Tamara De Angelis, M.S.W., LCSW

Company Overview:

The New Change https://www.thenewchange.org

A boutique psychotherapy practice providing specialized individual care for women in (peri)menopause

• Deliver individualized therapy to women navigating the menopause transition, utilizing a trauma-informed lens to address the unique emotional, psychological, and physical challenges associated with this life stage
• Conduct in-depth assessments to develop personalized treatment plans using a client-centered approach that respects each woman's experiences and therapeutic goals
• Employ integrative, evidence-based therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindful Self-Compassion, to help clients manage anxiety, mood changes, and other symptoms related to the menopause transition
• Empower clients with psychoeducation on the mental health impacts of menopause, equipping them with tools and resources to enhance emotional well-being and resilience

Company Overview:

Huntington Hospital https://www.huntingtonhealth.org

A nationally recognized health care provider offering a Level IIIB NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and the largest Level II Trauma Center

• Facilitated group psychotherapy including process groups, psychoeducational groups and mindfulness meditation-groups in intensive outpatient and maternal wellness programs
• Provided individual therapy to patients with various diagnosis and a variety of concerns and issues
• Conducted in-depth clinical assessments
• Created and implemented effective treatment plans, establishing therapeutic goals with the patient

• Provided mental health and case management services to seriously mentally ill patients in an acute psychiatric setting
• Utilized crisis intervention techniques to assist patients in crisis
• Established aftercare plans for patients to support ongoing rehabilitation goals
• Provided illness education to families, patients, and significant others
• Facilitated skill-building groups for clients, focusing on coping strategies, stress reduction techniques, and self-care practices.

• Completed rotations in the following departments: med-surgical, child maternal health, acute psychiatric, critical care, cardiothoracic, neurological, emergency department (high volume level one trauma center), and palliative care
• Educated patients and families about options when facing end of life decisions
• Successfully interacted with various populations including people confronting homelessness, serious psychiatric illness and the terminally ill
• Comfortably collaborated with multidisciplinary medical team members including, physicians, nurses, spiritual care, administrators, bioethicist, and community members

Company Overview:

Painted Brain https://paintedbrain.org

A social enterprise and nonprofit leveraging art, technology, and advocacy to address mental health challenges and reduce stigma within diverse communities

• Worked with an interdisciplinary team in a community mental health setting
• Increased client engagement in community resources by establishing partnerships with local organizations and referring clients to appropriate services.
• Created a footprint art project (The Mask Project)
• Worked individually with members with various mental illnesses
• Developed systems with members to promote agency online
• Led redevelopment of agency website and implementation of search engine optimization with center members who lived with mental illness

Company Overview:

Genesis Doula Service https://tinyurl.com/ckmasxhf

A certified doula service providing physical and emotional support to families and pregnant mothers in the greater Los Angeles area

• Offered support services to pregnant women and their families
• Attended approximately200 births
• Experienced with perinatal loss
• Worked closely with physicians and nurses in hospital labor and delivery departments
• Developed all marketing materials including brochure and website
• Wrote and published articles in The Wet Set Gazette in Pasadena, California
• Presented guest lectures to nursing students at Glendale Community College, using case studies to enhance learning for 50+ students