Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Mental Heath Counse
Resume:
Linda M. Turner, LCPC
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Counselor
Licensed counselor with 14 years’ experience working with children, teens, adults and families.
Strong interpersonal skills and an excellent communicator.
Experienced in military lifestyle as a military wife and widow.
Proven success as an energetic speaker who creates and presents trainings and seminars.
Organized, detail oriented, compassionate, calm, adaptable and flexible leader who excels under pressure.
Extensive experience in counseling, marketing, managing volunteers, public relations, and event coordinating, providing a unique skill set in working with a variety of people.
E D U C A T I O N and T R A I N I N G
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) – in process, expected fall 2018
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) (MD License #LC8668)
Master of Science, Pastoral Counseling, Loyola University, MD
Bachelor of Science, Marketing, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Continuing Education in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Critical Incident Stress Management,
Trauma Competency, Children’s Grief; Traumatic Grief; Suicide/Homicide Loss; Sand Tray and Art Therapies, Grant Writing, ASSIST and Safe Talk Suicide Prevention Training
PR O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
2016-Present: Compass Regional Hospice, Centreville, MD – Counselor/Family Camp and Adult Bereavement Retreat Director
Provide counseling services to community and hospice family members based on client needs.
Design and facilitate various trainings, support groups, and therapeutic workshops throughout the year.
Counsel children in area schools through support groups and individual sessions.
Organize, plan, and direct annual bereavement adult retreat and family camp.
Assess client needs and refer out to various community resources if necessary.
Create and conduct wellness and mental health workshops for mentally ill populations monthly.
Teach Character Counts lessons to elementary school children every other week.
Supervise and train 20 bereavement volunteers.
2006 to 2017: Private Counseling Practice, Severna Park, MD – Counselor
Consult, document, and analyze client information obtained through active listening skills.
Specialist in child and adolescent counseling employing creative interventions for healing.
Assess client needs and develop customized and individual therapy programs for each client.
Assist clients through the rebuilding process after they experience a loss, life transition, or disability.
Provide counseling services to outside organizations, such as area schools, when a crisis has occurred.
Create and conduct trainings and presentations on grief to the community.
Refer out to appropriate community resources when necessary.
2015-2016: Professional Healthcare Resources, Inc. Baltimore MD – Counselor
Counsel community and hospice family members and document all interactions and follow up.
Revived previous We Honor Veterans program as chairperson bringing us up to a Level 3 in three months.
Created and conducted trainings for veterans in the community for the We Honor Veterans Program.
Create and conduct CEU trainings about grief and loss for health professionals in the community.
Facilitate and create wellness trainings for staff on a bi-weekly basis.
Design and facilitate grief support groups.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
2009-2015: The Life Center, Hospice of the Chesapeake, Annapolis, MD – Director of Bereavement Camps, Counselor (Parent and Children’s Groups).
Supervised camp of 130 attendees and volunteers, report results, and provide long term follow up care.
Managed all aspects of camp planning, including program development, grant writing, budgeting and fundraising.
Provided marketing functions such as public relations with the community, advertising, promotion, and networking with area professionals.
Recruited, interviewed, hired, on boarded and trained all volunteers.
Developed Wabanaki Retreat, a grief retreat for adults that ran for three years
Facilitated various support groups for adults, families, and children; and conduct trainings and seminars.
Created and facilitated successful monthly teen group and led teen film project “Grief Out Loud”.
Trained parents regarding children’s grief and behavior after a loss.
Created and conducted trainings regarding children and grief to professionals, families and the community.
Coordinated with area schools to provide counseling services to their students and families.
1998-1999: Citibank, Jacksonville, FL – Acquisitions Marketing Manager
Developed national marketing campaigns for acquisition of new credit card customers.
Managed multiple vendors for printing of our national credit card campaigns.
1997-1998: ParkerVision, Jacksonville, FL – Trade Show and Media Manager
Managed multi-million dollar national and international trade shows and events, 15 per year.
Coordinated with 20 + vendors per show and event.
1995-1996: Advertising Data Scan, Jacksonville, FL – Marketing and Sales Manager
1994-1995: Storage Concepts, Irvine, CA – Marketing Communications Manager
1993-1994: PDA Engineering, Costa Mesa, CA – Marketing Communications Coordinator
VOLUNTEER WORK
TAPS, Arlington, VA, 2016-present
Volunteered at the National Seminar 2017
Hospice of Chesapeake, Volunteer Camp Group Facilitator and Bereavement Counselor (Clinical Intership) Annapolis, MD, 2002-2009
Provided 2,000 hours of counseling to clients; facilitated various support groups;
organized and managed bereavement camps and retreats for adults, children and teens.
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, Member, Victim Advocate, Board of Directors, Annapolis, MD, 2000-2010
Spoke at victim impact panels four times each year, delivered testimony during legislative sessions for stricter drunk driving laws and advocated for drunk driving victims.
The Stephanie Roper Foundation, Volunteer, Upper Marlboro, MD, 2000-2003
Assisted in planning annual memorial service and events.
PRESENTATION EXPERIENCE
“Children and Traumatic Grief – A How-To Guide to Help”
National Crime Victims Bar Association National Conference
Miami, Florida September 2014
“Narrative Through the Lens: Teens campers tell their story through film”
National Bereavement Camp Conference
Washington, DC November 2016
“Bereavement: The Bittersweet Herb”
Catholic Singles Again Conference
Millersville, MD 2015
“Bereavement: Do I Really Need To Do This?”
Catholic Singles Again Conference
Millersville, MD 2017
Created and presented multiple CEU trainings on children and grief with hospice and in the community
Developed and managed teen film on grief called “Grief Out Loud”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgrRoJyljeQ
REFERENCES
KAREN FRANK, RN
HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE / CHESAPEAKE LIFE CENTER DIRECTOR
YEARS KNOWN: 16
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SARAH MONTGOMERY, LCSW-C
HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
CHILDREN AND TEEN PROGRAM MANAGER
YEARS KNOWN: 14
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DR. TINA BARRETT
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT TAMARACK GRIEF RESOURCE CENTER
YEARS KNOWN: 4
KEITH FRANZ
ATTORNEY
AZREAL GANN AND FRANZ
YEARS KNOWN: 18
JAN WITHERS
PREVIOUS NATIONAL MADD PRESIDENT
MADD VICTIM SERVICES DIRECTOR
YEARS KNOWN: 18
ROBERTA ROOK
BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR AND SUPERVISOR
HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
YEARS KNOWN: 13
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CINDY DRESSER
HOSPICE COORDINATOR
VA MEDICAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MARYLAND/WE HONOR VETERANS PROGRAM
YEARS KNOWN: 2
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