Professional and compassionate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience providing counseling services to children, adolescents, and families. Motivated to empower clients through development of healthy communication skills and coping strategies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Campus Physicians Of California
11.2023 - Current
Conduct comprehensive assessments to evaluate the emotional, behavioral, and psychological needs of students/staff and develop appropriate treatment plans.
Collaborate with schol personnel, including teachers, counselors, and administrators, to identify students who may benefit from therapeutic support and provide referrals.
Maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.
Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Grow Therapy & Path Mental Health
04.2023 - 11.2023
Establish positive, trusting rapport with patients.
Diagnoses and treat mental health disorders.
Create individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances.
Meet with patients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust treatment plans as necessary.
Military Family Life School Counselor (Elementary)
Health Group Leidos
03.2023 - 06.2023
Support children, classrooms, and parents with management and engagement strategies, reminders of appropriate developmental focus and educational activities.
Promote creativity and positive through approved material and tools.
Build rapport with parents and families by attending events and creating educational and awareness about the importance of counseling services.
Child and Family Trauma Therapist
Trauma Recovery Center, Palomar Health.
10.2022 - 01.2023
Providing short-term, trauma-focused treatment for adolescent and children who have recently experience a traumatic event (sexual abuse, physical abuse, or exposure to domestic violence).
Worked collaboratively with other mental health professionals to provide consistent care and minimize diversion.
Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
Trauma Therapist
Motiva Associates And Palomar Health FHS
07.2020 - 08.2022
Providing trauma therapy to children and adolescent survivors of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and grift and lost.
Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from CFTSI and Trauma-Focus Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
Child Behavioral Therapist
Motiva Associates
04.2018 - 11.2020
Providing one-on-one behavior analysis to children with wide range of behavioral problems.
Interventions plans and behavioral strategies to meet needs of clients with challenging behavior.
Supporting and training parents in implementation of positive behavioral interventions and improving relationships with their children.
Helped teach important social, play and basic life skills such as personal hygiene management.
Education
Master - Marriage And Family Therapy
CETYS Universidad
Campus Tijuana, BC, México
07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Universidad Autonoma De San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
06.2003
Skills
Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Experience working with children and adolescents (5 years)
Parenting skills educator
Attachment work and Play Therapy interventions
Child Abuse and Neglect Identification
Clinical interventions
Biopsychosocial assessments
PTSD specialist
Certification
LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (12/2022)
Play Therapy Training (80 hrs.)
Multi-Modal Attachment Therapy (M-MAT) Level 1.
The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) Yale School of Medicine.
Suicide Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention.
Trauma Focused CBT Web 2.0
Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting.
Project Impact Certification
Timeline
Bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Campus Physicians Of California
11.2023 - Current
Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Grow Therapy & Path Mental Health
04.2023 - 11.2023
Military Family Life School Counselor (Elementary)
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