Katherine Whitman
Santa Monica,CA
Summary
Evidence-based, compassionate, and trauma-informed therapist currently looking for a job as an AMFT (139517) and APCC (13850).
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Therapist
DBT Center Of The South Bay
06.2023 - 07.2023
- co-led DBT groups
- practiced and recorded mock intakes with DBT clients
- watched Treatment Implementation Collaborative videos
- read "Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder"
Therapist Intern
Boys And Girls Club Of Malibu Teen Center
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Documented therapeutic goals and client progress.
- Completed a 600-hour internship working with children, teens, young adults, adults, and families.
- Led therapy groups in a school-based setting
Behavioral Health Technician
Cliffside Malibu
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Facilitated on-site activities, support groups, and outings for clients.
- Performed client intake procedures according to internal standards for new admissions.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
Psychology/Neuroscience Research Assistant
Foster Lab
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures, and tests.
- Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced laboratory environment.
- Trained rats on a variety of spatial and memory tasks using behaviorism principles
- Built micro-drives to be inserted into the hippocampus
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA03.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA12.2020
Skills
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Therapist Collaboration
- Crisis Situations
- Evidence-Based Therapy
- Trauma Informed Care
Timeline
Associate Therapist
DBT Center Of The South Bay
06.2023 - 07.2023
Therapist Intern
Boys And Girls Club Of Malibu Teen Center
02.2022 - 03.2023
Behavioral Health Technician
Cliffside Malibu
09.2020 - 12.2020
Psychology/Neuroscience Research Assistant
Foster Lab
07.2019 - 05.2020
Master of Arts - Psychology
Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Arts - Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley