Mental Health Years Experience

JOAN KALFUS, LMHC

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Tel: 305-***-****

email: ******@*********.***

Summary of qualifications:

An innovative educator and therapist with over 20 years experience in the intervention

and integrative treatment of individuals with co-existing mental and addictive disorders. I

provide psychotherapy, education, guidance and motivation to assist clients to recognize

and achieve their highest potential, despite challenging emotional problems.

Skill and experience:

• Counsel individuals and groups with major psychiatric disorders, dealing with

forensic issues, addictions, trauma, dual diagnosis, developmental delay, eating

disorders, and issues with the elderly

• Provide group and individual therapy for inmates from the Bureau of Prisons,

assisting them and their families to successfully, transition back to their

communities

• Develop relationships with clients based upon genuine care and respect to help

them feel safe and valued

• Assist clients in learning how to manage their illness, find their own goals for

recovery, and develop capacity for independent living

• Provide case management to ensure continuity of care during and after treatment

• Provide evidence-based treatment including cognitive/behavioral, 12 steps,

trauma work, as well as experiential/expressive therapy, psychodrama and

psychosynthesis

• Provide stage-wise interventions

• Provide information for clients regarding how substances of abuse effect mental

illness

• Motivate clients to acquire skills and support for managing their illnesses. Present

client needs and histories to clinical team and participate in ongoing assessment

and individualized treatment planning

• Provide in-service training and supervision of interns in program

• Facilitate and participate in staff meetings, present intake information and updates

on client problems and progress in treatment, revising as needed with input from

client and multi-disciplinary team

Experience:

Psychotherapist- (February 2009-present)

American Psychological Alliance - Miami, FL

Provide group and individual therapy for inmates from the Bureau of Prisons

Psychotherapist- (March 2001-present)

Biscayne Milieu Health Center - Miami, FL (PHP)

Provide individual, group and family therapy for clients with psychiatric disorders, dual

diagnosis, elderly, forensic and trauma/PTSD

Psychotherapist (June 1997-February 2001)

Dade Central Community Mental Health Center – Miami, FL (PHP)

Provided treatment for individuals with forensic and substance abuse problems

Psychotherapist (February 1994-June 1997)

Coconut Grove Center For Counseling – Miami, FL (Private practice)

Provided body-centered psychotherapy and codependence treatment for individuals and

groups

Mental Health Counselor (October 1989-January 1994)

Rader Institute – Hollywood and Boca Raton, FL

Provided individual, group and family treatment for clients with eating disorders, with

and without co-occurring psychiatric problems (in-patient program)

Prior experience (14 years)

Teacher, Director, Consultant of early childhood education centers – New York, NY

Responsibilities included administration, program design, fundraising, proposal writing,

in-service training for staff and parents, government community liaison, therapeutic

classroom, innovative developments approach to curriculum based upon the development

of self esteem and integration of mind-body experience

Education

MA in Counseling and Psychology – Antioch International, 1988

BA in Speech and Psychotherapy – Brooklyn College, New York, NY

American Institute for Massage, 1992

Graduate studies in teaching, hypnotherapy, psychosynthesis, PTSD training

Licenses

LMHC – Licensed Mental Health Counselor, June 1993 (MH000 3160)

References provided upon request

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