Elena Pezzini, Ph.D. * page CV resume

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SUMMARY: Psychologist and scientist, offering coaching, mentoring, and counseling services to groups and individuals, to empower them beyond their biggest visions.

Skilled and trained in: Parenting, Assessments, Growth, Leadership, Personal/Self & Professional development, Communication, Productivity, Change, Management, Culture Sensitivity, Performance, Collaboration, Resilience, Belonging, Promotion, Mentoring, Inspiration, Motivation, Trust, Presence, Balance, Happiness, Diversity Equity Inclusion accessibility and Belonging / DEIAB, Sleep, Nutrition and Wellness.

Bilingual in English and Italian.

EXPERIENCE

California Clinical Psychological Associate 2023–present

●Work 44 hours per week with 15-35 client sessions per week. Consult with clients virtually via video (all throughout California) and EHR software to provide and note for services. Use my clinical training to evaluate and treat, including the creation of treatment plans. Implement clinical knowledge into practice

●Collaborate with insurances and superbills: CA Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, CIGNA, TriCare West, Beacon Health, Western Health Advantage, UHC/ Optum, MHN Managed Health Network, Medicaid/Medical

●Collaborate with agencies such as Anise Health, Reflect, Journey Clinical and directories such as Psychology Today, Zencare, Openpath

●Manage client screening and scheduling. Work with Referrals (Therapist Exchange, CAMFT, SVPA)

●Require documentation for each client file: Informed Consent, Consent for telehealth services, Good Faith Estimate (in the first session and signed by the client), Notice of Privacy Practices, Practice Policies, Consent for Psychological Testing, Release of Information, Chart notes to document any form of communication with the client, Progress notes for each session, Emergency contact information, payment information, Insurance information, and Assessment records, court/probation documents (if applicable)

●Refer, to an appropriate agency, potential clients who indicate the need for routine crisis intervention.

●For clients expressing suicidal ideation: 1. Determine severity 2. Identify support figures 3. Help the client develop a safety plan 4. If hospitalization is considered, determine whether the client would voluntarily go it, and if the client does not go voluntarily, contact the local authorities

●If criminal activity is observed, notify the appropriate law enforcement agency or report the crime. Follow the ethical standards put forth by their corresponding associations (Board of Psychology, American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association)

●Build positive, trusted rapport with patients through a HIPAA compliant platform or in person on a 1:1 basis, with opportunities for group training, and required video training

●Use Simple Practice to schedule, bill, and store client records. Complete progress notes within 24 hours of the appointment. Complete Billing and invoices on the day of the session, except clients paying with insurance. Evaluate program quality and performance

●Practice with patients in a manner that utilizes best practices, that is ethical, and lawful, without Transference

●In weekly groups, observe and model peers, to repeat modalities and to integrate modalites into treatments. Review various trauma modalities, implement them and apply them into treatments

●Participate in periodic in person group retreats, where associates, therapists and psychologists can share best practices and professional development

●Attend ongoing training and continuing education with industry leaders, scientists, latest researches, and well known psychologists, who are advancing our practice and science

●Run a private practice both clinically and professionally

●Augment socialization into the profession by integrated modalities, including mentoring, didactic exposure, role modeling, enactment, observational/vicarious learning, supervision, and consultative guidance

●Speak with potential clients, explain services, manage required intake paperwork, client billing, create intake packets for clients. Engaged in weekly training, case conceptualizations, presenting clinical cases, with discussion and development of treatment plans

●Develop treatment plans, and provide ongoing treatments. Maintain full liability insurance

●Take clinical intake assessments, appointments and follow up needed with additional information from the intake packet. In case of emergency, make life saving decisions

●Involve family, and emergency contacts, when necessary. Keep all records, review and sign notes.

●Oversee referring clients to specialists and other therapists, when necessary

●Record patient sessions and progress. Follow safety protocol and maintain client confidentiality

●Perform and evaluate client safety, therapeutic alliance, implementation of clinical knowledge, client feedback, and assignment completion

●Provide specialized, high-quality treatment to clients while enhancing my clinical skills through working with cases in a collaborative environment. Provide services geared towards non-traditional, non-normative populations and to promote social justice through the healing of the parts of self. Provide mental health services to the community

●Maintain respectful professionalism in my attitude and interactions with peers and clients. Follow all rules and guidelines regarding a client's right to privacy and confidentiality

●Offer clinical services that include: Individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy, Supervised Visitation, Family Law services and Psychological testing and assessment

Psychology Graduate Faculty / Professor at SNHU 2023–present

●Successfully teach graduate courses in psychology and leadership psychology, including specific topics within the field, to 1000s of learners. Collaborate with peers and colleagues to address teaching and research issues

●Develop course materials, deliver lectures, lead discussions, and evaluate student performance

●Conduct psychological research in psychology and publish my findings in industry journals and books

●Provide intellectual leadership and have made significant contributions to the field

●Day-to-day duties guide class discussions, create and oversee lab assignments, determine the progress of students/larners, and revise assignments and lectures accordingly, to provide the most effective learning experience for everyone. Help learners develop interpersonal, Speaking, Writing, and Critical-thinking skills

Psychologist and Counselor 2007–present

Manage Government, and nonprofit leadership and training programs. Provide consultations to thousands of individuals, groups, from age 25 to 90, to achieve their desired results. Create interactive leadership curriculum, to train managers on how to support client goals. Deliver courses, workshops, and retreats, throughout California. Mentor & coach advisory board members, PostDoc scientists, and Chairs. Supervise 50+ junior consultants.

Applied Psychology at Planned Parenthood

●Brought thousands of workers to their next level results, by creating forward movement, with powerful, intentional and purposeful choices and self-discovery, in 24 months or less. Designed multilingual assessment tools, on different platforms

●Trained AI, as a Psychology PhD researcher

●Hosted 500 video sessions to coach thousands of individuals, cohorts, and groups through change, transitions and adjustments

●Provided consultations to workers, with tools to solve challenges, eliminate roadblocks and overcome phobias. Produced customized leadership guides, references, and manuals. Implemented policies and ergonomics guidelines, converting 1000+ managers into advocates for work-from-home virtual remote online programs. Contributed to doubling the productivity of over 5000 employees

Senior Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility Belonging Lead at Google NonProfit Grants

●Created and adapted proven tools for consultants on need and statistical analysis, optimal sequencing strategies, surveys and assessments, resulting in a 500% increase in their engagements. Delivered structured organizational design programs to 5000+ inventors from all industries, sectors & niches, to improve their brand

●Led over 100 managers with managing-from-home virtual online remote skills, contributing to:

job satisfaction, employee retention, and more

●Advised thousands of managers on skills to improve their teams’ and groups’ performance and outcomes. Utilized 20 assessments and modalities I mastered, to successfully acquire and merge teams, products and services, all met with little to no pressure. Evaluated years of data, used cutting edge, standardized assessments, for work life balance. Collaborated with other nonprofit and government agencies, and more

Head of Assessments at Federal Aviation Administration

●Conducted hundreds of focus groups, interviews, and mastermind programs with Oscar winning Hollywood performers and celebrities, so they could land their next multi million dollar show and film and formulated coach training for their top voice experts, contributing to consistent at least 50% revenue growth. Delivered a 100-hour program to over 2200 employees to foster awareness of diversity, inclusion (BIPOC, BIWOC, etc), develop cross-cultural and leadership (participative, transformational, servant, etc.) skills and improve efficiency

●Drew and delivered specialty coaching on navigating Uncertainty, working Parent, supporting others in Grief, career Growth, well-being Habits, Nutrition, Sleep, DEIAB, Inclusion, Communication Effectiveness, Presenting with confidence, over two decades and more

●Tracked and measured programs, with tens of thousands of individual employees, to at least double and triple client satisfaction

Professional Certified Coaching at AirForce

●Administered thousands of assessment tools, such as 360 feedback, DISC, Predictive Index Cognitive Assessment, Gallup Strengthsfinder, Change Readiness, MMPI, MBTI, OCI, OEI, CSS, and more, to increase Belonging internationally, at AirForce. Executive function coached and directed 501(c)(3) non profit organizations, to significantly reduce and eliminate stress in war veterans, neurodivergent communities (with autism, ADHD, dyslexia), and elderly population during bereavement, via tailored and customized programs

●Provided consulting to thousands of Stanford students, faculty, and board members about Coaching Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Psychometrics & more, to strongly impact the workforce, and to avoid or reduce burnout and PTSD. Developed hundreds of roadmaps, competencies, recognition plans for professional and personal growth

●Chaired, as an advisory board member, 50 individuals in efficiency, communication & other skills, transforming them from unemployed students into happily employed workers. Helped and coached thousands of workers apply empathy, emotional regulations, mindfulness and more

EDUCATION

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Ph.D. Psychology, Dean Honor, Student Government GPA 4.0, San Diego CA 2015

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor Psychology, Master Applied/Industrial Organizational Psychology, San Francisco

Clinical Psychological Associate, California Board of Psychology, San Jose CA 2023 International Coach Federation and European Mentoring & Coaching Council Professional Certified Coach 2021

DISC Profile Assessment Certification 2014

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association, Psych Today, Association Talent Development, Bay Area Applied Psychologists, National Speaker Association, Vistage, Chambers Commerce, Institute of Coaching Harvard, California Psychological Association, Society Psychologists Management/Leadership, Academy Management, EQ Consortium, Psych Central, Positive Psych Harvard, PubMed, MedLine, Very Well Mind, Mental Health Match, Federation Association Behavioral Brain Science, Red Cross, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, and more

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