2005-Current Private Practice, Fort Worth, Texas
- Treatment and evaluation of children and
adolescents; treatment of adult depression and
anxiety, life transition, and adjustment issues
2004-Current Staff Psychologist, Senior Connections
- Psychological assessment, evaluation, and
treatment of patients residing in chronic care
facilities
2003-2004 Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Division of
- Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas
Project Coordinator of NIH funded Acute Low
Back Pain Study and member of UT
Southwestern’s Biopsychosocial Research
Team, coordinating the implementation of a
large study funded by the National Institute of
Health investigating outcomes and psychosocial
issues in patients suffering from acute low back
pain; Conducting psychlogical intakes and
evaluations within the scope of the
aforementioned study
2002-2003 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cook Children’s Medical
- Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Psychological and neuropsychological
assessment and evaluation within the context of
an outpatient clinic with children and adolescents
ranging from 3 to 18 years of age;
neuropsychological assessment included
patients with pervasive developmental disorder
(including Autism and Asperger’s Disorder),
traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, brain tumor,
encephalitis, and developmental difficulties;
psychological assessment included patients with
depression, anxiety,attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder, learning disabilities, bipolar disorder,
and psychotic disorders
2001-2002 Clinical Psychology Internship, Cystic Fibrosis
- Clinic at Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Individual and family intervention/psychotherapy
with child, adolescent, and adult CF patients and
their families; crisis management and brief
psychological intakes; group therapy with adult
patients; consultation to physicians and
multidisciplinary treatment team.
2000-2001 Clinical Psychology Internship, Federal Medical
- Center, Carswell, Fort Worth, Texas
Psychological and neuropsychological
assessment and evaluation within the context of a
forensic setting, in which the primary goal is to
answer questions of sanity and competency to
stand trial; Psychological assessment, evaluation,
and treatment of patients to assist in treatment
planning of patients with substance abuse history
1999-2000 Clinical Practicum, Dallas County Juvenile Justice
- Department
Assessment of emotional disturbance and mental
retardation in children and adolescents age 10-17
(personality and intellectual assessment);
Assessment of family dynamics, individual
therapy, and crisis management.
1999-2000 Student Therapist, Southwestern Psychotherapy
- Training Program, The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Short and long-term individual and group
outpatient psychotherapy, crisis intervention,
psychological and neuropsychological
assessment.
1999-2001 Clinical Psychology Practicum Trainee, Parkland
- Health and Hospital System, Psychiatric
Emergency Room
Psychological intake evaluations, crisis
intervention, treatment planning, consultation with
physicians.
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