CLINICAL TRAINING

Clinical Interests

developmental trajectories | family systems | mental health equity | psychoeducation | parent training | couples therapy

Current Doctoral Training

I am currently completing my doctoral internship at Central Regional Hospital on the Child-Youth Track.

Previous Doctoral Training

• Treatment aim: provide individual and group therapy in a state hospital setting on acute inpatient treatment unit for latency age children (5-11 years old) of highly diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status diagnosed with extreme behavior disorders and severe mental illnesses

• My role: provide short- to mid-length evidenced-based interventions with hospitalized children focused on stabilization, diagnosis, behavior management, fostering increased repertoire of coping skills, and identification of needs upon discharge; refine case conceptualization skills with emphasis on trauma-informed care; select, administer, score, and interpret psychological assessment measures to answer a variety of specific referral questions; co-facilitate therapeutic groups; engage in consultation and multidisciplinary treatment team collaboration

• Treatment aim: complete neuropsychological testing and assessment of psychosocial functioning of children with chronic illness or pediatric cancer

• My role: administer assessments (e.g., WISC-V, WASI-II); collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to generate integrative reports and provide consultation and recommendations to families and referring clinicians

• Treatment aim: provide emergency psychological services to Duke undergraduate students seeking immediate therapeutic treatment in light of COVID-19 via clinical crisis team formed in response to Duke Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) patient overflow

• My role: provide weekly psychotherapy based in flexible application of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders, and trauma-informed care; present bi-weekly case presentations during team meetings, receive supervision by licensed clinical psychologists, and provide peer-to-peer supervision of other students; maintain a flexible, principle-driven CBT approach for assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention for undergraduate students and monitor client progress using clinical outcome measures

• Treatment aim: prepare undergraduate students to serve as peer coaches for DukeLine, a service striving to improve access to and normalize mental health service-seeking among Duke undergraduate students

• My role: conduct role-play training sessions and provide clinical supervision and live feedback for Duke undergraduate peer coaches using the Empowerment Model of Advocacy

• Treatment aim: provide mentorship and interactive learning experiences to marginalized female students in the Durham Public School system

• My role: coordinate and provide services and follow-up for mental health-related issues that arise during group sessions; attend weekly group meetings, advise mentorship activities, and shape group facilitation

• Treatment aim: provide short- and long-term evidence-based interventions with adult individuals and couples undergoing fertility care; treat a variety of psychological symptoms and disorders (e.g. MDD, GAD, adjustment disorder); work with integrated support team of nurses, psychologists, embryologists and staff to address clients’ physical, emotional, and financial concerns

• My role: train in empirically-supported interventions including (e.g. cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)); provide psychotherapy for individuals and couples; provide of psychoeducation to clients and families about psychological distress and treatment; conduct psychological evaluations for third-party donors and recipients; lead mindfulness workshops

• Treatment aim: provide short- and long-term evidence-based interventions with children, adolescents, and families presenting with psychological symptoms and disorders (e.g., GAD, MDD, ADHD, ODD, SAD, SocPh)

• My role: train in empirically-supported interventions including: cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral exposure and response prevention, habit reversal, parent training, and motivational interviewing, as well as provision of psychoeducation to children and families about psychological distress and treatment

• Treatment aim: provide family therapy sessions for: enhancing family communication and problem solving, management training for parents of children and adolescents with behavioral problems, and couples/marital therapy      

• My role: train in empirically-supported family and couples therapy treatment (i.e., Family Systems Therapy); participate in weekly multidisciplinary case consultation team to continuously and collaboratively assess and adapt treatment plan; engage in integrated care with team of psychologists, psychiatrists, residents, and fellows

• Treatment aim: develop and pilot an intervention for Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP) using a ten session intervention with children ages 5-8

• My role: provide family treatment, teaching parents and children through interoceptive exposure for child abdominal pain

• Treatment aim: provide short- and long-term individual psychotherapy for adults seeking treatment for a range of psychological difficulties (e.g. depression, anxiety, inattentiveness/hyperactivity, self-esteem, eating concerns, relationship difficulties, adjustment, and coping with stressors)

• My role: conduct individual therapy integrating principles from multiple evidence-based practices (e.g. CBT, psychodynamic, interpersonal, motivational interviewing)

Pre-doctoral Clinical Training

• Treatment aim: utilize CBT, psychopharmacology, and novel computer-based therapeautics to treat children and adolescents with clinical anxiety

• My role: assist with CBT for child & adolescent anxiety; administer novel computer-based attention bias modification training (ABMT) to supplement CBT; administer and score behavioral assessments, clinical questionnaires, and the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI); observe administration of structured diagnostic interviews (K-SADS, SCID)

• Treatment aim: utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to treat individuals with severe emotion dysregulation

• My role: observe and assist with DBT group therapy sessions for individuals in residential and day treatment