Credentials and Experiential Highlights
License & Degress
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, NJ (37FI00166600)
Post Graduate Diploma in Marriage and Family Therapy, Kean University
Masters of Professional Studies in Human Relations, Major: Clinical Counseling, New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Psychology, Kean University
Bachelor in Home Science, Major: Human Development, India
Self Empowering Journeys, LLC
Sole Proprietor Private Practice, Educator
Provide individual, couples, children, and family therapy.
Utilize a strength-based, developmentally minded, collaborative approach that supports family life and promotes personal healing and growth.
Work with relationship issues, parenting concerns, conflict resolution, depression, anxiety, life transitions, divorce, and domestic Violence.
Developed, publicized, and provided professional development training on cultural competency, unconscious bias, and maintaining a diverse and inclusion- focused practice.
Bergen Community College
Adjunct Profesor
Psychology- 106, Developmental Psychology
County of Bergen- Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Supervisor, Staffing Services
Supervising the intake unit
Provide supervision to professional staff as it relates to conducting bio-psycho-social assessments.
Review client case histories for treatment planning
Assign crisis case management cases to staff after reviewing clients' bio-psycho-social assessments based on vulnerability and danger level.
Collaborate with other agencies to enhance client outcomes
Co-ordinate psychological evaluations for clients
Supervise the establishment and maintenance of clinical records and files.
2. Supervising and Training Interns
Provide supervision, evaluation, and education to student interns in the role of a field
instructor
Provide training and supervision to interns as it relates to conducting bio-psychosocial
assessments
Designed and delivered pieces of training on providing 'Family Therapy for Children who have
witnessed Domestic Violence' and 'Effects of Witnessing Domestic Violence on Children.
3. Supervise Parenting Program
Provide training to staff in conducting a 6-week parenting program: 'Healthy Families
Workshop Series.
Supervise staff regarding the facilitation of the workshop twice a year.
Responsible for the administrative tasks related to the facilitation of the workshop.
4. Provide clinical mental health services to clients involved in Domestic Violence.
Provide individual, couples, family counseling, crisis intervention, and hotline services.
Co-facilitate psychoeducational groups for both men and women, victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
County of Bergen- Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Family Therapist
Program Development
Developed the curriculum for a 6-week parenting program: 'Healthy Families Workshop Series.'
Program development to provide family counseling for children who have witnessed domestic violence.
2. Provided clinical mental health services to clients involved in Domestic Violence.
Provided individual, couples, family counseling, crisis intervention, and hotline services.
Co-facilitated psychoeducational groups for both men and women, victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
Responsible for the administrative duties and the facilitation of the 6-week parenting program: 'Healthy Families Workshop Series.'
3. Assisted Clinical Director in Substance Abuse Unit
Conducted substance abuse evaluations, discharged clients from the unit, and provided referrals for substance abuse treatment.
Compiled statistics for grant reporting.
Community Education Centers, Delaney Hall-Family Services Program
Family Counselor - Internship site
Provided clinical mental health services to residents and their families who were incarcerated for drug-related crimes.
Provided individual, couple, and family therapy sessions with residents in recovery and their families.
Provided referral services for residents/clients and conducted outreach to resident families.
Attended weekly supervisory meetings.
