Stacey Layton
Warnbro
Summary
Expert counseling professional devoted to positively impacting clients. Successful at delivering support individually and in group settings. Seeks every opportunity to build trust and deep connections. Skilled clinical practitioner within the tertiary guidelines for Counseling.
Counselor with strong background helping families, individuals, adolescents, children clients overcome personal challenges and cope with triggering and traumatic situations. Accessing for risks, Focused on facilitating exploration of issues, developing individualized plans and developing important skills. Licensed by WA Clinical & Professional bodies using Professional standard
guidelines association for clinical work.
Counselor with BA Counseling degree and proven expertise in substance abuse treatment, family domestic
Violence and individual
Compassionate nature and exceptional communications skills its lead to positive outcomes with clients
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Counselor
Aspire Counseling Services
04.2023 - Current
- Private home business counseling services.
- Working in a range of proven and professional practices
- Further Studies in industry standard courses for ongoing professional development. (etc disability access and inculsions, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQIA+, child and safety wellbeing, womens sexuality and health, grief and loss training, trauma awareness)
Counsellor
Relationship Australia (WA)inc
03.2008 - 03.2023
- Assessed clinical risk and danger to children and families and determined appropriate level of response and intervention.
- Kept abreast of new and developing information in mental health field by attending professional conferences and workshops.
- Developed service plans to maintain intact families and improve family functioning.
- Past/Pre pregnacy counseling
- Provided individual counseling services students with adjustment issues and partnered to facilitate weekly support groups.
- Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and communication issues
- Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, families developed strategies for intervention
- Assessed student issues pertaining to depression, anxiety and physical abuse to resolve conflicts between students, peers and families
- Helped patients to deal with realities of anxiety and depression self esteem and develop coping skills.
- Ran individual therapy and family therapy sessions for children ages
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Provided EAP counseling services
- Suicide intervention
- Sandplay therapy
- Domestic violence- impact of chidden and families
- Work place issues
- Self development
- Loss and Grief
- Trauma lens frame work
- Family Separation
- Children Grief and Loss, Behavioral issues, Trauma, Self Harm, LGBT & self esteem
- Mens Issues- Sexuality, LGBT, work place bulling and conflict
- Relationship Communication- parents, families, individual, workplace, school,friends
- Drug and Alcohol
- Sexual Abuse
- Support- FDV
Mental Health Support Worker
Community First ( PHAMS )
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Directed family-centred, strengths-based,culturally competent and individualised intakes and assessments.
- Delivered individualised counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness and substance abuse
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connect clients and families to appropriate services and resources
Child Contact Services- Supervisor
Relationships Australia-
02.2008 - 08.2009
- Intake assessments for both Parents using CCS
- Reviewing of court orders and conditions set with in the Family Law for purpose of using the service, talking to lawyers and Independent Children's Lawyers
- Match support worker to family for supervised visits
- Facilitate handovers and handbook for parents
- Child inclusive Practice writing reports if required
- Outlining conditions and requirements used within the service
- Provide safety for both parents an children's
- Provide a safe enviourment for children to have the arranged supervised visit with parent or others
- Responsible for overseeing the staff working with the families and children and them using the right safety and support services for each client
Drug and Alcohol Counselor
Palmerston
02.2004 - 02.2005
- Provided counseling and support to clients with drug and alcohol abuse issues.
- Supported and assessed clients struggling with addiction or relationship issues and devised strategies based on client needs.
- Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
- Coordinated referrals for addiction services based on individual client needs and preferences.
Domestic Violence Advocate
DVAS Perth
04.2003 - 11.2004
- Working in multi discipline teamm of police, councelling, housing,advocacy and support
Support Worker
Lucy Shaw Refuge
01.2003 - 12.2003
- Advocacy and outreach program
- Support and Case management for women and children escaping DV
- Children group- art therapy
Education
Bachelor - Counseling
University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, WA2008
Graduate Diploma - Comunity And Welfare Services
Challanger TAFE
Rockingham & Fremantle2004
Skills
- Risk Management
- In-service Programs
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Patient Advocacy
- Compliance Advisory
- Risk Analysis
- Problem Resolution
- Resource Allocation
Timeline
Counselor
Aspire Counseling Services
04.2023 - Current
Mental Health Support Worker
Community First ( PHAMS )
01.2010 - 01.2011
Counsellor
Relationship Australia (WA)inc
03.2008 - 03.2023
Child Contact Services- Supervisor
Relationships Australia-
02.2008 - 08.2009
Drug and Alcohol Counselor
Palmerston
02.2004 - 02.2005
Domestic Violence Advocate
DVAS Perth
04.2003 - 11.2004
Support Worker
Lucy Shaw Refuge
01.2003 - 12.2003
Bachelor - Counseling
University of Notre Dame Australia
Graduate Diploma - Comunity And Welfare Services
Challanger TAFE
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