Mental Health Counselor

MICHELLE MECHALY, MHC

Flushing, N.Y. ***** 917-***-****

************@*****.***

Summary

Devoted Mental Health Counselor (MHC). Currently seeking a clinical counseling position to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups with mental or co-occurring disorders. Areas of specialized training include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Child and Family Therapy, Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Personal Coaching, Personality Disorders, Crisis management, Vocational Guidance, Trauma Issues, and Addictions.

Skills Bilingual; fluent in Russian, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Education

St. Johns University, Queens, New York

Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, December 2015

St. John’s University Queens, New York

Bachelor of Arts of Psychology, May 2010

Member of Chi Sigma Iota (ΧΣΙ or CSI)

International honor society for professional counselors.

Certifications & Skills

-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator

-Crisis counseling and intervention

- Using a variety of theoretical perspectives in individual, family and group therapy sessions

-Develop and write treatment plans, process notes, and diagnostic summaries

-Conduct substance use assessments

- Manage weekly individual, family and group therapy sessions with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with a variety of disorders

-Ability to apply principles of psychology and human behavior to ensure compliance with treatment plan

-Knowledge of psychotropic medication and treatment for various mental health disorders

-Child abuse and prevention

-Safe Talk/suicide awareness

-Certified in multicultural awareness

-Licensure eligible

Work Experience

Comunilife, Inc, Brooklyn, New York

Mental Health Counselor/Case Manager February 2016-June 2016

-Arranged support and home care services as necessary, making referrals to medical, home care, mental health and/or substance abuse services.

-Maintained regular personal contact and developing a trusting working relationship with clients in order to monitor physical and emotional capacity for independent living.

-Visited clients in their homes on a monthly basis as mandated in the program’s contract with HASA.

-Formulated needs assessments and implementing service plans in conjunction with the housing team and HASA.

QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER (QHC) DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT UNIT, Flushing, New York

Mental Health Counseling Intern September 2014-December 2015

- Facilitated individual and group therapy for those suffering from severe and persistent mental health disorders

-Maintains a workload of approximately 15-20 weekly clients under the supervision of an

L.M.H.C.

- Generated daily progress notes, treatment plans, psychosocial reports, and discharge summaries

- Collaborated closely with fellow staff members to develop treatment plans and consult on cases

-Completed intake assessment and interviews with newly admitted patients

-Contacted community resources for aftercare services upon patients discharge

-Collected information about clients through interviews, assessments, and observation

-Advocated or clients to improve their ability to function and enhance quality of care

OHEl BAIS EZRA FOUNDATION, Brooklyn, New York

Respite Care Provider July 2010 - January 2012

-Worked comprehensively with mentally disable adolescents in achieve school goals

-Collaborated worked with instructors to monitor adolescent progress in school

-Advocated for adolescent to assure education plan is followed by instructors

MAIDSTONE FOUNDATION, New York, New York

Habilitation Specialist May 2009 – January 2012

-Implemented and Monitored habilitation plans to increase safety, self-esteem, cognitive functions and perceptual motor skills

-Served as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team

-Documented client progress; advocated for clients

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