Shantal Hunter
San Diego
Summary
Compassionate Marriage and Family Therapist with background in providing support to individuals, couples, and families facing diverse relationship issues. Skilled in employing evidence-based therapies tailored to meet unique client needs while fostering an environment of trust and confidentiality. Demonstrated strength in crisis intervention and conflict resolution, positively impacting client well-being and relationship dynamics through constructive communication strategies and empathy-driven counseling.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Sbcs
Chula Vista
05.2024 - 06.2025
- Provided individual, family, and group therapy to adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges.
- Specialized in working with domestic violence victims and justice-involved youth, including those recently released from or at risk of entering juvenile detention centers.
- Collaborated with probation officers, schools, caregivers, and case managers to create treatment plans and support systems promoting emotional and behavioral stability.
- Utilized evidence-based modalities such as CBT, TF-CBT, collaborative problem-solving, solution focused and narrative therapy to support client progress and resilience.
- Maintained clinical documentation in accordance with legal, ethical, and organizational standards.
Education
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN06-2025
Skills
- Client assessment
- Treatment planning
- Behavioral analysis
- Crisis intervention
- Collaborative problem solving
- Therapeutic communication
- Emotional support
- Stress management interventions
- Anger management techniques
- Child therapy techniques
- Documentation and record keeping
- Case management
- Couples counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Mental health assessment
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Group therapy facilitation
- Multicultural competence
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Behavior modification
- Self-care promotion
- Boundary setting guidance
- Adolescent therapy strategies
- Play therapy expertise
- Boundaries establishment
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Narrative therapy
- Adolescent counseling
- Emotional regulation
- Psychoeducation delivery
- Family systems therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Relationship building
- One-on-one counseling
- Tele-therapy proficiency
- Domestic Violence Interventions
- Crisis management
- Interpersonal skills
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Sbcs
05.2024 - 06.2025
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
Capella University