Karen Streeter,AMFT #******
Pasadena, CA 91103
adn2ta@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Registered BBS Associate Marriage & Family Therapist (AMFT) with 3,000 BBS hours completed. Dedicated to providing care from a trauma-informed perspective through the lens of Polyvagal Theory, Relational Cultural Theory, & Attachment Theory. Experienced in suicide risk assessment in a mental health hospital outpatient setting.
EDUCATION
Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena,CA — Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Trauma Studies
Biola University, La Mirada, CA— Bachelor’s Degree in Art Therapy
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
Crisis Oriented Recovery Services(CORS)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training(ASIST)
Trauma Resiliency Model Level One
Seeking Safety
Motivational Interviewing
Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexual Compulsivity
Intimate Partner Violence in Culturally Diverse Groups
and Special Populations
Telemental Health Practice
Child Abuse Assessment
Human Trafficking
Building Trust with LGBT Clients
Outcompetent: Cultural Competency & the Stigmatization of STDs, HIV, PreP, & Mental Health
Health Care Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals: From Access to Policy & Care to Treatment
Health At Every Size(HAES) Curriculum
EXPERIENCE
Safe Talk Space, Puyallup, WA— Associate Clinician
December 2017 - PRESENT
● Provide online therapy to individuals, couples and families in WA and CA specializing in trauma, depression, anxiety and family conflict
Aurora Las Encinas, Pasadena,CA— Outpatient Therapist December 2017 - PRESENT
● Provided group and individual therapy to patients with mental health & substance use disorders in an outpatient treatment environment at both Partial Hospitalization Program & Intensive Outpatient Program level of care.
● Facilitated both process groups & psycho-educational groups on a variety of topics including mindfulness, Wellness Recovery Action Plan, DBT skills, & trauma recovery
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Culver City, CA — MFT Trainee September 2016 - August 2017
● Provided individual & group therapy, along with initial assessments, to transitional aged youth & adult mental health clients who met criteria for FSP & FCCS programs
Enki Health & Research Systems, La Puente, CA —Mental Health Rehab Specialist July 2014 - May 2016
● Provided case management and resource linkage, and facilitated groups for clients of the wellness center, FSP & FCCS programs
Pacific Clinics, West Covina, CA—Mental Health Worker II April 2013 - October 2013
● Provided case management & mental health
rehabilitation services to a caseload of around 25-27 clients in earlier stages of mental health recovery.
● Collaborated as a part of an interdisciplinary treatment team
● Performed crisis intervention as needed
Pacific Clinics, West Covina, CA — Mental Health Worker Intern January 2013-April 2013
● Shadowed LVN/Case Manager, assisting her in support and linkage to community resources for clients in need of services
Prototypes, Pasadena, CA — Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist May 2010 - April 2013
● Provided support to clients of the wellness center, in their mental health recovery, linking clients with community resources, as needed.
● Facilitated psycho-educational support groups