Education & Experience

Education Experience: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY - MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Graduated April 2017 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY - BS in Education - Graduated April 2007 Work Experience: MIND RENEWAL COUNSELING SERVICES 2020 - Present Counselor (Owner of and provider at private practice outpatient counseling office) Supervisor for LLPCs - State of Michigan Hours R3 CONTINUUM 2020 - PRESENT Independent Contractor - Consultant - Trained for Disruptive Event Management through R3 company. - Contacted, on an as needed basis, to respond to critical incidents as a consultant. - Provide educational group briefings, management consultations, or one-on-one briefings. AQUINAS COLLEGE 2020-2022 Adjunct Professor - Psychology and Counseling Education Department HEALTH FOR LIFE GRAND RAPIDS 2019 - 2021 Counselor - Trauma and Minority Populations Specialty - Outpatient therapist at private group practice (focuses on clients ages 13+). - Regularly complete intake assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide diagnostic information to clients using DSM-V criteria. - Implement empirically validated treatments appropriate for each client to address goals. - Utilize EHR software systems to document notes. LIFE JOURNEY PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES 2017 - 2019 Counselor - Outpatient therapist at private practice. - Provided therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults to address issues for individuals, couples, and/or families. FOREST VIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL 2017 - 2018 Group Therapist and Case Management - Facilitated process groups and psychoeducational groups at inpatient unit of psychiatric hospital. - Kept notes for each client to document content covered. - Provided case management services, as needed, to coordinate care for client after discharge. NORTH KENT GUIDANCE AND TESTING SERVICES 2016 - 2017 Intern Counselor - Provided counseling services to individuals and performed other office-related tasks, as needed. - Updated agency's policies to be more inclusive to minority populations. - Attended networking events to promote services offered at clinic. - Presented at community school clubs to address depression, anxiety, and suicide among teens.