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JOCELYN SKILLMAN | CV
MA: Counseling Psychology
LMHC | Licensed Mental Health Counselor
MHP | Mental Health Practitioner
CMHS | Child Mental Health Specialist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE:
Administrative, communications, content writing, editing, non-profit work and management
EDUCATION
2013 – The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
MA Counseling Psychology
2008 – The University of Puget Sound
BA Comparative Sociology, Anthropology Emphasis
Classics: Ancient Greek Language
Honors Society
ADMINISTRATIVE | LEADERSHIP
2021-present The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology – Supervisor of Alumni Outreach, Office of the President
2023 Foundry10 Research Reviewer, IRB Board Member
2022-2023 The Garage Teen Café – Program Development
2020-2022 The Samaritan Center of Puget Sound – Communications & Marketing
2006-2015 Ubiquitous They – Sketch & Improv Comedy: Director, Writer, Performer
TOOLS | SKILLS
Design: Adobe Suite (Photoshop), Procreate
Instructional & Administrative: Populi, Salesforce, eTapestry, Valant.IO, Microsoft Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Asana, Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Sites, Slides), Squarespace, QuickBooks
Communication: Asana, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Google
OS: Mac, Windows
AUTHOR | CONTENT WRITER | EDITOR
2023 To Take Us All Home – Haiku Chap Book – Goldfish Press
2022 In Our Resemblance – Haiku Chap Book – Goldfish Press
2020-present Continuing Conversations Newsletter and Alumni Spotlights – The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
2020 Social Media Re-Boot – Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, Newsletter
2018 Tweens & Screens Side-Bar – Seattle’s Child Magazine
2016 Calming Kids Fears – Seattle’s Child Magazine
WORKSHOPS and PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP
2023 Panel Presenter: Mental Health Administration at The Garage Teen Cafe
The Garage Teen Café –Teens for Teens Panel
2016-2023 Content Writer and Workshop Leader
The Impact of Media Use on Mental Health
Nonviolent Communication
Mental Health Fundamentals
The Impact of Vicarious Trauma in Schools
Issaquah Schools Foundation – Issaquah School District – panel and training for ISD families
2015 Community Education, Service Work, Content Writing, Healthcare Provision
Mary’s Place Seattle – supporting families and women experiencing homelessness
RESEARCH
2023 Day of Scholarship – 2023, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
“The Clinical Frame’s Impact on Clinician Personality & Wellbeing –
Evolving Mental Health Care to Improve Vocational Sustainability and Practitioner Health”
2008 Tibetan Developmental Approaches to Early Learning Dharamsala, India
School for International Training – Tibetan & Himalayan Studies
2007 Research Apprentice: Chimpanzee Human Research Institute
Central Washington University – Animal Behavior Research Assistant, ASL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA
2014-2016 Mentor, Counselo
Kent School District, Valley Cities Counseling Kent, WA
2014-2016 Mentor, Counselor
Children’s Institute for Learning Differences Mercer Island, WA
2014-2016 Teacher, Substitute Teacher
Supported students K-12
COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
2022-Present The Garage Teen Cafe Issaquah, WA
Founder Mental Health Programming, Trainer, Counselor, Crisis Support Ally
- Develops and provides counseling service in unique drop-in counseling model for teens accessing a range of services at a teen center serving 100+ youth daily.
2016-2020 Private Practice Issaquah, WA
Licensed Primary Individual, Couples, Family Therapist
- Ran successful private practice serving 25+ clients – founder, administrator, sole proprietor
2020-2022 Samaritan Center of Puget Sound Seattle, WA
Licensed Primary Individual, Couples, Family Therapist
- Supported case consult management, trauma-informed and family systems consult groups
- Donor support specialist, administrative support, graphic designer, content writer, newsletter
2014-2016 Valley Cities Mental Health Agency Kent, WA
Youth & Family Therapist
- Provided individual, group, and family counseling to a range of ages and serving vast and diverse needs.
- Led group facilitation for mental health groups.
- Coordinated care across multiple systems including psychiatric and case management support.
- Teaching strategies, techniques, meta-cognition to family systems, staff, and individual clients
ARTIST
2023 Private Commissions – Mixed Media: www.customizedpetportrait.com| Psychic Portraiture
2022 Zine Publications, Haiku Book Design, Cover Designs – Goldfish Press
2021 Private Commissions, web and design projects – Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, The Seattle School
2020 Illustrations: “Good Steak” short story – Humanities Washington
Prior Commissions, private works, and web and design contributions, Artist Residencies, Art Showing: “Meditating Monsters” – Monster Gallery: Ballard, WA
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST
jocelyn.skillman@gmail.com