Carlissa James
Fairfield
Summary
Dynamic Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Quail Lakes Community Counseling, following a successful tenure supervising Solano County Children's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Units. I transitioned back into the professional realm in August 2022 following a retirement hiatus from September 2021, enhancing Qual Lakes' operations. Proficient in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a strong emphasis on personalized treatment planning. Experienced in improving communication dynamics for couples and families. Achievements include significant improvements in client relationships and overall mental well-being.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Quail Lakes Community Counseling
Stockton
08.2022 - Current
- Adhered to all ethical standards set forth by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Educated clients on healthy coping skills, communication strategies, and effective problem solving techniques.
- Provided individual, couples, and family therapy to clients with a variety of mental health issues.
- Monitored client progress throughout course of treatment while providing unconditional support along the way.
- Supported families during times of transition due to divorce or death of a loved one by providing grief counseling and resources for further assistance if necessary.
- Developed treatment plans for each client based on their needs and goals.
- Assisted clients in developing new perspectives regarding their personal situations and the ability to make positive changes within their lives.
- Utilized evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution-focused therapy. when working with clients.
- Collaborated with social workers to support patients.
- Constructed progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations to maintain individual case files.
- Encouraged clients to share details, thoughts and emotions in safe, conducive environment.
Mental Health Clinical Supervisor
Solano County
Fairfield
05.2002 - 09.2021
- Conducted performance reviews of staff and provided feedback on areas of improvement.
- Provided clinical supervision to mental health clinicians, ensuring that their practice met professional standards.
- Collaborated with case managers to create discharge summaries for each client upon completion of treatment.
- Attended weekly team meetings to discuss cases and coordinate services between departments.
- Created educational materials related to mental health topics for use within the organization or for distribution externally.
- Participated in external committees or task forces dedicated to improving access to mental health services locally or nationally.
- Assisted with crisis intervention when necessary, providing support to both clients and their families.
- Coordinated services with other providers in order to ensure continuity of care for clients.
- Oversaw the development of individualized service plans for new clients.
- Served as an advocate for clients' rights while promoting self-determination through autonomy and choice making skills.
- Mentored newly hired clinicians in order to provide guidance on best practices.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of current programs by collecting data on outcomes over time.
- Engaged in regular community outreach activities in order to promote awareness about mental health resources.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Managed changes in integrated health care delivery systems and technological innovations while keeping focus on quality of care.
- Maintained records management system to process personnel information and produce reports.
- Kept informed of advances in medicine and computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Directed, supervised and evaluated medical, clerical or maintenance personnel.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
American School Of Professional Psychology/Argosy
Richmond, CA05-2003
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA05-1990
Skills
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Solution-focused therapy
- Treatment planning
- Client assessment
- Progress monitoring
- Communication strategies
- Grief counseling
- Anger management
- Couples counseling
- Relapse prevention
- Substance abuse treatment
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Coping skills
- Couples therapy
- One-on-one counseling
- Active listening
- Anger management techniques
- Task prioritization
Certification
- Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist #49856
Timeline
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Quail Lakes Community Counseling
08.2022 - Current
Mental Health Clinical Supervisor
Solano County
05.2002 - 09.2021
Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology
American School Of Professional Psychology/Argosy
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
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