Work:
Inspirit Counseling
Therapist/ Owner
Capital Hospice - Falls Church, VA
Clinical Social Worker
Less Secure Shelter - Fairfax, VA
Social Work Intern
RT'S Restaurant - Alexandria, VA
Manager
Education:
George Mason University
Bachelors of Social Work
University of Maryland
Masters of Social Work
Skills:
Clinical Skills: Demonstrate exemplary communication skills, both spoken and written. Practiced at applying multiple therapeutic modalities in treatment, including Cognitive Behavioral, Psycho dynamic, Goal-oriented, and Brief Solution-Focused Therapies, EMDR (certified), Relaxation and Guided Imagery, Bowen Family Systems, and Psycho-education. Certified in EMDR trauma therapy. Effectively organized to ensure seamlessness of service by working with families, volunteers, government agencies, and facility administrators and their staff to coordinate treatment plans and advocate for clients. Practiced at creating psycho-social assessments, risk-assessments, treatment plans, and discharge plans. Demonstrate ability to quickly establish working relationships with clients, even in resistant populations. Provide effective mediation to assist families to resolve conflict and promote insight. Promote a strong ethical environment, by embracing best practice and establishing clear professional boundaries. Support patients and staff impacted by crisis, grief, or trauma. Educate on treatment issues, coping skills, community resources, and end-of-life issues. Advocate for clients when they are unable to do so for themselves. Clinically supervise social workers for licensure. Create a non-judgmental atmosphere of compassion and optimism for clients. Generate detailed case-work reports. Formulate training segments for volunteers. Counsel and treat both teens and adults with a issues related to depression, anxiety, self esteem, chronic pain, terminal illness, grief and loss, PTSD, sexual and physical abuse, adjustment disorder, Adult Children of Alcoholics, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, dissociative disorder, relationship counseling, sex addiction, and brain injury.