Areas of Focus: LGBTQIA+ and Gender Identity Support | Substance Use | Multiculturalism | Grief and Loss | Self-Image | Trauma (Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Intergenerational) | Personality Disorders | Life Transitions | Body Image | Sexual Health | Mood Disorders | Codependency | Psychoeducation______________________________Offering virtual and in-person counseling sessions to individuals, couples, families, and groups; virtual "mini-sessions"; psychoeducational services to groups… Show more Areas of Focus: LGBTQIA+ and Gender Identity Support | Substance Use | Multiculturalism | Grief and Loss | Self-Image | Trauma (Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Intergenerational) | Personality Disorders | Life Transitions | Body Image | Sexual Health | Mood Disorders | Codependency | Psychoeducation______________________________Offering virtual and in-person counseling sessions to individuals, couples, families, and groups; virtual "mini-sessions"; psychoeducational services to groups. Primarily utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Show less

Instructed PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2024.Instructed PSY 426 (Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology) for Fall 2023.Instructed PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2023.Instructed PSY 426 (Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology) for Fall 2022.Instructed PSY 320 (Psychology of Interpersonal Interaction) and PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2022.Instructed PSY 317 (Psychology… Show more Instructed PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2024.Instructed PSY 426 (Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology) for Fall 2023.Instructed PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2023.Instructed PSY 426 (Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology) for Fall 2022.Instructed PSY 320 (Psychology of Interpersonal Interaction) and PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2022.Instructed PSY 317 (Psychology of Personality) and PSY 426 (Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology) for Fall 2021.Instructed PSY 320 (Psychology of Interpersonal Interaction) and PSY 443 (Psychology of Death and Dying) for Spring 2021. Show less

Responsible for streamlining, onboarding, and optimizing various operations for therapists and podcasters.

Completed my graduate practicum and internship hours on-site (700+ hours). ______________________________Provided individual counseling to a caseload of 5-10 clients with varying diagnoses and comorbid disorders (i.e., substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, etc.). Led a weekly psychoeducational group about self-worth with 8 members. Conducted intake… Show more Completed my graduate practicum and internship hours on-site (700+ hours). ______________________________Provided individual counseling to a caseload of 5-10 clients with varying diagnoses and comorbid disorders (i.e., substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, etc.). Led a weekly psychoeducational group about self-worth with 8 members. Conducted intake interviews, complied biopsychosocials, completed monthly progress notes, input assessment results into computer system. Shadowed counselors as they facilitated individual counseling, family counseling, relationship, grief, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), assertiveness, and anger management groups. Show less

Responsible for providing the primary childcare for an infant (6-16 months).______________________________Implemented daily schedule/routine, provided transportation, prepared/served meals, offered recreational activities.

Assisted a Psychology professor in conducting research ("Exploring the Effect of Multimodal Learning, Memory, and Brain Activity").______________________________Helped recruit participants, administered Informed Consent forms, placed participants in appropriate experimental groups, gathered electroencephalogram (EEG) data, conducted the experiment, helped interpret data, reviewed past literature, and helped create the poster for presentation. Co-presented the findings at the… Show more Assisted a Psychology professor in conducting research ("Exploring the Effect of Multimodal Learning, Memory, and Brain Activity").______________________________Helped recruit participants, administered Informed Consent forms, placed participants in appropriate experimental groups, gathered electroencephalogram (EEG) data, conducted the experiment, helped interpret data, reviewed past literature, and helped create the poster for presentation. Co-presented the findings at the Southwestern Psychological Association conference (March 2017). Show less

Responsible for handling the pre-trial diversion caseload (i.e., ensured defendants were acting in accordance with conditions of probation, scheduled appointments, administered urinary analyses, filed appropriate paperwork, made routine chronological entries, coordinated information with the District Attorney’s office, and processed misdemeanor court).

Developed curriculum and instructed a weekly self-esteem class for residents. Attended residents’ relationship, grief, trauma, and Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) classes. Observed large groups and individual sessions. Assisted with intake paperwork and interviews.

Gained firsthand experience with the counseling techniques and procedures associated with a juvenile probation department. Observed detention hearings, probationer transports, individual probation sessions, and probationers’ drug and alcohol counseling. Proofread documents.

Supervised by the counseling staff. Attended Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) training sessions, probationers’ MRT and substance use classes, Drug Court, and individual probation sessions.