2019- Present Private Practice Psychology, Assessment, Treatment Services of Halton (PATH) •Provide high-quality, evidence-based assessment, treatment, and consultation services for adults, youth, and families 2019-Present Consulting Therapist Radius Child and Youth Services •Provide assessment and treatment services to children and youth who have experienced interpersonal violence and sexual abuse •Comprehensive assessments and reports •Long term individual and family psychotherapy •Provided consultation with community collaterals regarding complex dispositions 2021-2024 Counsellor Victim Quick Response Program (VQRP) Halton Regional Police Services, Victim Witness Program •Support victims who have suffered physical or emotional harm as a result of a violent crime. 2013-2019 School Social Worker and Attendance Counsellor Halton Catholic District School Board •Completed psychosocial and mental health assessments of children, youth and their families •Support children, youth and their families with chronic attendance issues in accordance with the Enrolment Register and Education Act •Facilitate Dialectical Behavioural Therapy within the classroom •Completed individual and family counselling, crisis intervention, risk assessments and trauma response within high school and elementary schools •Supported the Chief Social Worker in succession planning, which included supervising and covering in the Chief’s absence and providing mentorship to new staff members •Supervise Master of Social Work Students •Violent Threat Risk Assessment Trainer (VTRA) •Collaborated and liaise with community providers and interdisciplinary team members within the School Board •Completed psycho educational presentations on various mental health issues to interdisciplinary members of the board and parent community •Completed extensive paperwork expectations 2009 – 2013, Then returned to this role in 2019-2022 Mental Health Worker Halton Hills Family Health Team •Provided individual (adults, adolescents, and children), family and couple counselling to patients of the Family Health Team •Developed and facilitate treatment groups on depression and anxiety using a cognitive behaviour therapy model •Conducted assessments and treatment focused on issues pertaining to depression, anxiety, trauma, parenting skills, child management, disordered eating, addictions, stress/health issues and interpersonal violence •Provided crisis management support to high risk patients •Worked collaboratively on a multi-disciplinary team creating treatment and intervention plans with physicians, nurses, dietician, pharmacist, psychometrist, and a health educator. •Liaised and refer to community collaterals such as mental health services, school boards, insurance companies, addiction services, and child welfare •Completed extensive paperwork expectations 2006 – 2009 Social Worker Clinician Syl Apps Youth Centre, Kinark Child and Family Services •Provided individual, family and group therapy to high risk adolescents with severe and persistent mental health concerns in a secure treatment program •Developed treatment plans to facilitate mental health stability in order to integrate the adolescent into a less secure setting •Liaised with other treatment agencies, schools, probation services, and child welfare for discharge planning and community integration •Responsible for Ontario Review Board (ORB) clients, their treatment program and transitioning them into adult ORB placements •Active team member offering clinical support, consultation and case coordination within a multi-disciplinary team •Conducted evidence-based research for Youth Justice clients and their families •Developed and presented for community and interagency presentations •Responsible for writing assessment reports and completing extensive documentation 2006 – 2006 Intensive Support and Supervision Program Therapist (ISSP) Associated Youth Services of Peel •Carried out assessments in an alternative to custody program with families and youth who have been identified as having serious mental health issues •Completed long term treatment plans with families and youth geared toward mental well-being and stability in the home and community •Designed interventions within an interdisciplinary team using Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy that emphasized family mobilization and strengths as levers for change •Supervised, tracked and managed medications with the support of psychiatry •Liaised with community agencies such as probation services, child welfare, the school board and children’s mental health facilities 2005 – 2006 Multisystemic Therapist Associated Youth Services of Peel •Completed assessments and devised treatment plans with families and youth who presented with anti-social behaviours, were criminally involved and/or experienced a wide variety of mental health difficulties •Responsible for planning strategies for improving problems in the family identified by various participants in and outside of the family through a strength based, goal focused, social ecological approach •Provided outreach support, intensive short term family therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and behavioural parent training •Established and maintained professional alliances with supporting agencies •Co-facilitated Community Parents Education Program (COPE) groups •Maintained weekly professional documentation in accordance with MST treatment goals and completed statistical data 2003 – 2005 Child Protection Worker, Intake Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton •Investigated referrals related to children in need of protection due to abuse and/or neglect issues •Conducted and analyzed parental and risk assessments •Responsible for crisis intervention services •Managed and maintained a case load ranging between 15-25 families •Provided brief counselling and support to children and their families during investigation periods and referrals to community resources •Adhered to strict policy and Ministry standards pertaining to written recordings such as case notes, professional letters, and court documents in a concise and efficient manner 2002 – 2005 Crisis Intervention Counsellor Halton Women’s Place •Responsible for crisis intervention services, such as safety planning and counselling through a strength-based, feminist model •Provided support and advocacy with housing, financial assistance, community integration and discharge planning •Ensured a safe, secure and healthy environment within the shelter •Completed intake and departure documentation and statistics 2003 – 2004 Social Worker Sistering: A Women’s Place •Counselled and supported women with issues related to trauma, abuse, child welfare involvement, immigration/refugee issues, addictions, employment, conflict with the law and women with severe and persistent mental health issues •Successfully supported women who were socially isolated, low income, under-housed and homeless through a feminist based model of service delivery •Conducted informal assessments •Provided support and counselling to women in an art therapy program 2002 – 2003 Social Worker Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital •Responsible for adolescent psychiatry, maternal child, and geriatric departments •Completed discharge planning and referrals to community resources and agencies •Conducted individual and family psycho-social assessments •Implemented diagnostic instruments such as the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examinations with geriatric patients •Provided individual and family counselling on issues pertaining to abuse, grief, and loss