ISABELLE CHIMERA
Elmhurst
Summary
Confident and highly organized mental health professional with strong background in therapeutic practices and patient care. Adept at fostering team collaboration and adapting to evolving needs, ensuring reliable and effective outcomes. Skilled in individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and patient assessment with focus on achieving measurable results. Possesses exceptional communication and empathy, creating supportive and productive therapeutic environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PRIMARY THERAPIST
ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Facilitated curriculum-based therapeutic groups utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI), created and updated treatment plans, met with patients individually to assess progress and guide treatment planning, coordinated care with patients’ individual providers to ensure continuity of care, facilitated family support meetings and family counseling, assessed patients for level of care and conducted risk/safety assessments, engaged in crisis management and de-escalation techniques, participated in staff meetings to collaborate with treatment team, maintained accurate and HIPAA-compliant progress notes, facilitated ongoing communication with insurance companies for appeals and prior authorizations
PROGRAM THERAPIST
EATING RECOVERY CENTER
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Facilitated curriculum-based therapeutic groups utilizing CBT, ACT, and DBT, facilitated process groups in Eating Disorders and Mood/Anxiety track and specialty groups focusing on Neuropsychology and Somatic Experiencing, provided meal support at the Partial Hospitalization level of care, conducted 1:1 safety risk assessments, and milieu management
NURSE
COMPASS HEALTH CENTER
10.2017 - 10.2019
- Worked with a multidisciplinary staff to provide partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services to children, adolescent, and adult patients who struggle with mood, OCD and complex anxiety, substance, trauma, dysregulation, and school refusal issues by conducting nursing assessments, triaging phone calls, assessing symptoms and providing medication management, preparing medical orders, documenting therapeutic responses, and facilitating prior authorization approvals for medications and medical services
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC
08.2013 - 09.2016
- Performed clinical duties such as taking medical histories, assisting physician during examinations, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, authorizing medication refills
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
NURSING ASSISTANT
01.2010 - 05.2013
- Assisted with activities of daily living such as bathing and dressing, serving and feeding meals, ambulating and positioning, and providing adjunct care
Education
Masters - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Practical Nursing -
AMERICARE TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Psychology -
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Biological Sciences
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Skills
- Evidence-based treatment for various mental health disorders
- Relapse prevention
- Psychoeducation
- Treatment Planning
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- Client advocacy
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with over 2 years of clinical experience
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - 5+ years of providing medical/nursing care & managing care coordination
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES (PRIVATE PRACTICE): conducted intakes, provided client-centered, evidence-based treatment for individual and group counseling, facilitated psychoeducational group therapy, documented client interventions through comprehensive progress notes, and other administrative duties including IM+CANS and suicide-risk assessments
- NURSING CLINICAL ROTATIONS: conducted physical examinations, measured patient outcomes and recorded symptoms, administered medications, implemented care plans, provided patient education
Timeline
PRIMARY THERAPIST
ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
09.2022 - 11.2023
PROGRAM THERAPIST
EATING RECOVERY CENTER
06.2021 - 09.2022
NURSE
COMPASS HEALTH CENTER
10.2017 - 10.2019
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC
08.2013 - 09.2016
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
NURSING ASSISTANT
01.2010 - 05.2013
Masters - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Practical Nursing -
AMERICARE TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Psychology -
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Biological Sciences
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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