Kim Briggs
100 Main Street Cell: (555) 322-7337
Cityplace, CA, 91019 example-email@example.com
Professional Summary
Recent graduate with internships and experience treating mental and emotional disorders within the context of couple and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of professional services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed mental health disorders. Confident in capability to productively work with other professionals. Open to new experiences.
Education and Training
2012 Master of Arts: Syracuse University – Marriage and Family Therapy Syracuse , NY, USA
Summa cum laude
Phi Kappa Phi member
Coursework in Play Therapy and Spirituality in Therapy
Served as department marshal upon graduation. achievement and service, 2012
Recipient of the Eleanor Macklin Scholarship, merit, 2010
2009 Bachelor of Arts: Le Moyne College – Psychology Syracuse, NY, USA
Experience
Student/Intern Therapist
- Utilized personality traits to effectively join with clients in a professional manner.
- Treated many individuals, couples, and families with a variety of intrapersonal and interpersonal presenting problems.
- Frequently encountered issues included communication difficulties, infidelity, depression, abandonment, grief and loss.
- Helped clients process their possible motives contributing to problematic behaviors.
- Mentored adolescents with co-occurring emotional and mental health disorders in a residential setting.
- Led skill building activities during psychotherapeutic sessions.
- Exposed to varying cultures, religions, spiritualisms, and other topics of diversity.
- Recognized how issues can influence the functioning of entire family systems and familiar with treating such issues.
- Worked with children and exposed to unique challenges they can present.
- Aware of child abuse indicators and professional responsibility as a mandated reporter.
- Understood importance of documentation and ensured that records were updated in a timely fashion.
Work History
Intern Therapist for Intervention and Supports for Adolescents and Families (ISAF) 09/2010 – 05/2012 Liberty Resources, Inc. Syracuse, NY
Student Therapist at the Goldberg Couple and Family Therapy Center 01/2010 – 05/2012 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY