Mental Health Therapist
Vancouver, Washington, United States
I worked with teenagers in the schools and community as a mental health therapist and social worker. I was REALLY good at working with teens! I engaged in therapeutic services on an individual, family and group level. This involved collaborating with schools, administrators and teachers to support teens. We had a summer program that I was part of building, advertising and implementing summer. In the background I was diagnosing, creating treatment plans, facilitating medication appointments, and completing assessments. While I was here, our funders handed down increased regulations and requirements, I responded to audit requests and completed expectations for grant funding. The population was in poverty, often from disrupted homes and were in a small town with limited resources. There was always a crisis with a client to help with. I treated clients experiencing PTSD, depression, dissociation, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, and who had experienced all forms of abuse and trauma. I was especially skilled at working with teens who were self harming or had suicidal thoughts.