Write a professional bio for a mental health/substance abuse therapist that only sees adults.
**Please refer to the resume to use in order to create the bio and see the two attached bio examples of a social work bio.
BIO Examples
1. You matter, and you are enough despite what may be going on around you. You deserve to find peace and move forward with your life. Seeking therapy is a big step and I am here for you! Life can be difficult, but you are not alone. My passion is assisting individuals in taking the steps necessary to becoming the best version of themselves. I hold the belief that all people have the capacity to change, heal and repair, while working to understand regulate and process uncomfortable emotions, experiences and or difficult behaviors. I strive to understand your unique experience and walk with you through your journey.
I have had the privilege of working in the mental and behavioral health field for over 14 years in various capacities and with diverse backgrounds, needs and diagnoses, in community, residential and office settings. I am currently a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate, holding an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in social work.
During our sessions, I encourage individuals to challenge and replace irrational thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes to free the mind to prepare and embrace the change that will follow. I look forward to navigating life with you!
2. I specialize in treating adolescents and adults with trauma histories, depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship stressors, abuse, self-esteem, boundaries and other issues. I strongly believe everyone has things to work through. My goal is to support clients in reaching the healthy therapeutic and life goals they identify for themselves, in order to lead a more whole, fulfilling life.
Treating trauma, depression, and anxiety are my specialties. I am an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist which is my primary modality. I also utilized DBT and CBT to support clients as they work to repair past traumas and/or unhelpful patterns of thinking and communication, in an effort to live more fully.
I work with adolescents and young adults of various cultures and backgrounds. Our wonderful administrative staff schedules all new client appointments. If you would like for us to work together, please request me by name when calling our office!
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Resume’ |
Experience
02/2021 – currenttherapist, Behavioral health hospital· Facilitate psychotherapy within group, individual and family therapy for patients suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse issues. · Work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop individualized trauma sensitive plan of care within requirements of Joint Commission accreditation . · Implement treatment modalities including but not limited to MI, ACT, DBT, CBT, The matrix model and seeking safety in working with individuals and families, to achieve treatment goals. · Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy · Plan and conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health and counseling services · Assess clients mental condition based on review of client information, interviews, observation, tests, and collaboration with other staff members · Provide outreach, engagement, crisis intervention and care management services, to resolve emergencies. · Ensure accurate and timely patient documentation. 11/2020 – 09/2021Therapist- PRN, behavioral health hospital· Conduct psychosocial assessments, treatment interventions and discharge planning · Create person centered treatment plans through collaboration and assessment of the psychosocial functioning and needs of the clients and their family members using identification of the clients problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed. · Provide individual and family supportive counseling and psychoeducation · Ensure that patients are referred and linked with the services and/or community resources appropriate to their needs · Serve as client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations. 6/2020 – 10/2020Crisis specialist- crisis intervention agency· Complete evaluations to consumers experiencing a psychiatric crisis and determine appropriate level of care for inpatient hospitalization if needed · Provides crisis intervention counseling during outreaches · Answers 24 hour crisis call hotline · Complete bed searches for patients in need of hospitalization · Refer and link consumers to appropriate community resources · Ability to maintain documentation of cases |
10/2019 – 6/2020lead case manager, mental health agency· Coordinate community based mental health services for individuals, who are involuntarily committed into mental health and substance abuse treatment · Administer intake assessments for individuals who are inpatient to determine approprioriate level of care · Provides screening services to those in crisis. · Responsible for monthly mental health court coordination · Plans for admission, treatment, discharge and aftercare of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) program. · The caseload of 25 with monthly individual follow-up visitations to ensure compliance of court order for mental health and substance abuse treatments. 10/2016 – 9/2019authorization clerk, mental health outpatient· Assessed information gleaned from interviews, educational, and medical records, consultation with other professionals and diagnostic evaluations to identify mental health patient’s abilities, needs and eligibility for services. · Inputted all gathered information and research data on applicants into computer system using · Authorization management 30-40 daily, managed incoming calls and faxes · Developed extensive fact-checking and research skills as a result of continuously reviewing different programs and options · Negotiated agreements between employees to clarify misunderstood directions and resolve conflicts affecting performance · Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately 2/2019 – 8/2019msw internship, behavioral health hospital· Culturally-sensitive providing emotional support, brief interventions, and care coordination to assist families and patients experiencing chronic illnesses and emergency situations. · Formulated confidential case documentation and treatment plan strategies by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians and, nursing staff · Acts as liaison with family and other agencies to reunite patients with families and provide information for patients to access community resources for assistance. · Provided social work services and DSM-IV knowledge to groups, including psychosocial assessments, individual and family therapy, case management, crisis intervention, discharge planning and referrals regarding mental health, substance abuse, physical abuse and rehabilitation issues 1/2016 – 10/2016Social service technician, mental health agency· Performed psychosocial rehabilitation to assess the level of need; gathered pertinent information such as diagnoses, mental health history, current medications, and career/education aspirations · Educated potential patients on available services and processes to engage in the program · Identified service gaps and located needed resources for individuals, including housing, work placement, and other support · Data collection and management |
Education
August 2019master of science- social work |
may 2016bachelor of science- social work |
LICENSURE
November 2020
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