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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, CA
03.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Cognitive Science

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
12.2020

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
Katherine Whitman