Devin Ward MHC

Therapist - MHC - Individuals / Couples / Teen & Adolescents / Women's Issue Specialist / Bilingual English-Spanish

Devin is a Mental Health Counselor with over 7 years of experience helping people of all walks of life navigate challenges and find the best version of themselves. She has a particular interest in working with post-partum women to ease their transition into motherhood. Devin received her Bachelor's Degree from St. John's University and then completed her graduate degree at Texas A&M University-Central Texas. She utilizes an integrative approach with a focus on cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness-based stress-reduction to help clients overcome the effects of negative thought/behavior patterns.

(631)257-5900 x 710

devinward@transformations-counseling.net

Professional Experience

Mental Health Counselor (limited permit holder)

Butterfly LCSW, PC – Bay Shore, NY

October 2018 to 2018

Individual and family therapy to adults and children

Assistant Director of Behavior Supports

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises – Old Bethpage, NY

February 2015 to July 2017

Clinical supervisor

Behavior Intervention Specialist

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

January 2013 to February 2015

Psychological and behavioral support to individuals in OPWDD Certified Residences.
Individual and group counseling; family counseling; crisis intervention; social skills training; data collection and interpretation; administration of psychological assessments

Mental Health Counseling Intern/Intake Counselor

Blue Bonnet Trails Community Services – Round Rock, TX

August 2011 to May 2012

Case manager: assessed potential clients for mental health service clinical interviews, substance abuse and mental health screenings; crisis intervention, intake interviews, developed treatment plans

Mount Sinai School of Medicine – New York, NY

June 2009 to August 2010

Monitored and executed research protocols for the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center: conducted the recruitment, screening, and enrollment of veteran participants; administered neuropsychological testing batteries; prepared Institutional Review Board submissions; compiled case studies for diagnosis by consensus; performed data collection and entry with the use of SPSS.

Research Assistant

St. John’s University – Jamaica, NY

May 2008 to June 2009

Assisted in the implementation and monitoring of research protocols for an on-campus study which aimed to determine the effect of perceived racial bias on stress level; recruited, screened, and tracked study participants; performed data collection/entry tasks.

Residential Counselor

Young Adult Institute/National Institute for People with Disabilities – Kew Gardens, NY

April 2008 to August 2008

Case manager
Assisted staff psychologist with the implementation of behavior support plans; conducted individual and group training in independent living skills

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Professional Education

2012

Master of Science in Counseling Psychology

Texas A&M University – Killeen, TX

2009

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

St. John’s University – New York, NY

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Bilingual English/Spanish