chetna’s clinical + professional background

chetna’s clinical + professional background

 
 
 

Education + Continuing training

YTT200
Satya Yoga Cooperative, Denver, CO (2020)

Mindful Self-Compassion
Eight-week training program, Chicago, IL (2019)

Power of Awareness
with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach, online (2019)

Master’s, Counseling Psychology
The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA (grad October 2017)

  • Some Coursework: Counseling Theories and Techniques, Individual and Family Development, Multicultural Awareness & Sensitivity, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Clinical Assessment & Measures, Couple's Therapy, Group Therapy, Traditional & Post-Modern Family Therapy, Diagnosis and Empirically Supported Treatments, Common Therapeutic Factors,

  • Practicum as a wellness center counselor/trainee with RAMS Inc.

TEFL/TESOL certificate International TEFL Academy Chicago, IL (2014)

  • 180 hours of course work + 10 hours of student teaching practicum teaching English to varied levels of ESL students

Bachelor’s, Social Sciences
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA (grad June 2009)
Veritas Universidad, San Jose, Costa Rica (Winter 2008)
Rangsit University International College, Bangkok, Thailand (Fall  2009)

 
 

Current Work

Founding artist, wellness facilitator & speaker
mosaiceye LLC (since June 2017)

  • Practicing skills in entrepreneurship, public speaking, team-building and facilitation

  • Sharing visual art and illustrations as educational and activist resources and fundraising tools

  • Providing one on one consultations with a full client-load of diverse women and non-binary people across age, culture, race and geography

  • Developing and facilitating curriculum on emotional intelligence, decolonizing creativity, emotional boundaries, mindful compassion, empowered discipline and more

  • Providing group engagements and workshops in community, academic and organizational settings


Past Work

Tutor + facilitator @ GirlForward Chicago (October 2018 - February 2021)

  • Collaborating with immigrant and refugee girls ages 14 to 22 years old

  • Tutoring on writing, psychology, philosophy, math and science

  • Facilitating arts and wellness-based workshops

Fashion & commercial performer, actor and model (2009 - 2019)

Wellness counselor - trainee
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Wellness Programs
John O’ Connell High School, San Francisco (September 2016 - May 2017)

  • Assessment and individual counseling with adolescents ages 14-18

  • Collaborated with youth directly facing depression, anxiety, phobia, dysfunctional family dynamics, systemic oppression, immigration and community violence

  • Facilitated workshops with youth and staff for self-soothing and emotion regulation


Administration & outreach (part-time)
East Bay Behavior Therapy Center – Walnut Creek, CA (October 2015 - August 2016)

  • Managed marketing and outreach to hospitals, schools and doctors’ offices about the practice and its services

  • Blog-writing and editing on empirically-based practices with OCD, Social Phobia, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation and Parenting

  • Orchestrated office admin, including client file audits, signage and mail


EFL teacher
SENA – Cali, Colombia (January 2015 - July 2016)

  • Taught English and comprehension to 19-65 year old Colombian students

  • Focused on improving students’ grammar, listening, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills with culturally-competent lesson plans

  • Cultivated supportive rapport and cultural exchange with and between students


Staffing Operations Manager
Netflix, Inc. – Los Gatos, CA (April 2011 – October 2013)

  • Built, trained, and mentored a team of high-performing coordinators

  • Gathered and presented quarterly staffing metrics and immigration and relocation data

  • Managed various aspects of new hire orientation at headquarters

Immigration & Relocation Specialist –

  • Independent liaison between immigration firm, third party relocation vendors, and Netflix foreign national and relocated employees and their hiring managers

  • Educated managers via presentations/discussions on current immigration processes and best practices

  • Promoted easeful transitions for employees and managers working with the relocation and immigration programs


Lead / HR Coordinator
Netflix, Inc. – Los Gatos, CA (August 2009 – April 2011)

  • Managed multiple calendars and travel arrangements for Netflix employees and candidates

  • Innovated efficient and adaptable procedures for scheduling corporate interviews

  • Trained and mentored team of high-functioning coordinators