CHELSEA LEE, MS

3856 Terrace St Apt 2, Philadelphia, Pa 19128 Cell: (610) 417-8544 chelsea_rose320@yahoo.com

_____________________________PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY_____________________________

A compassionate, empathetic, humorous, and solutions-focused clinical counselor with a natural therapeutic style, an innate ability to establish rapport quickly, build trust, interact with, and relate to

individuals on all levels. Experience working with adolescents, aging out youth, and adults with a history of mental illness and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders in community residential settings.

_____________________RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE____________________

Project Transition- Andorra Philadelphia, Pa July 2013 – Present

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counselor July 2014 – Present Counselor at community residential rehabilitation program for adults with focus on co-occurring

substance abuse issues, personality disorders and complex trauma sequelae, and aging-out youth population

Holding weekly individual sessions for caseload (as many as 10 members) and teaching Emotion Regulation, Mindfulness, and other psycho-educational groups

Participating in weekly treatment team consultations; responsible for creation and implementation of treatment plans

Responsible for coordinating all care and services (internal and external) as well as family inclusion in care

Assessing client treatment progress with variety of metrics and assessment tools Conducting peer-peer counseling and small group mediations as well as provided crisis intervention

and on-call support in emergency situations

Recovery Coach May 2014 – July 2014 Responsible for the development of a treatment-conducive community milieu and positive peer

relationships through daily individual coaching of all members and group facilitation and service coordination with other team members

Interacted with members daily to support engagement in programming, self-administration of medication, and activities of daily living including completing daily DAP notes for all caseloads

Helping members develop natural supports and meaningful daily activities through vocational, educational and experiential activities

Accomplishments: Reinstated Recovery Track members’ engagement in noon AA meetings; created tracking sheet and procedure, which significantly increased program’s drug screen completion percentages, and has since been implemented into other PT campus programs; and promoted to PRC position after 3 months of last promotion

Residential Advisor July 2013 – May 2014 Primary duties included: co-managing evening and weekend shifts, supervising members in activities of

daily living, completing daily DAP notes for all members, monitoring member self-administration of medication, transporting members to outside AA/NA meetings and weekend recreational trips, participating in crisis management system when necessary

Promoted to full-time Recovery Coach position in less than a year

Carson Valley Children’s Aid Flourtown, Pa July 2013 – May 2014

CBH Concurrent Reviewer March 2014 – May 2014 Scheduled, prepared, and conducted monthly Community Behavioral Health (CBH) reviews for CBH-

funded students Followed up with treatment team to communicate CBH’s feedback and to assist in translating

protocols into practice with clinicians

Group Leader (Independent Contractor) January 2014 – May 2014 Developed and instructed age-appropriate Emotion Management curriculum to all middle and high

school students (10 groups/week; roughly 10 students per group); included completing weekly individual progress notes

Recruited for hire by former internship site supervisor to lead abovementioned group

Graduate Intern Therapist August 2012 – July 2013 Conducted individual therapy with small caseload including developing safety plans, treatment goals,

and healthy coping skills while still building upon therapeutic alliance in each relationship Co-led therapy groups focusing on psychoeducation, safety, emotion management, mindfulness, and

building upon the adolescents’ strengths Gained experience in the Sanctuary Model, Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical

Behavior Therapy, and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

_____________________________________EDUCATION_______________________________________

Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pa July 2013 Master of Science: Clinical & Counseling Psychology; GPA: 3.9 Concentration: Marriage & Family Therapy

Ursinus College Collegeville, Pa May 2011 Bachelor of Science: Psychology; GPA: 3.5 Double Minor: Neuroscience & Education Honors: Member of Psi Chi, International Honors Society of Psychology Research Experience:

Summer Research Fellow May 2010 – July 2010 o Investigated the age differences of young children’s true and false reports of a target event

across different conditions and age groups (3- to 6-years-old) o Participated in Ursinus College’s 12th Annual Summer Research Symposium o Grant funded through National Institute of Mental Health

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST