PMB #300, 934 N. University DriveCoral Springs, FL 33071

Phone: (954) 720-1512Fax: (954) 722-9838solutions@ghr-training.com

Trainer/Consultant

Member – American Society for Training & Development

Board of Directors – Mental Health Association of Broward County

Member – American Group Psychotherapy Association

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

GHR TRAINING SOLUTIONS, www.GHR-Training.com, Coral Springs, FL
Trainer and Co-Owner

Provide people solutions training and consulting to organizations nationwide.

BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Trainer and Intake Specialist

Assess families and potential volunteers.  Conduct family/child and volunteer orientations, as well as facilitate volunteer and staff training sessions.  Provide regular follow-up and counseling interventions.

ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS & HEALTH CARE, Tamarac, FL
Psychotherapist

Conduct individual, group, marital and family therapy sessions.

SOUTHEAST CENTER FOR STRESS & ANXIETY, Plantation, FL
Trainer/Facilitator

Facilitated weekly groups and workshops on stress management, focusing on improving self-esteem and communication skills, e.g., developing positive dialogue and assertiveness techniques, expressing anger effectively, and managing change.  Co-facilitated a workshop on stress for Motorola’s Paging Division.

POMPANO BEACH CORRECTIONS FACILITY, Pompano Beach, FL
Trainer/Facilitator

Conducted weekly training sessions for juvenile offenders to ease their transition into the community.

THE RENFREW CENTER (An internationally renowned addictions treatment facility for women)
Treatment Coordinator

Provided counseling for women and their families.  Conducted groups in family relations, stress management, and coping with sexual abuse.  Created individual/family treatment plans.  Participated in weekly staff meetings.

THE RETREAT (A nationally recognized private psychiatric facility)
Coordinator/Therapist: Partial Hostipitalizatio Program (PHP) – (1992-1993)

Conducted two types of daily groups for patients transitioning from in-patient to out-patient status: one group focused on therapeutic issues, the other on career counseling and the development of coping/life skills.

Trainer/Therapist: Mood Disorders Unit– (1990-1993)

Conducted a “Life-Skills Group” for in-patients.  The group was designed to improve coping skills, e.g., controlling obsessive thoughts, productive use of anger, assertive vs. aggressive responses, etc.

FAIR OAKS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (Adolescent Unit)
Graduate Intern

Conducted individual/family therapy sessions, and weekly therapy groups.