LCPC

Mona B. Gobrail **** Phillip Dorsey way

M.S., N.C.C, LCPC Columbia, MD

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Ph: 301-***-****

JOB OBJECTIVE: Mental Health Therapist

QUALIFICATIONS

. Used collective assessment skills that have been developed over the

years, from working establishing social services programs in Egypt,

for over 14 years, and working in the mental health field, here in the

States, for the past 7 years, to evaluate the acute problems presented

at the Emergency room and to make difficult and serious clinical

decisions

. As a group therapist, enjoyed facilitating 7 pain and grief

management groups, a week, helping chronic pain patient to develop

higher levels of functions, overcoming some of the pain -related

physical and mental limitations.

. Brought long developed experiences of working with women and

advocating for their rights (developed several programs in Egypt for

women' educations and training) to the House of Ruth, helping battered

women to identify the wide spread symptoms, signs, long and short time

effects of the PTSD traumas on women and children

. Facilitated several therapeutic groups for domestic violence clients,

accomplished the goal of creating a safe environment for severely

wounded women to open up their wounds, to take control over their

lives, and to trust themselves and their decisions.

. Enjoyed working with, children, elders and adults diagnosed with

mental retardation and/or behavioral problems advocating for their

counseling needs. Tailored their individual treatment programs

according to their levels of comprehension. Monitored the development

of behavioral activities, and intervened when behavioral relapses

and/or crises occurred.

. Provided direct care and psychotherapy for 43 schizophrenic patients

in an inpatient psychiatric unit.

. Created a "healing workshop" for people going through major life

transition who are experiencing low self-esteem and self-confusion, by

using the molting phase of the eagle's life cycle as a metaphor for

letting go and opening up to new possibilities. The workshop has

helped Hospices and AIDS patients to develop metal healing, as their

bodies were decaying.

. As the Director of Maryland new directions, facilitated all aspects of

career counseling, used the MBTI, Holland career interest inventory,

and psychosocial assessment to empower adult men and women with the

freedom they needed, to find their vocational identity within

themselves.

. Used years of experience in working with youth in the community, as

the youth director of my local church, to help my young clients in

private practice, to develop their unique identities, to resolve their

conflicts with their families, and to find their career passions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2003- Present Mona Gobrail counseling Services

Private Practice

April 2004- December 2012 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Emergency Psychiatric Consultant

June 2006-Present Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

International case management

September 2000-Present Athelas Institute, Inc., Columbia, MD

Residential mental health therapist for

mentally challenged adults

November 2002- February 2006 Mensana Clinic, Stevenson, MD

Pain management /Psychotherapist

October 2004- December 2005 Restoration, PRP program, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Supervisor

November 2003-March 2004 HERO, Baltimore MD

AIDS Therapist

April 2002-November2003 House of Ruth, Baltimore, MD

Psychotherapist

October 2000- Febraury2002 Maryland New Directions, Baltimore, MD

Director of Adult services

July 1997- September 2000 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

International Services Department

International case manager

INTERNSHIPS:

August 1999- September 2000-

Hospice of Chesapeake, Glen Burnie, MD

Grief counselor

Corner Clinic Inc., Community Behavioral Healthcare, Glen Bernie, MD

Child Therapist

August 1998- December 1999

Manor Care (nursing home), Silver Spring, MD

Counselor for Elderly

Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville, MD

Psychiatric counselor

VOLUNTEER WORK

September 1995-Present Youth Director,

St. Mary Coptic Church

Savage, MD

September 1989-August1995 Manager of a polyclinic

Coptic Heath Organization

Cairo, Egypt

Public Health Assistant

Coptic Health Organization

Cairo, Egypt

EDUCATION

August 1997- July 2000: M.S - Counseling Psychology

Loyola College

Baltimore, Maryland

October1988-October 1989 M.S. Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted

Diseases

Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

October 1975-Janury 1981: M.D. Bachelor of Science

M.D. Degree

Ain Shams University

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