Primary Therapist - Centered Health Beachside Teen Treatment Center - Malibu, California
(2025-04 - 2026-03)
- Serve high-acuity adolescents in residential treatment, leading individual and family therapy while managing complex clinical presentations, safety concerns, and crisis stabilization.
- Facilitate multiple weekly process and psychoeducational groups utilizing CBT, DBT, and IFS frameworks, translating clinical concepts into accessible, skills-based interventions for both adolescents and families.
- Provide clinical leadership through supervision and mentorship of Behavioral Technicians and facilitation of bi-monthly parenting groups, strengthening team competency, caregiver insight, and overall treatment outcomes.
Parenting Facilitator - ROWI Teen and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness Center - Valencia, California
(2022-05 - 2025-04)
- Facilitate a parenting group as a contracted Parenting Coach bi-monthly to parents whose teens are currently enrolled in an intensive outpatient program or partial hospitalization program.
Founder, Lead Parenting Coach and Speaker - Unapparent Parenting, INC. - Los Angeles, California
(2021-01 - 2024-12)
- Support parents of teens through 1:1 coaching, single sessions and parenting groups.
- Provide written articles as a Featured Contributor on larger websites and platforms including Motherly, Your Zen Mama, Hitchedmag.com, ProfessorsHouse.com, Wellness.com, FamilyEducation.com, and ParentingBookmark.com
Published Author - Rockridge Press - Oakland, California
(2022-03 - 2022-03)
- Wrote, Parenting Teen Girls: A Positive Parenting Approach To Raising Healthy, Independent Daughters.
Expert Consultant - Board of Behavioral Sciences, Enforcement Program - Sacramento, California
(2017-06 - 2018-06)
- Review case materials and prepare written opinions regarding consumer-related concerns.
- Testify at administrative hearings when necessary based on case findings and conclusions.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Private Practice - Santa Clarita, California
(2015-06 - 2025-04)
- Provide 60-minute therapy sessions to high-risk adolescents and their families.
- Provide a therapeutic approach that is eclectic and integrate the latest theoretical and research-based interventions to assist each client in reaching their treatment needs and goals.
- Integrate yoga for mood management to further support treatment goals and outcome.
Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Counseling4Kids - Burbank, California
(2011-03 - 2016-09)
- Provide in-home weekly therapy sessions to at-risk children, adults, and families within the specialized foster care population in English and Spanish. Majority of treatment services emphasizes trauma-related mental health concerns and impacting environmental factors.
- Participate in monthly consultation meetings, attend team decision meetings at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and provide progress letters to Court and DCFS to assist in monitoring treatment progress.
- Consult with outside professional settings including school administration, advocacy groups and outside agency providers to coordinate services consistent with best treatment practices and to provide referrals consistent with child and family needs.
- Contribute to student success team meetings and individual education plan meetings to support academic successes and to coordinate the implementation of behavioral interventions within the school setting to support maintenance of appropriate behavioral outcomes.
Team Supervisor, School-Based Program - Pacific Clinics-Latina Youth Program - Santa Fe Springs, California
(2010-07 - 2011-04)
- Supervise 6 mental health therapists and 1 case manager, both clinically and administratively to support therapists' treatment conceptualization and interventions with youth and families and to ensure compliance with clinical documentation required by the Department of Mental Health DMH.
- Provide consultation to 5 middle schools and one high school including monthly needs assessments, presentations on suicide prevention, and ensuring that students are provided with mental health services and/or case management services in a timely manner.
- Site-lead under Managing and Adapting Practices (MAP), an evidence-based protocol, which includes participation in bi-monthly consultation calls and a required caseload of 2 clients.
- Complete demographic reports on mental health service utilization to the DMH.
- Participate in ongoing consultation groups and consultation calls for Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
- Trained/Taught staff on evidenced-based practices including Managing and Adapting Practices, Functional Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Aggression Replacement Therapy (ART).
- Trained school professionals on suicide prevention including assessing and intervening with high-risk students, identifying and understanding "red flags" and implementing preventative measures and safety plans.
Outpatient Therapist - Pacific Clinics-Latina Youth Program - Santa Fe Springs, California
(2007-09 - 2010-07)
- Provide intensive-in home mental health services to the specialized foster care population including children, adolescents and families as part of the Comprehensive Children Services Program in English and Spanish.
- Conduct in-depth initial assessments including diagnosis, and ongoing assessments, integrating a biopsychosocial perspective and understanding of Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, IV.
- Consult and meet with outside professional settings including the DMH, DCFS, attorneys, and outside agency providers to coordinate services consistent with best treatment practices and to review case status.
- Attend team-decision meetings at DCFS and provide progress letters to court and DCFS to assist in monitoring treatment progress, as well as determining final recommendations for specialized foster care population.
- Participate in ongoing consultation groups and consultation calls regarding adherence to Functional Family Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy models.
- Complete thorough documentation consistent with DMH standards and review open cases on an ongoing basis to ensure quality of chart consistent with agency standards.
Graduate Social Work Intern - Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California
(2006-08 - 2007-05)
- Provided individual, collateral, and family therapy in English and Spanish to children and families.
- Conducted psychosocial assessments, developed treatment plans, and provided case management.
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) trainee.
- DMH paperwork.
Group Facilitator - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, California
(2007-01 - 2007-01)
- Facilitated group on promoting culturally sensitive communication to high school students.
Clinical Supervisor - Wediko Children's Services - Windsor, New Hampshire
(2006-06 - 2007-08)
- Supervised group of 10 in-patient residential adolescent females and 10 clinical team members.
- Facilitated individual counseling, group therapy, and co-facilitated family therapies.
- Conducted collateral sessions with families and other professionals through phone contacts.
- Completed comprehensive progress reports for all females describing coping styles, areas of strengths, problematic themes, successful intervention strategies and recommendation for future planning.
Graduate Social Work Intern - Santa Clarita Adult Day Health Care - Santa Clarita, California
(2005-08 - 2006-05)
- Provided individual therapy and case management services to adults.
- Facilitated psychosocial educational group therapy.
- Completed weekly, monthly and quarterly progress notes.
Program Mentor - University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona
(2004-08 - 2005-05)
- Assisted students with selection of classes according to degree requirements.
- Encouraged students to become involved on campus and actively participate in their education.
- Conducted lectures on educational management, career building, and available resources.
Residential Counselor - Wediko Children's Services - Windsor, New Hampshire
(2004-06 - 2005-08)
- Provided a multi-modality, therapeutic summer program for children at high psychological risk.
- Emphasized problem-solving, conflict management, and goal setting to increase adaptive capacities.
- Developed skills in individualized clinical and educational intervention programs.
Girl Talk Program Leader - Child and Family Resources - Tucson, Arizona
(2003-01 - 2004-05)
- Taught 12-session psycho-educational curriculum to middle-school-aged children.
- Recruited students to participate, resist risky behavior, and build strong futures.
- Organized team leader materials and questionnaire reports.
Kidline Volunteer - Child and Family Resources - Tucson, Arizona
(2003-01 - 2003-06)
- Supported and assisted school-aged children through a free phone line for suicide prevention.
