Areas of Specialty

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Client-Centered Therapy
• Individual, Family, & Couple’s Therapy
• Adult & Young Adult Populations
• Dual Diagnosis

Professional Experience

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center,

Behavioral Health, Portland OR     2007 - 2011

Primary Therapist, General Psychiatry Adult Outpatient Services

• Administering full psychosocial assessments of mental health disorders, suicide risk assessments, violence risk assessments, and appropriate level of care placement for clients challenged with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief and chemical dependency issues.
• Responsible for providing client-centered individual and family psychotherapy.
• Facilitating psychodynamic group therapy including process, cognitive behavioral therapy, personal empowerment, goal setting, assertiveness training, coping skills, relapse prevention, relaxation, spirituality, as well as multi-family groups. 
• Case management including individualized treatment planning, comprehensive discharge planning, and crisis intervention in coordination with a multidisciplinary team.
• Responsible for developing group curriculum, as well as training new employees on department protocol, as well as managing intermittent department lead responsibilities.

 

Private Practice, Portland OR         2006 - current

Psychotherapist, Adolescent and Adult:  Providing client- centered therapy to individuals with adjustment or mood disorders.   Effective use of unconditional positive regard to build rapport and progress through therapeutic goals.

 

Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland OR      2007

Child Therapist, Children’s Inpatient Psychiatric Unit:  Individual and group therapy, as well as milieu management.  Responsible for admitting patients, including intake assessment procedures.

 

Adventist Medical Center, Portland OR       2005 - 2007

Adult Psychotherapist, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit and Chemical Dependency Unit:  Assessment, individual, family and group treatment, and case management.

 

Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon      2003-2006  

Float Mental Health Therapist, Medical, Emergency, and Psychiatric Units:  Providing therapeutic intervention to patients in crisis.

 

Education

Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon      2005:  Master of Arts in Counseling

 

Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon      1996:  Bachelor of Arts in Psychology