Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health (2022-03 – Present)
Met with patients for therapy services.
Licensed Professional Counselor at Cornerstone Counseling Services (2018-05 – 2022-03)
- Met with patients for therapy services.
Experiential Therapist at Rogers Memorial Hospital (2005-09 – 2019-01)
- Developed programming for the Adolescent Eating Disorder Partial Program (West Allis), Adult Dual Partial Program, Adolescent Dual Partial Program, Adult Women's Partial Program, Adult FOCUS program, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder programs (Brown Deer).
- Observed and monitored patient behavior and responses to treatment.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified them when needed.
- Guided patients in therapeutic exercises integrated from Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Led goal-oriented psychoeducational and art therapy groups to improve patients' level of functioning 20 times weekly.
- Logged over 10,000 patient contact hours.
- Presented case history material to review and discuss with other staff members.
- Performed presentations of Experiential Therapy services at "Up Close @ Rogers."
Art Therapy Intern and Swim Instructor at Norris Adolescent Center and School (2004-01 – 2006-02)
- Observed and monitored student behavior and responses to treatment.
- Ran individual therapy sessions for students ages 12 to 18.
- Guided students in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
- Led weekly goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve students' level of functioning.
- Logged over 1,000 student contact hours.
- Presented case history material to review and discuss with other staff members.
- Managed a caseload of 12 students with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
- Documented psychiatric services and responses to treatment in student case files.
- Developed summer swim class curriculum.
- Taught summer swim lessons and water safety classes three times daily to students ages 12 to 18.
