
Online Adjunct Professor at Corinthian College, Everest College, Phoenix,
Orange County, California Area

Online Adjunct Professor at Corinthian College, Everest College, Phoenix,
Orange County, California Area
Build private practice focusing on couples therapy and new parent issues.
"Helping new Moms and Dads who are finding parenthood isn't quite what they imagined it would be".
Parenting Coaching & Adjustment to New Parenthood
Couples Therapy
Perinatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Disorders
(Public Company; COCO; E-Learning industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Currently teaching a Summer Term '09 Strategies for Success course.
(Mental Health Care industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Provide group therapy to inpatient psych unit and to dual diagnosis
partial hospitalization unit, as well as complete psych/social evals to patient admits.
(Mental Health Care industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Along with other board members, develop the strategic plan and vision, as well as oversee the finances of this professional associaton of 28,000 dues paying marriage and family therapists in CA. I am one of 12 board members.
(Mental Health Care industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Provide education to the community, medical and mental health professionals through providing workshops and trainings about perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
(Mental Health Care industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Focusing on working with couples experiencing stress and tension in their relationship after becoming parents.
Helping new Moms & Dads who are finding parenthood isn't quite what they imagined it would be.
Also, hold contract (July 2009-July 2012) with Orange County Social Services to assess and treat child abuse cases.
(Mental Health Care industry)
September 2000 — Present (9 years 3 months)
September '06-Present: Facilitate parent group focusing on assisting parents in understanding the effects and experience of children during divorce; how to communicate more effectively with their child(ren) and the other parent, and developing a more effective discipline style in parenting their child(ren).
Fall ’00, Spring ’01, Spring '06: Facilitated groups of children (preschool & middle school age) focusing on development of skills such as communication, coping and problem solving as they adjust to the divorce of their parents.
(Mental Health Care industry)
December 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Working with children in a middle and high non-public school. Treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Substance Abuse, learning disabilities, and so on.
(Public Company; APOL; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Facilitation of undergraduate and graduate courses
(Mental Health Care industry)
December 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Provision of individual, family, group therapy, & crisis intervention, to adolescent boys placed in a 52-bed residential treatment facility by Probation Dept.
(Mental Health Care industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
Led a domestic violence therapy support group, as well as provided individual, couple, elderly & child counseling.
(Mental Health Care industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Provision of individual, family, group, recreation milieu
therapy, & crisis intervention to adolescent boys, placed in a 30-bed residential treatment facility by Probation Dept.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)
April 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 3 months)
Foster Care Social Worker-Duties included supervision and placement of infants in interim foster care homes, certification of foster homes, and supportive counseling to foster parents and their families.
Intake Coordinator-Interviewed prospective adoptive couples, assessing for appropriateness to proceed to home study process.
(Mental Health Care industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years )
2000-2001 MFT Trainee-Provision of psychotherapy services to adults, children
3-12 years (play therapy); couples; & group.
2002-2003 MFT Intern-Provision of brief psychotherapy services to university student population.
M.A. , Psy., Emphasis MFT , 1998 — 2000
CAMFT-Member Since '98, Clinical Member since '06, Board Member-at-Large (2007-2009)
OC-CAMFT-Member Since '00, Clinical Member since '06, Intern Representative-Board of Directors (2002-2004)
AAMFT, AMFT-CA-Member Since '04, Clinical Member '06-'08.
PSI (Postpartum Support International)-Member Since '03, SoCal Outreach Coordinator (2007-current)