By Appointment Only
1559 3rd Street NE., Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 736-2843
(256) 739-9569
Educational and Professional Experience
EDUCATION:
Georgia School of Professional Psychology, Atlanta, GA
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, ALWORK EXPERIENCE:
April 2005 – Present
TurnAround Counseling Services, LLC
Private Practice. Provide mental health, substance abuse, and general counseling to children, adolescents, and adults through individual, family, marriage, and group therapy.
January 2004 – Present
Wallace State Community College
Adjunct Faculty. Educate students in the Human Services Program. Classes include: Mental Illness and Psychopharmacology, and Working with the Family of the Chemically Dependent.
October 2004 – August 2006
Bradford Health Services
Primary Counselor. Conduct inpatient substance abuse groups, hold both individual and family therapy sessions, create treatment plans with patients and their families, complete psychosocial assessments on new admissions, participate in daily staff meetings and monthly peer reviews.
October 2001 – September 2004
Cullman Area Mental Health Authority
Counselor. Complete initial assessments for both mental health (M/I) and substance abuse (S/A) programs; conduct outpatient S/A groups (including dual diagnosis groups); hold individual therapy sessions for both M/I and S/A clients; provide S/A case management services; correlate with local agencies including the Department of Human Resources, court referral, probation, city and county jails and local hospitals.
September 1999 – October 2001
Birmingham Psychiatry
Physician Assistant. Authorize prescription refills, WAIS & WISC III administration (supervised), data entry, scheduling, daily chart preparation, switchboard operator back up, filing, insurance verification and prearrange hospital admissions.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
2000
North Alabama Regional Hospital, Decatur AL,
Observe inpatient group therapy sessions, administer and score the WAIS, interview new admissions to discuss benefits of group therapy assignments.
1997
The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Assisted mentally ill patients in the Vaughn School with their assignments such as math, English, and art.
1996
Woodland Hills Treatment Center, Cullman, Alabama
Observe therapists with patients.
1996
Cullman Area Mental Health Authority, Cullman, Alabama
Volunteered in the Day Program, assisting mentally ill clients with illness management and recovery.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1998
UAB Department of Psychology, Birmingham, AL
Assist in data collection and entry on startle response research. Also, help revise SAM computer questionnaire used to test subjects.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES:
| 2007 – Present | American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer |
| 2004 – Present | Alabama Counseling Association Alabama Association for Marriage & Family Counseling American Counseling Association Alabama Association for Addictions & Offenders Counseling |
| 2007 – 2008 | Alabama Association for Addictions & Offenders Counseling President |
| 2000 – 2008 | Behavioral Science Book Club |
| 2005 – 2006 | Alabama Association for Addictions & Offenders Counseling Secretary |
| 2004 – 2005 | Alabama Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development Alabama Mental Health Counselor’s Association |
| 2003 – 2004 | Cullman Area Mental Health Authority, Staff Advisory Committee President |
| 1998 – 2000 | American Psychological Association |
| 1997 – 1999 | Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, Suite Manager |
| 1995 – 1997 | Wallace State Community College Host & Hostess Organization Vice President |
