Qualifications

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Skills Summary

14 years clinical experience, 27+ years working with youth, adults, and families. Treating individuals with behavioral and emotional, psychological, and addiction issues. Case management, assessment, crisis intervention, utilization review. Youth, adult, family, and group counseling

Licenses & Certifications

Licensed Mental Health Counselor LH60409898
Registered Play Therapist
Chemical Dependency Professional CP 60628622, not current

Work experience

Associated Behavioral Health Care, Seattle WA 2016-2020

Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Counselor

Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Counseling
Chemical Dependency assessment and level of care placement
Chemical Dependency Groups
Case Management

Evergreen Health Monroe Recovery Center, Monroe, WA 2015 - 2016

Admission Specialist

Risk assessment and crisis intervention
Chemical Dependency assessment and level of care placement
Group Art Therapy
Insurance authorization and utilization review

Fairfax Hospital, Kirkland, WA 2011 - 2015

Intake Clinician, Clinical Therapist

Acute psychiatric assessment and crisis intervention
Hospital admission, service referral, and patient services
Insurance authorization and utilization review
Care coordination with emergency room and community care liaisons
Continued care coordination with treatment team
Adolescent and adult individual, group, and family counseling
Group Art Therapy
Chemical Dependency Assessment

Sound Mental Health, Child and Family Services East, Bellevue, WA 2010 - 2011

Community Based and On-Site Intern Clinician

Individual, family, and group counseling
Maintained clinical caseload
Case management and crisis intervention
Creative art therapies and evidence-based therapeutic interventions
Coordinated treatment with service resources, school staff, and case workers
Assessment, client diagnosis, treatment plans, case records, and client reviews
Case consultation with supervisor, department team, and psychiatrist

Riverview School District, Carnation, WA 2008 - 2010

Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, ECEAP

Assistant Teacher and Special Education Aide

Provided individual emotional, behavior, and learning guidance
Specialized in assisting children diagnosed with developmental disabilities
Coordinated supportive family services for low income families
Instructed violence prevention, emotional responsiveness, and stranger awareness curriculum

Pottery and Art Studio, Duvall, WA 1997 - 2011

Owner, Artist, and Art Teacher

Art and pottery classes for adults, families, and children
Sales, marketing, management, community outreach

Education

Bellevue College, Bellevue WA 2011 - 2014
- Alcohol and Drug Counseling Program
Argosy University, Seattle WA graduated 2011
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Antioch University, Seattle WA graduated 2008
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Additional training

Art and Mindfulness; Yoga Therapy for Depression and Anxiety; Neuroscience for Clinicians; Anxiety Disorders; Medical Marijuana and other Cannabinoids; Assessing, Treating, and Managing Suicidal Clients; Trauma Treatment; Difficult and Defiant Adolescents; Human Trafficking and Exploitation; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Ethics for Counselors; Suicide and Mutilation: Stopping the Pain; The Power of Mindfulness; Using the DSM -5; Childhood Obesity; Art Therapy: Addressing Anxiety and Depression; Veterans Trauma Training; Early Childhood Learning and Brain Development; De-escalation and Physical Safety Training; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Healing Children Through Art Therapy

Volunteer work

Snoqualmie Behavioral Health, Carnation, WA 2006 -2007

Promoted strengthening families and community
Assisted weekly culture day activities

Hopelink, Carnation, WA 2004 - 2005

Taught weekly after school art classes
Coordinated summer art show

Sanctuary Art Center, Art Center for Street Involved Youth, Seattle, WA 2003 - 2004

Provided weekly guided art instruction
Fostered participants self-expression in creative art processes