Mental Health Client Engagement

LINDSAY HAMMERLE

Columbia, SC

818-***-**** / *************@*****.***

Experienced health and wellness professional with a strong background in client engagement and holistic lifestyle promotion. Proven ability to integrate clients into community activities and support treatment goals. Dedicated to educating and empowering clients on holistic health practices through innovative program implementation and positive psychology approaches.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Health Promotion, Maryland University of Integrative Health, Online Sept 2023 – Present

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Dance, Chapman University, Orange, CA Aug 2017 – May 2021

Psychology GPA: 3.9 (College, Departmental, Latin, Provost Honors)

CERTIFICATIONS

National Board Health and Wellness Coach (ID:A-3696127), National Board of Certified Issued April 2025

Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC)

Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, Functional Nutrition Alliance Issued Aug 2022

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Community Engagement Coordinator, Optimum Performance Institute, Woodland Hills, CA May 2022 – Nov 2024

Managed a full caseload of young adult clients diagnosed with mental health conditions (laid off per budget cut)

including BPD, GAD, MDD, NPS, OCD, PTSD in residential treatment center

Facilitated client integration into the community through social, artistic, and movement-based

activities and events to support holistic treatment plan objectives

Collaborated with therapists, life coaches, and psychiatrists to enhance client outcomes

Utilized motivational interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral

Therapy (CBT) techniques in weekly individual sessions to empower clients

Health and Wellness Group Facilitator, Optimum Performance Institute, Woodland Hills, CA July 2022 – Nov 2024

Developed original lesson plans on health psychology, fostering holistic lifestyle changes (laid off per budget cut)

Created safe and engaging spaces for enriching health and wellness discussions

Gymnastics Coach and Lead Counselor, Monarchs National Gymnastics Training Center, Agoura Hills, CA June 2021 – May 2022

Coached children of all ages in various gymnastics techniques and events

Demonstrated leadership, professionalism, and integrity while mentoring other counselors to

enhance their skills and confidence

Academic Research Assistant, Chapman University, Orange, CA Feb 2020 – May 2020

Facilitated in data collection process for a study examining the brain regions and cognitive

processes involved in learning mathematics

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Board of Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC), American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches (AANWC), American Natural Wellness Coaches Board (ANWCB), Psi Chi International Honors Society in Psychology

PUBLISHED ABSTRACT

Senior Thesis: Personality Differences Between College Students With and Without Siblings

• Original cross-sectional study analyzing the personality differences amongst college students with and without siblings using The Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Social Comparison Scale

• Presented at the Student Scholar Symposium at Chapman University

SKILLS

Motivational interviewing, SMART goals, holistic health coaching, client empowerment techniques

Program planning, needs assessment, implementation, evaluation

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Behavioral Health EHR/EMR: BestNotes, Microsoft Office, research, data collection

Health education, public speaking

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