Mental Health Counseling, Art Therapy

EDUCATION

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M.A. in Expressive Therapies - Art Therapy

Specialization in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC and LCAT

Candidate)

Trauma-Informed Art Therapy (T-IAT) Certified

4.0 GPA

9/2006 - Loyola University Maryland

5/2010 Baltimore, MD

B.A. in Communications: Public Relations

Minor in Studio Art

cum laude

Human services Experience

September 2013 Lemeul Shattuck Hospital

- May 2014 Jamaica Plain, MA

Art Therapy and Counseling Intern at an inpatient hospital for

adults with severe and persistent mental illness

Lead eight weekly groups including open art studio, dual recovery,

violence prevention, vocational skills, social justice, social

skills and expressive therapies.

Designed, developed, and implemented two unique expressive therapy

groups focusing on emotional awareness and externalization and

reintegration of internal struggles. Both groups were selected for

continuation at the hospital next year.

Successfully redesigned and implemented a unit-based anger

management and violence prevention group, resulting in higher

attendance levels, greater staff involvement, and fewer instances

of violent assaults on the unit.

Provided strength-based individual art therapy and counseling that

focused on providing an outlet for self-exploration, creative

expression, increasing coping skills, and reducing negative

symptoms of schizophrenia.

Documented individual and group therapy processes.

Completed vocational assessments and progress notes for individual

clients.

October 2013 - Institute for Arts and Health, Lesley University

May 2014 Cambridge, MA

Graduate Research Assistant for the director of the Institute for

Arts and Health

Conducted research that supported the approval and funding of three

grants that allowed the Director of the Institute to travel abroad

to Israel and South Africa, further promoting the arts in

healthcare settings.

Presented on personally conducted research findings and their

significance at the Community Day of Scholars Annual Conference.

Collaborated with leaders in the fields of Expressive Therapies and

Arts in Healthcare to plan the 5th annual Arts in Healthcare

Conference.

September 2012 The Lincoln School

- June 2013 Brookline, MA

Counseling Intern in a public school setting

Managed a caseload of ten students between the ages of 7 and 14,

addressing students' social, emotional, academic and behavioral

difficulties.

Developed strong therapeutic alliances with each individual client

by focusing on their personal needs and goals, while also assesing

and incorporating the school's, parents', and teachers' concerns

and objectives.

Partnered with special education teachers to manage students' needs

as dictated by their IEPs.

Made referrals to school psychologist, treatment team, and external

providers for continued art therapy or counseling, assessing

clients' levels of existing difficulties, responses to treatment

and level of family involvement.

Maintained all clinical paperwork and progress notes for individual

cases.

Related Experience

September 2010 Beacon Hill Nannies

- July 2012 Boston, MA

Nanny

Created stimulating and developmentally approriate projects for

three children, ages ten months - four years.

Structured activities around a weekly theme that encouraged

creative learning and emotional awareness.

June 2009 - New Jersey S.E.E.D.S

August 2009 West Orange, NJ

Peer Counselor and Dorm Parent

Ran daily advisor meetings and weekly conflict-resolution sessions

for at-risk 6th-9th grade students.

Developed working plans for students' high school visits and

application processes.

Tutored students in Math, English, and Social Sciences

October 2006 - Loyola Dance Company

Baltimore, MD

May 2010 Choreographer and Teacher

Choreograophed and taught routines in hip hop and jazz to twenty

college-aged beginners.

Served on the Planning Committee for the annual Spring Dance

Review.

SKills

Artistic: Colored pencil, acrylic and oil paint, charcoal, pen and ink, print

making, sculpture, pottery

Computer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop,

InDesign, Illustrator; Basic knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Basic HTML

Language: Conversational French

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