Education:                   Temple University – M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology

8/97-5/99                      Graduated:  May 1999   G.P.A:  3.9

8/93-5/97                      Bloomsburg University – B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice

                                    Graduated: May 1997                G.P.A.: 3.46

Work Experience:        Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley – Allentown, PA

7/09-present                  Program Director

Oversees clinical program operations; participates in program budget discussions and board meetings; collects and interprets qualitative and attendance data to report to the local board and headquarters office; supervises clinical facilitators, adjunct

instructors, program volunteers and interns; builds and maintains relationships with program participants; markets to potential program providers, doctors, and healthcare staff in an effort to conduct more outreach to our serving area; presents at local conferences on topics such as cancer survivorship, resilience, and compassion fatigue; represents the Mid-Atlantic Region as Vice Chair of the Cancer Support Community Network Council; collaborates with community partners; conducts individual, couples and family sessions; facilitates monthly support groups; develops and instructs psychoeducational classes, mindfulness activities and chair yoga classes.

6/08-7/09                      Assistant Program Director

Coordinated programming for cancer survivors and caregivers, facilitated weekly support groups, and planned grant-funded programs.

6/07-6/08                      Project Coordinator

Developed specific grant-funded breast cancer survivorship programs that included support groups, healthy lifestyle programs, nutrition classes and overnight retreats.

9/04-6/08                      Group Facilitator

Facilitated weekly support groups; assisted during special events and educational programs; started a bi-weekly writing group and monthly Kids Circle group for children with a family member with cancer. 

2/07 – 2/13                   Creative Pathways Counseling – Bangor, PA

Private practice therapist

Provided individual, marital, and family therapy.  Focused primarily on anxiety disorders, grief/loss, and trauma.  Maintained documentation related to assessments and treatment planning; coordinated care with insurance providers to confirm and maintain approval for services.

9/04-6/08                      Valley Youth House, Student Assistance Program – Bethlehem, PA

Contracted therapist

Provided SAP counseling to students in all educational levels; conducted individual and family sessions in the school setting to assess needs and provided referrals to community resources.  

7/03 – 7/09                   Valley Youth House, Provider 50, Easton, PA

Mobile Therapist

                                    Contracted position to provide mobile therapy to children with mental health diagnoses.

8/99-9/04                       Valley Youth House, In-Home Services, Allentown, PA

Therapist II

                                    Conducted individual, couples and family counseling sessions; assisted in reunification planning; prepared parenting education sessions; facilitated art and play therapy sessions; performed crisis intervention; and provided court testimony for families involved with Lehigh County Office or Children and Youth Services.

9/99-5/05                      Livengrin Counseling Center, Allentown, PA

Group and Individual Therapist

                                    Facilitated group and individual counseling sessions, focusing on codependency.

Professional                 Livengrin Counseling Center, Fort Washington, PA

Enrichment:                Fieldwork Intern

8/98 – 4/99                   Co-facilitated group therapy for adults and adolescents in a chemical dependency/dual diagnosis program and led psychoeducational lectures.

5/98 – 9/98                   Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

                                    Graduate Assistant

                                    Collaborated with professors, organized and tracked the interview process for master’s in counseling candidates; provided orientation to incoming students. 

8/96-12/96                    Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

            General Psychology Teaching Assistant

                                    Developed lesson plans, instructed a weekly class for beginning students, reviewed text material, composed exam questions, and held office hours to explain exam results.

6/96-8/96                      Lehigh County Juvenile Probation Department, Allentown, PA

            Intern  

                                    Provided case management, conducted individual and family sessions with adjudicated youth, supervised community service projects, and researched demographics and statistics on delinquency.

Credentials:                 National Certified Counselor – January 2003

                                    Licensed Professional Counselor – April 2003             

                                    EMDR trained– May 2009

Volunteer

Experience:                  East Allen Soccer Club, Northampton, PA

8/21- present                 Co-coach youth soccer; represent the interests of parents, players and coaches as a liaison with the township as Director of Recreational Youth Soccer. 

7/92/9/08                      Dream Come True, Lehigh Valley, PA

                                    Chaperoned and participated in fundraising events to benefit terminally/critically ill

                                    children; interviewed families to determine eligibility for organization involvement; and organized the fulfillment of dreams.