226 Queen Rd. Apt. 75
Charlotte NC, 28204
Phone: 802-377-0628
mgahlamzan@gmail.com
Work as a clinical mental health counselor focusing on the clinical use of art therapy or contribute to art education at an art resource center or school.
Counseled children and their families at an elementary school, providing clinical intervention in collaboration with a special education team to help students achieve their academic goals.
Organized and led group art therapy sessions in “Success” program at a high school, middle school, and elementary school in collaboration with Rutland Mental Health Services to improve self understanding of at-risk youths.
Organized and lead group art therapy sessions in a residential adolescent treatment center that enabled these adolescents to complete targeted treatment plans and cope with specific interventions.
Contracted to provide individual art therapy sessions for an adolescent based on a reference from the school’s special education team coordinator. These sessions resulted in a marked increase in this adolescent’s sense of self-esteem.
Worked with a team of art therapists to plan art activities at a summer art camp for youth at risk. These activities helped these youth’s acquire positive coping skills.
Led art therapy group sessions that focused on substance abuse issues for youth at risk participating in Upward Bound summer camps. These sessions helped participants verbalize their feelings and cope with life changes.
Led group art therapy sessions for older adults that focused on ameliorating depression and developing autonomy within an institutionalized nursing home.
Organized and lead group and individual clinical art therapy sessions for patients in a psychiatric unit.
Assisted Vocational Counseling with intake and scheduling of clients.
Responsible for assessing and counseling both adolescents and young adults at a federally-funded residential vocational center. Mediated between residential counselors, instructors and participants to ensure the effectiveness and success of the vocational rehabilitation program.
Provided substitute teaching services for elementary and middle schools in the towns of Middlebury and Manchester.
Taught a 6-week after school art program for K-6 children that used art activities to teach cultural diversity. This program helped students developed their sense of aesthetics and master a variety of media and tools for self-expression.
Organized an 8-week summer art camp for K-6 students that helped these children become more sensitive to the aesthetics of their environment.
Organized art activities for K-6 students at a summer art camp funded by the Southern Vermont Art Center that enabled these children to explore a variety of visual art media and develop their aesthetic awareness.
Training in Essential and Intermediate Stott Pilates and Core Barr, 2012, Absolute Pilate.
Advanced Abnormal Psychology, Spring 2011, College of St Joseph.
Psychological Appraisal Summer, 2009, College of St Joseph.
Fundamental Understanding Addiction, Spring, 2003, College of St Joseph.
Group Counseling and Technique, Spring, 2003, College of St Joseph.
Professional Issues in Psychology, Fall, 2003, College of St Joseph.
M.A. Education (Art), Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 2000. Thesis: A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Printmaking Processes and Their Applications to Art Education. March, 2003
M.A. in Psychology, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont, 1996. Thesis: The Effect of Art Therapy in a Short-Term Adult Psychiatric Setting with Two Women. July, 1996.
B.F.A. Specialized in Printmaking, Concordia University, Montreal Quebec, 1982.
Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Winter, 2004, Cross Country University.
LMHC Eligible
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