Steve Vigilante, LPC-I
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COUNSELING:
Academic Performance, Addiction, Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety, Behavioral Interventions, Career, Crisis Intervention, Depression, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Experential, Family, Gender, Humor, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Social Learning, Solution-Focused Therapy, Sexuality, Substance Abuse, Suicide Assessment, Systemic
Individual and family counselor, group facilitator impacting youth, adults, and families. Specializing in adolescent issues specifically identity formation and crisis management.
COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
Serenity Counseling & Wellness, Plano, TX
PRN Contract Therapist (08/11 - Present)
• Provides counseling services to individuals & families including assessment, goal setting, clinical intervention, life skills training, and psycho-educational groups.
• A member of the treatment team meeting physical, emotional, & social needs of all participants, including diagnosis.
Guinn Special Programs Center (9-12), Plano, TX
Intern (02/11 – 05/11)
• Held individual counseling sessions for students sent to SPC for credit recovery, disciplinary, and fast-track graduation programs.
• Gained valuable experience working with multicultural implications, and with cases involving anger management, drop-out, violence, substance abuse, self-harm, and identity.
The Center for Family Counseling – SMU, Plano, TX
Practicum (12/10 – 02/11)
• Conducted individual and family counseling sessions for community members and first year counseling students.
• Experience designed to grow guiding theory and counseling skill set under close LPC-S credentialed professional’s supervision.
Guinn Special Programs Center (9-12), Plano, TX
Intern (1/10 – 3/10)
• Facilitated large (16) and small (8) group counseling sessions for high school students. Groups discussed anger, substance abuse, relationships, and social skills.
• Incorporated group and individual activities tailored to students expressed interests to prompt group interaction, and to foster self-awareness.
CONTINUED EDUCATION
The Sexual Ecology of Love Relationships
David Schnarch, Ph.D.
How to Work with Dreams in Counseling
Tess Castleman, M.A., L.P.C., I.A.A.P.
Healing the Hurt Child: The Essential Dimensions of Child-Centered Play Therapy
Garry L. Landreth Ed.D., L.P.C.
The Brain: An Owner’s Guide 2009 Lecture Series
Antonio Damasio, M.D., Ph.D. – Speaking of the Brain: Emotion, Memory, and Consciousness
Home Studies: A Mental Health Professional’s and a Judge’s Perspective
The Honorable Judge John Roach, Jr. & Ronald C. Stone, Ph.D., L.P.C.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Moroch Partners
Media Assistant (8/08 – Present)
Zimmerman & Partners Advertising
Regional Account Executive (7/07 – 8/08)
Katz Radio
National Sales Assistant (05/05 – 07/07)
AWARDS, ACTIVITIES, AND ORGANZIATIONS
Suicide and Crisis Center, Dallas, TX
Volunteer (08/11 – Present)
Team in Training of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Dallas, TX
Athlete (02/07 – 12/08)
• Trained and completed White Rock Marathon
• Trained and completed Olympic Distance Triathlon and Ply-Tri
• Individually raised $6,175 for patient services, research, fundraising, public and professional education
Moroch Partners
Best Assistant (2011)
Right Hand Man Award (2009)
Katz Radio
Sales Associate of the Quarter (2006)
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Master of Science, Counseling
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
University of Maryland
Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, Varsity Diving, ACC Honor Roll, Deans List
Licensed Professional Counselor Intern #68629