Consultation for Therapists
I provide consultation for therapists in the following ways:
Documentation review and translating session content into comprehensive clinical charting; Strategies to approach documentation with more efficiency and clarity
Case conceptualization, stratification of acute/chronic risk levels, and exploring strategies for risk mitigation and appropriate disposition planning
Explore trauma-informed interventions, process common struggles when completing trauma-focused treatment, and identify ways to navigate through treatment goals
Exploring treatment sequencing, developing treatment plans and curriculums for individual and group therapy sessions
My expertise and experience has focused on PTSD/trauma, suicide and violence risk assessment/management and documentation, depression, anxiety, and substance use, in addition to general mental health concerns
Provided mental health services including trauma-focused treatment to Veterans and First Responders through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in inpatient, outpatient, and residential PTSD treatment capacities
Completed behavioral autopsies related to suicide deaths within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention capacity
Completed violence risk assessments (VRAG-R) as part of the Disruptive Behavior Committee within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Certified Danger Assessment Provider for lethality assessment in intimate partner relationships with violence
Versed and experienced working with high-risk/psychosocially complex patient populations with co-occurring behavioral health and medical diagnoses
Experienced serving children, adults, and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Completed developmental assessments to children ages 0-5
Provided individual/group therapy in in-home and community living settings to children/adolescents and emancipated foster youth struggling with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns
Experienced serving Victims of Crime. Previously worked in a paralegal capacity providing information and resources for domestic violence and harassment restraining orders