Susan R. Mongerson
Athens, GA 30601
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Licensed eligible, Nationally Certified Counselor, with experience in individual and group
counseling, building and maintaining a full caseload, and CARELOGIC operating system.
Proficient in implementing individual treatment plans, intakes, discharges, client notes and
making diagnoses. Genuine, compassionate and gentle nature, as well as flexible, reliable and
organized.
Education
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
• Masters of Education in Professional Community Counseling, May 2012
• Cumulative GPA: 3.84
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
• B.A. in Psychology, Minors in Sociology, Environmental Studies, May 2010
• Cumulative GPA: 3.3
Internship Experience
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Monroe, GA, January 2011-May 2012
• Provided weekly individual and group counseling from a caseload I built, led weekly
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Kid’s ADD/ADHD Groups, provided an in-
home family therapy session
• Worked with walk-in clients in crisis, assessed for suicide, self-harm, safety planning,
determined best course of action, performed a hospitalization
• Completed scheduled and unscheduled diagnostic and assessment intakes, created and
updated treatment plans, performed discharges, and took detailed notes after each session
• Tailored sessions to the client’s needs
Iain Halstead Therapy, Athens, GA, January-May 2012
• Co-facilitated weekly DBT group
• Met with co-facilitator before group to plan and organize and after group to process
• Planned and organized session materials and schedule, took detailed client notes
Iain Halstead Therapy, Bogart, GA, January 2014-present
• Co-facilitates weekly DBT group for teenage girls
• Creates weekly agenda with co-facilitator
• Assisted in DBT training at Advantage Behavioral Health
Tutoring and Mentoring Experience
Tutor, Glenwood Library, Greensboro, NC, September-December 2006
• Created and taught lessons to a group of five teen and adult English as a second language
learners
Tutor, Northern Virginia Family Service, Falls Church, VA, June-July 2009
• Planned and taught lessons to a group of ten adult English as a second language learners
Mentor, YWCA Teen Families Reading Together, Greensboro, NC, September 2009-May 2010
• Facilitated teen to develop life goals, explored together how to achieve them
• Motivated her to continue on her positive path through encouragement of successes
• Inspired confidence in teen regarding being a good mother, hard worker
• Built rapport and trust by driving teen and her baby to and from YWCA once a week,
regular phone conversations
• Showed support by reading and singing with teen and baby, one-on-one and group
activities
Additional Education
• Universidad Veritas, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Courses in Tropical Ecology, Spanish, June-July 2008
Rahasya Yogic Arts, Athens, GA
• 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, September 2012-February 2013
Associations, Affiliations, and Conferences
Attendee, American Counseling Association conferences, 2011, 2012
Member, UGA Community Counseling Association, 2010-2012
• Attended monthly meetings to plan for service projects
• Participated in volunteer opportunities
Member, American Counseling Association, 2010-present
National Certified Counselor, 2013-present
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, 2013-present
References
Katy Miller
Clinic Manager
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
Sunny Volano
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Walton County
Iain Halstead
Counseling Associates for Well-Being
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