Mental Health Training

Education

****-**** *** ******* ****** for Professional Psychology

PsyD Clinical Psychology

(GPA: 3.86)

Doctoral Dissertation Title. Operation Yoga: A yoga therapy

program for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with trauma.

2004-2008 The University of Colorado at Boulder

BA Psychology, cum laude (GPA: 3.68)

BA Sociology (GPA: 3.78)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2013-2014 Clinical Internship: Health Point, Redmond and Bothell,

WA

Working as a Behavioral Health Consultant alongside primary care providers

in a private, non-profit Community mental health center network to provide

a comprehensive array of behavioral health services.

Provide parents with advice and tools for managing their children's health

behaviors, educate on age-appropriate expectations, and techniques of

positive reinforcement (instead of punishment) to increase desired

behaviors from child.

Provide brief interventions (20-30 minutes) to individuals and families

regarding problems, such as stress, diet/heath behavior change, depression,

anxiety, sleep, and tobacco cessation.

2012-2013 Advance Therapy Practicum: Advocate Illinois Masonic

Medical Center Outpatient Mental Health, Chicago,

IL

Provide a comprehensive array of behavioral health services to the north

side of Chicago. Advocate Illinois Masonic serves a population that is

comprised of a range of socio-economical levels, and a wide variety of

ethnic and cultural groups.

Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, yoga therapy,

insight oriented therapy, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy,

and group therapy.

Counsel individuals and groups regarding problems, such as stress,

depression, trauma and family situations, to increase insight and/or modify

behavior to improve personal, social, and vocational adjustment.

2011-2012 Therapy Practicum: Self Improvement Through Awareness

(SITA), Darrian, IL

Cognitive rehabilitation and psycho-therapy with a brain injured

population. Brain injuries range from mild to severe. Also, psycho-therapy

in a community setting with clients. Clients ages range from 17-78 with a

variety of cultural backgrounds and therapeutic focuses.

Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals,

and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and

vocational development and adjustment.

Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, yoga therapy,

cognitive rehabilitation, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy,

and group therapy.

2010-2011 Assessment Practicum: Smith and Cremaerious, Oak Brook,

IL

The private practice of Dr. Michael Smith PsyD. Client ages range from 7-82

with a variety of presenting problems, cultural backgrounds and therapeutic

focuses.

Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, yoga therapy,

behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, and group therapy

regarding problems, such as stress, diet/heath behavior change, depression,

anxiety, sleep, and tobacco cessation.

Work Experience

2009-2010 Internship, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual

Exploitation, Chicago, IL

A non-profit working to end the demand for prostitution by engaging young

men in conversations about the reality of human trafficking and sex

slavery.

Developed toolkits for parents and teachers to engage young men in

conversations to help end the demand for prostitution.

2007-2008 Group Facilitator, Boulder County Department of Social

Services, Boulder, CO

The Nurturing Program is a court ordered parenting program for parents that

are trying to get their children out of or keep their children out of

foster care.

Facilitated a highly structured playtime with children ages 4-10 focusing

on behavior management and disclosure of abuse when appropriate.

Facilitated the parent curriculum which focused on communication,

discipline, anger management and self-care.

Publications

Winter 2011 The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Parent

Toolkit

Designed to help parents of young men engage their sons in informed,

productive and progressive conversations about the realities of human

trafficking and forced prostitution. The goal of CAASE is to decrease the

demand for prostitution by engaging men in conversations about the truth

behind human trafficking.

YOGA TRAINING

Sept. 2014 200hr RYT, The Center for Yoga of Seattle, Seattle, WA

Registered with Yoga Alliance, ID: 152917 The Center for Yoga of Seattle is

a Nationally and Internationally recognized BKS Iyengar Yoga Study Center

founded in 1980. Richard Schachtel, the Center's Founder and Director,

operates one of only 39 authorized Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Programs

in the United States and Richard is the only authorized Iyengar Yoga

Teacher Trainer in the Seattle area.

Sept. 2014 Yoga for Lower Back Relief, The Center for Yoga of

Seattle

Learn poses and practices that are often very helpful in releasing back

muscles, and to help the back become healthier.

Sept. 2014 Opening up and Freeing Your Hips, The Center for Yoga

of Seattle

Learn specific sequences of poses and precise usages of props that are very

effective in increasing the range of movement in your hip joints.

Aug. 2011 Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy: Level 1

An experiential/tutorial three day retreat on the theory and techniques of

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy which utilizes the body to facilitate a

dialogue exploring emotions and thoughts.

Winter 2010 Meditation Training

An experiential/tutorial weekend on the theory and techniques of Humanistic

and existential Therapy.

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