2023-present        Clinical Fellow in Psychology

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA

Treatment modalities: Culturally informed care, anti-racist culturally informed DBT, CBT for psychosis, CBT, ACT, Exposure and Response Prevention

 

2022-2023             Clinical Fellow in Psychology

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA.

Treatment Modalities: CBT, ACT, DBT, CBT for Psychosis, Exposure and Response Prevention.

 

2019-2022             Graduate Student Therapist

Standard Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Treatment Program, The Family Institute, Evanston, IL.

Treatment Modalities: Full protocol standard DBT, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Population Served: Adults with challenges with emotion dysregulation in need of sliding scale fees. Presenting problems included personality disorders, eating disorders, persistent depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as non-suicidal self-harm and suicidal ideation.

Therapy and Assessment: Provided ongoing treatment to adult clients. Conducted initial consultation assessment to determine course of treatment. Provided one-on-one skills training, and phone coaching for skills generalization. Received training starting in 2021 on therapy for adults in the community with overcontrolled coping styles, and applied training in therapy sessions.

Supervision: Participated in weekly supervision, including didactic training involving role-plays, readings, and discussion, and team consultation relevant to the treatment modality for standard Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Supervisor: Mark Driscoll, Ph.D.

 

2016-2022             Graduate Student Assessor

Adolescent Development and Preventive Treatment Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Population Served: Adolescents and young adults at risk for developing psychosis.

Assessment: Conduct psychosis-risk assessment including the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes and the MATRICS consensus cognitive battery. Provide families with feedback, write reports, consult with health care professionals within the community, and mentor trainees.

Supervision: Weekly and individual supervision on the administration and interpretation of assessment measures and pinpointing appropriate treatment referral recommendations.

Supervisor: Vijay A. Mittal, Ph.D.

 

2020-2021             Group Co-Leader

Standard Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Treatment Program Clinic Group, The Family Institute, Evanston, IL.

Treatment Modalities: Full protocol DBT skills.

Population Served: Adults with challenges with emotion dysregulation in need of sliding scale fees.

Therapy and Assessment: Weekly group therapy to 8-10 clients.

Supervision: Participated in weekly supervision and team consultation relevant to the treatment modality.

Supervisor: Mark Driscoll, Ph.D.

 

2019-2020             Group Co-Leader

Standard Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Treatment Program, The Family Institute, Evanston, IL.

Treatment Modalities: Full protocol DBT skills.

Population Served: Adults exhibiting challenges with emotion dysregulation.

Therapy and Assessment: Weekly group therapy to 8-10 clients.

Supervision: Participated in weekly supervision and team consultation relevant to the treatment modality.

Supervisor: Michael Maslar, Psy.D.

 

2018-2019             Graduate Student Therapist

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Program, The Family Institute, Evanston, IL.

Treatment Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), Rumination-focused CBT for Depression.

Population Served: Adults with depression in need of sliding scale fees.

Therapy and Assessment: Weekly individual therapy.

Supervision: Received weekly didactics covering different aspects of CBT and ACT implementation which including reading and discussion, and weekly supervision.

Supervisor: Thomas Alm, Psy.D.; Erika Lawrence, Ph.D.

 

2017-2018             Graduate Student Therapist and Assessor

Assessment and Anxiety Treatment Program, The Family Institute, Evanston, IL.

Treatment Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (e.g., exposure, cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation), Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness.

Population Served: Community members with a wide range of psychopathology including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

Therapy and Assessment: Conducted assessments and administered questionnaires (SCID, MMPI, self-report questionnaires, Shipley-2) and provided feedback to individuals requesting a comprehensive assessment and interpretation; provided individual therapy to clients needing sliding scale services in which the CBT program would be an appropriate course of treatment.

Supervision: Weekly supervision on assessment administration, scoring, and interpretation, in addition to training on administering CBT therapy to clients.

Supervisor: Richard E. Zinbarg, Ph.D.

 

2016-2018             Graduate Student Assessor

Brain, Motivation and Personality Development (MAPD) Study, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Population Served: Community members with a wide range of psychopathology.

Assessment: Administered the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 (SCID-5) and the UCLA Life Stress Interview.

Supervision: Weekly supervision on assessment administration, scoring, and interpretation.

Supervisor: Richard E. Zinbarg, Ph.D.