RACHEL BUDDIN - YOUNG Skills Therapeutic Approaches: EMDR, Client - focused, Person centered, Solution - focused, Cognitive - Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing Therapeutic Experience: Treatment teams, Individuals, Groups, Couples, Marriage, Dual diagnosis, Addictions, Substance abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Infidelity, PTSD Treatment Documentation: Treatment Team, DSM - V, SOAP Note s, ASAM, Outcome, SAFE T, Assessments, Psychosocial, Treatment Plans, Suicide Risk Education and Training LPC (Alaska Temp) Aug 2020 LMHC (Florida) Aug 2020 National Certified Counselor June 2020 National Board for Certified Counselors EMDR Trained Dec. 2019 EMDR Certified March 2022 Masters Mental Health Counseling June 2018 Capella University Bachelors of Art, Psychology/Church Ministry May 2000 Hardin Simmons University Professional Experience Clinical Therapist, Lighted Path Therapy - Eagle River, AK Oct 2020 to current ● Provide individual and couples psychotherapy both in person and telehealth Lead Counselor, Akeela, Inc. – Anchorage, AK Feb 2020 to April 2021 ● Provide leadership and management for six employees, including primary counselors and administrative staff ● Increased and maintained productivity of department by 75% within first sixty days ● Increased and maintained clients served by 250% within six months. ● Impleme nted evidenced based curriculum into groups ● Provided ongoing education for staff through individual and group supervision formats ● Maintain and manage FED Court program requirements, caseloads and reporting ● Provide individual / group counseling and case ma nagement for Akeela Outpatient clients ● Maintained personal caseload clients ● Developed and maintained all documentation including treatment plans, reviews and assessments Lead Counselor , Akeela, Inc. – Anchorage, AK Sept 2019 to Feb 2020 ● Provided individual / group counseling and case management for Wellness Court Clients ● Maintained average caseload of 20 clients ● Developed and maintained all documentation including treatment plans, reviews and assessments Professional Experience Continued Clinical Counselor II , Lakeview, MAT – Shalimar, FL Aug. 2018 to May 2019 ● Provided individual / group counseling and case management for methadone clients ● Provided individual therapy for veteran’s services outpatient treatment ● Mai ntained average caseload of 60 - 65 clients ● Developed and maintained all documentation including treatment plans, reviews and assessments Mental Health Therapist, Willow Harbor Therapy Services Sept. 2018 to March 2019 ● Provided individual / couples counseling services for private pay clients Counseling Intern , Pathways for Change – Pensacola, FL Oct 2017 to July 2018 ● Provided case management, group, couples and individual therapy services for inpatient substance abuse men’s inmate facility and co mmunity outpatient program ● Worked with therapeutic team in both therapeutic community and traditional counseling setting ● Provided over 700 hours including direct and indirect services ● Developed, designed and implemented job readiness program for men’s work release program ● Charted and recorded information in client files Counseling Intern, Liberty Church – Gulf Breeze, FL May 2016 to Jan 2018 ● Provided group, couples, and individual therapy services for community and church members ● Quickly responded to cr isis situations when issues arose ● Charted and recorded information in client files Sales Management/Teaching April 2001 to Aug. 2016 Substance Abuse Counselor , Texas Department of Criminal Justice Aug. 2000 to April 2001 ● Provided individual / group counseling and case management for minimum security inmates ● Developed and maintained all documentation including treatment plans, reviews and assessments Assistant Operations House Manager , Serenity House of Texas October 1996 to Janu ary 2000 ● Assisted the Operations Manager in all aspects of position including client placement, acceptance into program and insurance management ● Provided direct supervision for clients in an inpatient addiction’s treatment facility ● Management of direct car e staff employees ● Attended outside and inside group meetings for recovery Professional Affiliations • Vice President, Alaska EMDR Network January 2022 – current • Member EMDRIA • M ember American Association of Christian Counselors • Member National Board for Certified Counselors