Nikki Kutil, Ms, Atr-Bc, Lpcc Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

New Hope, Minnesota, United States

Roles have included positions in Children’s Day Treatment and Outpatient Mental Health in the clinic. • Provides mental health services to individuals, group, and the surrounding community. • Fosters healthy therapeutic relationships through evidenced-based approaches with a trauma-informed, strengths-based lens. • Conducts diagnostic assessments and safety evaluations with a whole person view. • Recognized for positive energy, communication, creativity, authenticity, leadership, and professional integrity by management, supervisors, and peers.

New Hope, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Milwaukee Area

Minneapolis, Mn

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Provided therapeutic groups for adults and adolescents within an acute inpatient setting. Effectively assessed group and individual needs to build daily group goals. Utilized deescalation and grounding techniques to assist patients when behaviorally and emotionally overwhelmed. Communicated efficiently within interdisciplinary teams to evaluate individual care plans and milieu strategies. Maintained daily notes regarding client disposition and group attendance in accordance with organization standards. Recognized for therapeutic presence, creativity, and dedication by peers and supervisors.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Contracted to provide art therapy based programming for the after school Native youth program. Collaborated effectively with GLIIHC staff to ensure group directives are culturally sensitive and appropriate. The art was in service to the relationships through supporting healthy peer to peer interactions, developing coping skills, and positive brain rewiring through bottom-up/top-down processing. Supported the art project created by the youth for the annual silent auction.

West Bend, Wi

Held the supportive and creative space for over 30 individual adolescent clients in middle and high school within Washington County. Incorporated appropriate creative interventions that were based on the individual’s treatment goals by providing a supportive and caring environment. Completed suicide risk assessments and safety plans as needed. Maintained weekly session notes and client records. Created and co-facilitated psycho-educational and art therapy related programming to juvenile offenders, ages 10-17. Implemented art supply inventory organization to increase efficiency and decrease organizational spending.

Greater Milwaukee Area

United Community Center (UCC) caters mental health services to those men and women dealing with addictions. Led a combined men and women art therapy group for day treatment and a men’s inpatient art therapy group once a week. Created a customized curriculum based on the group needs to increase group cohesion, interpersonal learning, individual autonomy, empathy, and emotional saliency. Communicated effectively during weekly professional treatment team meetings on accurately assessing personal and client development. Maintained timely and accurate client records according to the organization’s standards. Facilitated and co-organized a Family Weekend event for client’s to interact with their kids to foster healthy relationships and positive memories.

• Create company branding and collateral materials for small businesses.• Design materials for weddings including: save the dates, invitations, programs, and favors.• Experience in pre-press production and photo editing.• Effectively communicate with multiple teams and clients concerning design.• Flexible with last minute changes to meet tight deadlines.

Master Of Science - Ms, Art Therapy/Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts, Graphic Design

Graduated with minors in Communications and Psychology.