Sam Baran Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Counsellor working with clients from a range of backgrounds as part of the ACON volunteer counsellor team.

Australia

- Liaised with aged care facilities to deliver individual therapy to residents in-person and via telehealth.- Used humanistic therapy to build rapport and reduce distress around grief, loss, and ageing, retaining clients for 12+ weekly sessions.- Facilitated a life writing group in which members processed significant life events and themes through reminiscence and memoir writing.- Dealt with various levels of suicidal ideation through curious, non-judgemental exploration in session… Show more - Liaised with aged care facilities to deliver individual therapy to residents in-person and via telehealth.- Used humanistic therapy to build rapport and reduce distress around grief, loss, and ageing, retaining clients for 12+ weekly sessions.- Facilitated a life writing group in which members processed significant life events and themes through reminiscence and memoir writing.- Dealt with various levels of suicidal ideation through curious, non-judgemental exploration in session and escalation based on intensity and clinic policies.- Kept case notes, filed communication logs, and formulated treatment plans based on client needs.- Conducted detailed intake using PHQ and TILS scales to assess severity of symptoms. Show less

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Worked with mandated clients to deliver individual therapy and 6-week psychoeducation programs to satisfy Department of Justice requirements around anger and drug and alcohol use (AOD).- Managed variouis crisis situations, working with a supervisor to create safetyplans and discuss referral options for clients.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Writing online technical articles in easy-to-grasp language for various companies. Fact-checking, research, and content delivery.

Sydney, Australia

Comparison articles breaking down information for customers to find useful information about different insurance. SEO rewrites and optimization. Working to briefs assigned by various managing editors.

Sydney, Australia

Educating high school students (years 8-12) by performing live demonstrations and discussing course content in an engaging way to a strict time limit.

Sydney, Australia

Presenting weekly morning show The Daily, organising stories, on-air talent and a team of producers. Conducting live interviews, editing interview tape for broadcast. Radio panel operation.

Sydney, Australia

Working with Radio National Science unit. Did in-depth research and presentations, assisted with creation of Science Friction podcast episodes, and wrote online articles that performed well, including the one linked below.

Redfern

I wrote and managed the weekly Culture Guide, outlining cultural events going on around Sydney. I also edited and published a variety of online content for fbiradio.com.

Masters Of Psychotherapy And Counselling, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Practical, in-person course developing counselling and psychotherapy skills. Theoretical lectures on concepts such as attachment, birth.

Graduate Diploma Of Radio, Radio And Television

Intensive 5 day a week grad diploma with extensive practical experience and hands-on panel operation, including running student radio.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics, Honours

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) - theoretical courses, practical lab experience, thesis writing, hands-on research.