Pre-Doctoral Intern
Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area
Completed a full time APA Accredited clinical internship in a community mental health clinic focusing on complex developmental trauma in underserved children, adolescents, emerging adults and adults. Responsible for end-to-end case management, formulation, assessment, and treatment of a full time (~20 client) load, most with several comorbid diagnoses and a severe trauma history. Training and experience with high risk clients experiencing substance use disorders, non-suicidal self-injury, suicidality, dysregulation requiring partial hospitalization, schizophrenia, and homelessness, among others. Treatment delivered with a variety of evidence-based approaches including Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders, ARC Framework for Treating Traumatic Stress, and others. Also responsible for providing full psychoeducational batteries and writing full integrated reports. Didactic and learning opportunities focused on service delivery for high risk patients with complex trauma.