Attended:

California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA - M.A. Counselling Psychology, emphasis in Somatics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - B.A. Psychology

Registration:

AHPRA General Registration PSY0002418457

PACFA Registration College of Somatic Psychotherapy 27004

California Board of Behavioral Sciences MFT 104903

Work History:

ORS Group, Perth, WA, Australia

Behaviour Support Practitioner/Provisional Psychologist

Provide psychological and behaviour support services to NDIS Participants.

Team Lead, Behaviour Support/Provisional Psychologist

Manage team providing psychological and behaviour support services to NDIS Participants.

WAPHA Provisional Psychologist/Registered Psychologist

Provide brief intervention services using evidence based psychological practices to those with mild to moderate mental health concerns.

Kirby School, Santa Cruz, CA  

Remote Interim Counsellor

Provide online video therapy to U.S. students as needed due to added stressors during COVID-19.

Director of Student Affairs

Manage Student Services Departments: College Counselling, Mental Health Counselling, Academic Dean, Learning Services, Registrar, Athletics, and Deans of Students. Manage escalated parent and student issues. Ongoing mental health support to students with high touch needs

Academic Dean

Build the Master Schedule. Create and negotiate teacher contracts. Mediation with teachers, students, and parents as needed. Counselling due to academic concerns and anxieties. Engage in supervision for licensing purposes.

School Counselor

Provide mental health counselling services to all students as needed. Provide referrals to families as needed. Mediate issues between teachers, families, and students. Engage in supervision for licensing purposes.

Dean of Students 

Student behavioural management utilizing a cognitive-behavioural approach. Chair of Judiciary Review Committee re: student suspension, expulsion, and discipline.

Riviera EVP, San Jose, CA 

Clinician

Provide therapeutic services for clients in residence with diagnoses of severe mental illness, including group, individual, and family counselling sessions. On-Call Crisis intervention as needed for 5150 support. Community assessment at locked facilities for client step-down readiness.

Process Therapy Institute, Los Gatos, CA  

Therapy Intern 

Provide Process Therapy for individuals, couples, and children. Provide videos of sessions for supervisor review.

United Behavioral Health, San Francisco, CA  

Wells Fargo Employee Assistance Urgent Helpdesk (Interim)

Provide counselling to Wells Fargo employees via telephone for urgent needs. Find providers and create appointments for employees for further counselling.

Intake Counselor

Assist callers with referrals and appointment searches. Provide insurance authorization and benefit information. Assess for clinical emergencies and offer an appropriate level of assistance and intervention.

California Pacific Medical Center - Addiction, Pharmacology, and Research Lab, San Francisco, CA

Research Therapist 

Provide scheduled Motivational Interviewing sessions for patients participating in methamphetamine use reduction study. Provide recorded materials for patients for home interventions. Administer various psychological tests for enrolled patients. Maintain database. Analyze data at end of patient enrollment.

Women’s Recovery Association, Burlingame, CA  

Elms House Dual Diagnosis Counselor/Laurel House Primary Counsellor

Elms House Practicum Intern

Case management for a residential dually diagnosed client with addiction and mental health diagnoses. Provide individual therapy, family therapy, treatment planning, and an aftercare plan. Facilitate psychoeducational groups for all clients of WRA. Liaise with external providers, conservators, and probation officers as needed. Crisis intervention as needed.

Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, CA  

Intake Counselor 

Evaluate appropriateness of client for fertility treatment services. Assess mental health of potential clients. Provide counselling support as needed to incoming clients.

The Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, Ventura, CA

Volunteer, Sexual Assault Response Team 

Prerequisite completion of a 14-week course for California certification to work as a volunteer with Domestic and Sexual Assault survivors. Provide support to clients during rape exam collection kit. Assist clients with communication to police, lawyers, doctors, and social workers.

Peer counselling Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI  

Volunteer

Provide support in the peer counselling office for the undergraduate psychology department in conjunction with class work. Aid students in choosing a concentration, signing up for classes, and seeking professional counselling for any mental health issues.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,  MI 

Volunteer

Responsible for three to five 48-hour shifts per month covering the crisis line by carrying a  pager at all times. Respond to calls regarding domestic violence, suicide, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, and requests for information. Outreaches to hospitals and dormitories to speak directly with a survivor. Maintain skills through forty hours of training and three in-services each year, biweekly meetings to stay current on cases and clients.

Clinical Skills:

Behaviour Support

Internal Family Systems

Motivational Interviewing 

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Schema Therapy

Hakomi Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Process Therapy

Narrative Therapy

Touch Drawing

Authentic Movement

Psychodynamic

Crisis Intervention

Case Management

Couples Counselling

Group counselling