San Francisco Medical

Sophia Simmons Murphy

**** *. ******** **. #**** Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Phone: 415-***-**** Email: ******.*******@*****.***

Clinical Experience

Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California, San Francisco, CA August 10-May 11

Supervised intern/trainee

Provided psychodynamic/humanistic individual and family therapy for clients coping with adjusting to and

identity surrounding hearing loss. Provided psychodynamic/humanistic individual therapy to family members

of persons with hearing loss. Case load ranged from 4- 6 clients. Collaborated with school and medical providers

for appropriate accommodations and placement settings for achievement for children with hearing loss and/or

Deafness. Attended IEP meetings for clients to support appropriate accommodations and individual academic

success. Co-facilitated a task group for youth diagnosed with hearing loss to facilitate social support. Average

group size was 5 clients. Received 1hour per week of individual supervision.

Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment, San Francisco, CA August 09-July 10

Supervised intern/trainee

Provided treatment for diverse clients including low-income, homeless, and minority populations diagnosed with

opioid dependency at a methadone clinic. Provided individual psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy on a

weekly basis. Case load ranged from 8-10 clients as well as co-lead/facilitated an art therapy group with a fellow

intern. Average group size was 4 clients. Also provided clients with case management, assessment, and

recommendation for SSI and consulted with medical providers on clients’progress. Therapeutic issues included:

mood disorders, Axis II spectrum, polysubstance abuse, dual-diagnosis, schizophrenia, history of intensive,

repetitive trauma, Hepatitis C and HIV+ management, homelessness as well as homicidality and suicidality.

Attended 3-4 didactic trainings per week covering topics including: chronic pain, PTSD, working

with grief and trauma, psychodynamic case conceptualization, art therapy with clients with trauma and

motivational interviewing. Received 1 hour per week of individual supervision and 2 hours per week of group

supervision.

Education

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA August 08-May 11

Masters of Science, Counseling

GPA 3.94

Specialization: Marriage and family therapy

Emphasis: Rehabilitation

Certification: Hard of hearing and late deafened

Culminating Experience Paper (fulfillment of thesis requirement):

Learning to Learn and Becoming a Counselor: An Examination of Adjustment to Disability and

Childhood Trauma Presented in the Case Study of Cari

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL August 04-August 06

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology GPA 3.90

Minor in Sociology

Summa Cum Laude

Seminole Community College, Orlando, FL May 04; May 05

Summer school GPA 4.0

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC August 03-May 04

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (transferred) GPA 3.93

Relevant Graduate Coursework

Field of Counseling I, Developmental Foundations for Counselors, Psychological Foundations for Counselors, Social and

Cultural Foundations in Counseling, Assessment in Counseling, Law and Ethics for Counselors, Career Counseling,

Counseling Aspects of Sexuality, Theories of Counseling, Counseling Process, Couple and Family Counseling I, Deaf

Culture and Mental Health, Planning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons from Culturally Diverse and Underserved

Groups, Advanced Counseling Process, Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, Psychological Testing for Deaf, Deafened

and Hard of Hearing Persons, Substance Abuse Issues When Working with Deaf, Deafened, and Hard of Hearing Persons,

Occupational Information, Dynamics and Placement in Rehabilitation Counseling, Medical/Social Aspects of

Rehabilitation Counseling, Substance Abuse, Psychosocial Implications of Hearing Loss after the Acquisition of

Language, Hearing Loss for Rehabilitation Counselors, Seminar on Field of Rehabilitation Counseling, Group Counseling

Process, The Consultation Process, Integrative Counseling

Work Experience

Victoria’s Secret, San Francisco, CA November 08-June 11

Cashier, Sales Associate, Beauty Consultant

The Cheesecake Factory, San Francisco, CA September 07-October 08

Bartender, Lead Trainer, Server, Designated Trainer

The Cheesecake Factory, Jacksonville, FL April 06-September 07

Server, Star Server, Designated Trainer

Honors

Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology inductee August 2006

Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society inductee May 2004

Clubs/ Affiliations

Founder/President of The Appalachian State Simpson’s Club 03-04

Counseling Student’s Association (CSA) member 2010

Foreign Language Skills

American Sign Language-proficient

Spanish- basic

References

Dr. Gloria Gregg, PhD

Senior Lecturer, San Francisco State University

415-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***

Barbara Bell, LCSW

Clinical Supervisor, Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California

(Deaf, must contact by email)

*******@*************.***

Dr. Julie Austin PsyD

Clinical Supervisor, Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment

415-***-**** *****@**********.***

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