As a licensed therapist specializing in substance use disorders, especially as they relate to co-occurring disorders, trauma, grief, and/or family dynamics, I employ evidence-based treatment modalities with my clients, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Based Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.‍

As a Counselor with Tranquility Woods' newly launched IOP program, I work with clients in both individual and group settings to help provide them with both insight into the disease of addiction and healthy coping mechanisms to support their short- and long-term recovery goals. Responsibilities include:• Overseeing clients’ intake assessments and developing and implementing their individual treatment plans based on their unique biopsychosocial needs.• Meeting with clients weekly to review and revise their treatment goals and relapse prevention plans as needed.• Facilitating IOP and PHP groups to educate clients and fostering the sense of community that can help clients share and process their addiction-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.• Working with a multidisciplinary team, including mental health counselors, medical personnel, and aftercare coordinators, to ensure that clients are receiving the optimal level of care.

As the Virtual Therapist, I performed my job duties in a remote capacity, including individual and group sessions, outreach to patients, their families, and other entities as needed. I also reviewed intake assessments, including utilizing ASAM and DSM V criteria to determine appropriate treatment placement within Ashley Treatment Center's continuum of care. Other responsibilities included:• Facilitating counseling groups and providing individual and family counseling.• Demonstrating an ability to plan and use effective therapeutic interventions and counseling techniques.• Assessing the mental status of patients; assisting patients in formulating treatment plans and goals; and performing case management services and needed to assist patients to meet their goals as stated in their treatment plans.• Providing activities to achieve goals of treatment plans, including individual, group, and family therapy; group facilitation; and lectures/presentations.• Developing written treatment plans/updates and continuing care plans and making appropriate referrals.• Maintaining electronic health records in accordance with organizational and industry standards.• Completing written discharge summaries and correspondence within established timelines.• Maintaining patient confidentiality and security of patient information per agency policy and HIPAA guidelines.• Conducting crisis intervention; intervening and de-escalating crisis situations with patients; assessing risk of harm to self or others and arrange needed resources.• Maintaining close and cooperative relationships with community agencies and other public agencies in carrying out treatment plans• Providing screening, intake and assessment of patients utilizing the appropriate instruments and assessments.• Attending staff meetings/clinical supervision and other required meetings.

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Substance use disorders, clinical case management

Intern at Ashley’s Bel Air campus. Responsibilities included:• Co-facilitating outpatient and intensive outpatient group sessions• Conducting intakes with new clients, including making diagnostic assessments and creating initial treatment plans• Meeting with current clients for individual sessions as required by their treatment plans• Writing semi-monthly Family Recovery Court reports for clients working with Child Protective Services cases• Serving in other counseling and facilitation capacities as needed. Throughout this internship, I have learned to recognize and employ addiction best practices, including harm reduction, as well as the optimal application of such social work therapies as CBT and DBT. I have become well-versed in the language of addiction therapy and am extremely comfortable working with patients from a wide variety of backgrounds with a broad range of needs. I subscribe to the philosophy of meeting patients where they are in their treatment to help them maximize their short- and long-term recovery success.

Member of the Trager Institute’s caregiver team working with individuals caring for parents, spouses, siblings, etc. who have dementia or Alzheimer’s. Responsibilities include checking in with clients about their mental and physical needs; providing resources to help improve their lives and those for whom they are caregiving; onboarding caregivers new to the program; and researching and promoting potential local, state, and national policies and opportunities that can benefit caregivers.

Directed the planning, writing, and production of the university's external and internal marketing communications. Employed a strategic vision to ensure that they were high-caliber in style and content, produced in a timely manner, and consistent with the university’s brand strategy. Responsibilities included:* Managing print and other marketing communications for in-house clients from undergraduate and graduate admissions to university advancement and athletics, among others. This included writing, editing, and overseeing the design and production of pieces.* Serving as editor for the University’s quarterly publication, Ventures, which included planning each issue’s content, writing 80 percent of its copy, overseeing design, and working with internal digital marketing and videography teams to enhance the online issue.* Supporting the digital marketing team in web, email, social media, video, and other media communications needs. * Enforcing the university’s distinctive brand across both campuses for external and internal publications, including serving as the primary reference point for the campus’ Style Guide and graphic identity plan. Because the institution had only revised its name and logos within the past 10 years, brand management was critical to uphold.* Assisting with other writing projects as needed, including producing copy for the re-launch of the university’s entire external website, which won a national award, and both contributing to and providing editorial direction for a 90-page, hard-bound university history book.* Supervising three graphic designers whose projects met university marketing and branding goals; also provided editorial and writing support. * Supervising the Director of Internal Digital Communications, who manages the university’s portal site, faculty/staff newsletter, campus information texts, and other internal communications.

Served as senior copy development editor for Laureate Education's three U.S. campus-based universities and one fully online university. Responsibilities included:* Managing several marketing communications projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, from strategic planning to writing and editing copy for the Web, emails, news pieces, sales fliers, fulfillment brochures, white papers, and event materials. Audience ranged from prospective students to internal audiences to alumni. Subject matter ranged from education and business to healthcare and social and behavioral sciences. * Managing the production of Walden University's semi-annual alumni magazine and monthly enewsletter.* Reviewing and revising externally written materials-primarily direct mail pieces and microsite copy-to make sure they adhered to the company's brand and voice.* Supervising and training a second copy development editor.* Managing a staff of five freelance editors by assigning jobs and reviewing their work, editing or revising their submissions as needed, and providing feedback.* Interviewing and onboarding new full-time editors as well as new freelance writers.* Updating best practices for writing marketing copy for the Web and for social media sites.

Supervised a team of freelancers in assuring QA for all marketing and some academic materials produced for Laureate Education. Responsibilities included:* Learning the brand and voice for a company that includes 55 campus-based and online universities worldwide.* Serving as the final eye on an average of 500 pieces of material edited per month to assure that all QA measures-including legal and style considerations-were met as well as performing a final proofread and, when needed, copyedit.* Managing, updating, and adding to the company's 150-page style guide.* Developing new internal processes for several projects, including fulfillment and testimonials. * Overseeing a staff of seven freelance editors.

I held two positions in this role:Editor, Virginia Tech Magazine (Feb. 2001-September 2009)Produced a 44-to-48-page (plus cover), 4-color, quarterly magazine that mailed to the university’s 190,000+ alumni. Responsibilities included:* Creating storyboards to maintain a lasting connection between Virginia Tech and its alumni and that promoted the university’s mission, brand, and strategic plan. * Facilitating teamwork among graphic designers and staff photographers as well as directing photo shoots, choosing photos and graphics, and approving publication design.* Writing articles, from feature length to news items.* Working with university administrators, alumni, and faculty and staff members.* Editing articles from contributing writers. * Ensuring the timely production, printing, and mailing.* Producing the monthly VT NetLetter, a monthly e-mail newsletter that transmits to 60,000+ alumni, friends, and media outlets.* Conducting and analyzing magazine surveys.* Working with the graphic designer to redesign the magazine in accordance with new university branding standards (Spring 2006).* Directing the production of the first-ever DVD issue of an alumni magazine.Editor, Virginia Issues & Answers, Virginia Tech (April 2004-September 2009)Produced a 32-page (plus cover), semi-annual public policy journal-style magazine that mailed to 5,000+ policymakers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Responsibilities included:* Developing storyboards that covered a diverse range of public policy issues currently or potentially affecting the commonwealth.* Locating experts to write articles; authors included former governors, heads of corporations, and well-known faculty members from universities across the state.* Editing academic articles using the Chicago Manual of Style; working with the graphic designer and staff photographers; and overseeing magazine production, printing, and mailing.

Managed all communications for Virginia Tech’s Office of University Development. Responsibilities included:* Managing development communications budget and creating communications plan.* Writing, editing, and managing production of newsletters, annual philanthropy reports, and campaign case statements and brochures.* Writing speeches, press releases, and acknowledgement letters.* Helping create and then managing development web site.* Assisting with the production of a campaign video.

I held three positions at Agora:Associate Publisher, Agora Publishing (Baltimore, Maryland)(April 1998-March 1999)Maintained bottom-line responsibility for four profitable publishing franchises (consisting of newsletters and affiliated products) that produced $4.8 million in gross income in FY 1998-99. Responsibilities included: * Planning and fulfilling direct-mail campaigns by analyzing target audiences and marketing data, overseeing the creative efforts of writers and designers, and managing all printing and mailing details.* Editing all publications (products and direct mail efforts). * Coordinating product fulfillment and renewal efforts. * Creating and maintaining franchise budgets.Marketing Manager, Agora Publishing(October 1996-April 1998)Responsibilities included:* Planning and implementing direct-mail marketing efforts for the company’s most lucrative (more than $1 million net per year) financial publishing franchise. * Managing a team of copywriters and designers in the production of promotional pieces, from inception to mailing. * Promoting and coordinating all events activities for several conferences. Special Products Manager, Agora Publishing(July 1996-Oct. 1996)Responsibilities included:* Managing and fulfilling four high-end financial products.* Scheduling and tracking direct-mail renewal efforts

Produced newsletters for 14 national corporations. In addition to writing articles, responsibilities included:* Managing a team of writers and designers. * Creating and maintaining good relationships between clients and company. * Overseeing design, printing, and mailing of several newsletters.* Launching the first children's banking newsletter in company

Responsibilities included:* Researching and writing articles on a range of topics, from investing to history to travel.* Copyediting several newsletters.

Responsibilities included:* Assisting the director of public relations during the center's annual two-month summer music festival by writing press releases and articles, including interviewing guest artists.* Working with local and state media