize Outcome Questionnaire (OQ) data to guide supervision, focusing on clients at risk of deterioration +Review and receive feedback on recordings of supervision sessions and use deliberate practice exercises to enhance supervisory skill

+Encourage MA-level counseling psychology student engagement throughout an abbreviated 4-6 week intensive course format, combining deliberate practice exercises with accessible lectures+Teach 3-6 units of psychopharmacology coursework per academic year+Build meaningful relationships with students to support learning outcomes while quickly adapting to institutional culture+Collaborate with Title IX and Student Disability Services to create a hybrid classroom that allows for participation from all students, whether they are in the classroom or remote

+Provided individual and group supervision to clinical staff serving in residential treatment settings for co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges+Trained and evaluated clinical staff on all aspects of intake and MediCal documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, and weekly progress notes to maximize chart compliance+Conducted trainings for agency staff on conflict de-escalation, motivational interviewing, and crisis intervention

+Hired, trained, mentored, and evaluated a team of clinical, peer, medical, and housing staff to ensure the highest quality of service to historically underserved participants with chronic and severe mental health challenges; coached staff on accurately capturing MediCal billing opportunities in Clinician’s Gateway to maximize program revenue+Sustained consistently high levels of successful homeless outreach and SSI advocacy program participant outcomes that were supported by outcome data, well-documented case notes, treatment plans, and assessments+Acknowledged frequently by supervisors for supporting peers, maintaining strong administrative and clinical skills

+Built a client base from scratch resulting in a consistent stream of psychotherapy clients; differentiated practice by demonstrating nonjudgmental, high energy, and mirthful approaches serving alternative sexuality clients+Established operational protocols for client invoicing and case documentation in alignment with legal and ethical standards+Created a website, flyers, and other promotional materials to create a sustainable practice in a historically impacted field

+Trained, mentored, and supported the skill development of mental health interns and community volunteers across agency programs; presided over trainee competency improvements and excellent volunteer tenures+Instructed and managed teams of crisis line counselors; provided a multitude of resources from handling crisis calls to addressing unique caller concerns, clarifying operational protocols, and navigating computer systems+Created well-received, research-driven, evidence-based stress management materials distributed to over 6,000 displaced workers who were historically unfamiliar with and unreceptive to traditional counseling approaches and vernacular+Presented a nationally recognized best practices curriculum on depression and suicide to middle and high school students that reached 10,000+ youth annually+Provided program funders with analyzed qualitative data of consumer feedback in a quantitative format to communicate and report program effectiveness and to generate future grant support