Austin Texas Counselor

Seth Houdeshell LCSW

Austin TX Therapy

My History

Owner: New Leaf Counseling, Inc.; provide individual and couples counseling; substance abuse assessment as a certified S.A.P. provider; critical incident stress debriefing services for corporations; continuing education training for other licensed professionals 08/2004-present

Counselor/Clinical Coach: Resources For Living; provided counseling and information and referral over the telephone to employees; consultation to management to minimize the impact of workplace violence and help managers respond to crisis in the lives of employees; critical incident stress debriefing services in the workplace for corporate clients; created and reviewed company policy related to clinical practices; provided training and development for counselors; supervision and quality assurance by reviewing counselor sessions and documentation of clinical work; conducted annual clinical reviews of counseling staff 5/99-11/2007

Graduate Intern: Texas Youth Commission, Treatment/Case Management; participated in training related to correctional therapy program; observed therapy groups; interviewed administrative staff about agency operations; assisted in the legislative review process for bills related to agency operations; conducted research project to investigate the process of selecting youth for specialized treatment; translated student workbook exercises for correctional therapy into Spanish 1/99-5/99

Graduate Intern: Center for Successful Fathering, Inc.; planned and implemented focus groups for an agency research effort; coordinated the filming of a video for the National Fatherhood Forum; wrote grant applications to fund agency research 8/98-1/99

Team Leader: Communities in Schools, Inc./City of Austin Summer Success Program; administered work readiness and reading curriculum to at-risk teenagers; provided individual counseling to students; supervised field trips and group projects 9/98-7/98

Graduate Intern: Childcare Management Services, City of Austin; provided direct counseling and referral services for families in crisis; presented Positive Guidance workshop for parents and for agency staff 9/97-5/98

Psychology Assistant: TXMHMR, San Antonio State School; wrote and supervised the implementation of behavior management programs for agency clients; prepared statistical reports of outcome data for psychology department to present to agency and state authorities; collected data and wrote feedback reports for the evaluation of the Active Treatment Program 10/96-8/97