AUDRA ZYWICKI AVERBACH

Life Coach

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LinkedIn Profile • Canton, MI

Dynamic and resourceful Life Coach with 15+ years of outcomes-focused, multi-dimensional case management experience. Track record leveraging highly collaborative approach, coupled with clinical competence, to deliver high-quality and evidence-based services that reduce barriers and expand life outcomes for diverse client base. Aptitude for supporting future planning by providing life/social skill training underpinned by people-centered plans, behavior support plans, and crisis response strategies.

Qualifications Summary

Excellent case conceptualization skills and ability to form effective, holistic, and integrative therapeutic objectives for wide variety of diverse people.

Track record employing innovative and necessary methods to elucidate clients’ goals, identify resources and impediments, and collaborate to produce actionable plans that foster goal actualization.

Experience in integrative medicine coaching.

Communicative resources able to actively listen and exhibit non-judgement and empathy during consultations.

Natural inclination to look for and bring out best in others.

Education

Master of Social Work • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Master of Arts in Teaching • Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Life Coach • Life Purpose Institute, 2013

Career Experience

A – Z Life Coaching, Commerce Town, MI 2008 – Present

Mental Health & Life/Care Coach; Therapist

Deliver tailored one-to-one life coaching to wide range of clients, ensuring they have access to support, encouragement, resources, and knowledge to lead happy fulfilling lives. Complete comprehensive assessment/screening for significant risk factors, mental health issues, and trauma histories. Collaborate with client to create individualized service plans and identify short and long-term goals across variety of areas: health and wellness, social relationships, career/education, housing, money management etc. Build strategies that will be most effective to enact desired behavioral change. Integrate complementary medicine/supplements as appropriate, to improve client health. Provide linkages to community supports. Maintain complete, accurate and timely case notes and related records in electronic systems.

Established accessible health and wellness practice from ground up.

Behavior Assessments, Novi, MI 2002 – 2012

Life/Care Coach; Therapist; Clinical Supervisor

Spearheaded strategic and operational management of family practice, including oversight and management of scheduling and client flow. Set and maintained practice standards, coordinating due diligence guidelines, and ensuring compliance with all policies, processes, and procedures. Directed and manages effective clinical service delivery team, including three psychiatrists and five therapists. Led provision of applicable principles of Social Work and/or Counseling which included - client psychosocial assessment, individualized treatment planning and formulation, group and individual psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and client/family education, and daily living planning. Followed up to determine reliability and validity of treatment used; made recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery. Referred client to other community support services as needed. Evaluated program services to enhance patient outcomes and acted as positive change agent to implement clinical initiatives to increase quality patient care.

Additional Experience

Therapist, Private Practice, Novi, MI

Managed and maintained robust caseload of private clients. Provided ethical, evidence-based, and culturally appropriate psychotherapy for individuals (adults and children/adolescents) and families. Conducted mental health assessments and behavioral analyses; prepared individualized solution-focused treatment plans. Responded to diverse range of ‘issues’ (personal and work related) and mental health disorders through focused psychological strategies and treatment modalities, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and ACT. Intervened in crisis situations. Reflected on interactions and adjusted treatment as needed. Engaged with team members and allied services to provide continuity of care. Maintained client records, in line with relevant laws and regulations, ensuring they accurately reflected client transition experiences and progress.

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