Thomas Vertrees Email & Phone Number

Lebanon, Tn

Owner and sole proprietor of the private practice of Thomas Vertrees, MA, LPC-MHSP. Assess and treat mental health issues across the lifespan. Experience in individual, family, child, couple/marriage, adult and school therapies.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Ft. Campbell, Ky

- Provided direct mental and behavioral health services to school aged children and their families in a school-based location.- Services included individual, group, and family therapy, school consultation, mental health team development and collaboration, behavioral interventions, family advocacy, among any other duties as assigned.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

- Provided administrative and clinical supervision for the Intensive In-Home Treatment Program in the Columbia / South-Central Region of Tennessee.- Managed client census, marketing, and revenue sources, as well as was responsible for primary clinical training for members of the team.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

- Provided direct therapy to children, adolescents, and families in natural home and community environments. Covered a variety of therapeutic interventions and theoretical perspectives.-Maintained a low caseload, maximizing time with each client, averaging 4-6 hours per week. Responsible for consistent and accurate clinical documentation of services rendered.

Cookeville, Tn

- Provided general and specific supervision of the in-home counseling program for the Upper Cumberland Region (15 county area). Clientele included children and youth from ages 5-22, as well as their accompanying family systems.- Clinically responsible for 40-50 clients and their families, providing direct clinical and managerial supervision of 3 clinical supervisors and 10-12 family counselors.- Ensured proper implementation of the therapeutic model (Multi-Systemic Therapy) and ensured model adherence using on-going consultation of case data, advances, and barriers as well as ongoing trainings.- Responsible for direct and indirect marketing of services to customers in the area. Experienced in conducting presentations and effectively educating referral sources. Conducted customer service to judges, the Department of Children’s Services, private and public mental health providers and centers, among others.- Responsible for general management of the office, including expense management, staff hiring and termination, staff trainings, and other managerial tasks.

Dickson, Tn

- Provided managerial and clinical supervision for a team of 4-5 counselors. Involved the preparation and leading of a weekly group supervision meeting and daily contact with counselors on the team, as well as the facilitation of weekly clinical consultation with a clinical program supervisor. - Assisted in the marketing of counseling services to the community and maintained customer relationships with key figures in the community.

Clarksville, Tennessee Area

- Employed as a direct-care family counselor for 4-6 children and their subsequent family systems. Was on-call 24/7 with weekend rotation for the families assigned.- Implemented principles of Multi-Systemic Therapy, targeting multiple systems in impacting change in the lives of clients. Completed interventions in Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, Behavioral therapy, Family Systems, Alcohol and drug issues, parenting, and marital counseling.- Responsible for timely, accurate, and thorough documentation including multiple therapy notes per week, treatment plans, collateral contacts, discharge plans, and psychosocial assessments.

Master Of Science (Ms), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Professional Counseling

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sociology