Resume

Continued Post-Master's Level Counseling Education
University of Dayton at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio

Master of Arts in Art Therapy Counseling

Master’s Thesis: "Phototherapy Life Books: Improving  Self-Esteem  and Psychosocial    Perceptions for  Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Learning Disabilities"            

Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio   GPA: 3.669

Bachelor of Arts in Art Education
             Minors: Secondary Education, Psychology
             Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
             GPA: 3.174

• Registered, Board Certified Ohio Art Therapy Counselor [serving individual clients throughout Ohio]

• Behavioral Health Art Therapy Counselor [short & long-term individual and group art and process therapy for child, adolescent, and adult inpatients and outpatients]

• Currently working under guidance of ATR-BC and LPCC supervisors for additional credentials and professional status in upcoming months.

• Genesis Health Care, Zanesville, Ohio

• Art therapist [art therapy for children w/special physical and emotional needs and their siblings]

• Kya’s Krusade, Gahanna, Ohio

• Direct Service Provider [personal care for individuals with MR/DD needs in a 24-hour group home]

• REM-Ohio, Highland Heights, Reynoldsburg, Ohio

• Alternative Instructor [art therapy counseling & special needs education]

• Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools, Gahanna, Ohio

• Art Therapist; Lead Facilitator of adolescent Kaleidoscope program [adolescents whose parents currently have or recently passed away from cancer or a related illness]

• The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

• Substitute Teacher [all areas; primarily art or special education]

• Gahanna, Groveport, New Albany, Ohio

• Art Therapist [recovering adolescent male sexual offenders, aged 11-18]

• Boys Village, Columbus, Ohio

• Long-Term Art and Special Education Intervention Substitute Teacher

• Springfield City Schools, Springfield, Ohio

• Substitute Teacher [all areas; primarily art or special education]

• Mayfield Heights, South Euclid - Lyndhurst, Ohio

• Home Instruction Art Therapy Teacher [adult home-bound student with autism]

• Twinsburg City Schools, Twinsburg, Ohio

Twinsburg City Schools, Twinsburg,Ohio                                   
Grades K-10: Began the first district art therapy program; provided group and individual therapy for children with social, emotional, and learning difficulties

REM-Consulting of Ohio, Inc, Highland Heights, Ohio
Adult clients with Prader-Willi Syndrome and mental retardation:  Began the first group and individual art therapy program in two group homes for adults with a variety of emotional and behavioral needs

The NBA Cleveland Christian Home for Children, Cleveland, Ohio
Low-income children with emotional and behavioral needs: Group  and individual art therapy interventions in a nurturing residential children's facility

General Medical Center: The Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Partial Hospitalization Program, Akron, Ohio
Adult psychiatric outpatient and inpatient group clients:  Assisted in art therapy assessments, psychoanalysis, and goals with clients

Julie Billiart School, Lyndhurst, Ohio
Special learning needs students, grades 1-8:  Assisted in art therapy lessons and assessments in a private school for children with  SBH/ ADD/ ADHD needs

Crestwood Local Schools, Mantua,Ohio 

Grades K-8: Designed and taught creative, age-appropriate art lessons in my final art education practicum

Summit County Juvenile Detention Center, Akron, Ohio
Incarcerated students, ages 7-21:  Designed and taught art lessons to students, many with emotional and behavioral needs

Crestwood Local Schools / Hattie Larlham School, Mantua, Ohio
Disability classroom, ages 7-21: Designed and taught art lessons to students with moderate to severe disability needs

Began and maintained a successful small business of handmade dichroic fused glass jewelry, sold on-line and at Ohio craft fairs.

www.etsy.com/shop/purplehandprint

Created unique, handmade dichroic glass designs, papermaking, calligraphy, wedding invitations, hand-thrown clay, polyform, beads, wire, and paintings.

The Art Studio: Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio:  Assisted Registered Art Therapists in therapeutic goals for patients with various ages and needs on a weekly volunteer basis