Hello! I'm Kency
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Kency Gilet
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Phone:
413-342-1756
Email:
Address:
Springfield, MA 01104
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Date of Birth:
October 1st, 1987
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EXPERIENCE
2019-Present
Clinical Supervisor
GANDARA - AVANZANDO RESIDENTIAL
I clinically supervise a brand new co-occurring enhanced residential rehabilitation program for adult women in recovery. This program is set in Ludlow, MA and maintains 2 pregnant and postpartum beds to support mothers in treatment.
2018-Present
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
LIBERTAS COUNSELING (PRIVATE PRACTICE)
I provide solution-focused therapy for individuals and couple navigating through major life transitions. Divorce, death in the family, loss of a job, medical diagnosis.
2019-Present
Contributing Author
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2013-Present
Adjunct Professor
Ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, Pace University provides a transformative education for its diverse students—academically, professionally, and socioeconomically.
EDUCATION
2009-2013
Master's Degree
PACE UNIVERSITY
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
This graduate program prepare students to enter the mental health field as clinicians utilizing empirically-based therapeutic techniques. Courses involve abnormal psychology, group counseling, substance use disorders, research & methods, and a full year of a practicum and clinical internship.
2005-2009
Bachelor's Degree
PACE UNIVERSITY
PSYCHOLOGY
This undergraduate program prepares students to enter the direct care level of mental health work while providing a strong base to begin a graduate level program in psychology or mental health counseling.
2001-2005
High School Diploma
NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
This high school in suburban New York provided a well-rounded academic base. With an emphasis on community service, students complete a community service project.
AFFILIATIONS
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SKILLS
Microsoft Office - Proficient
Marriage/Couples Counseling - Advanced
Psycho-Educational Groups - Advanced
Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Proficient
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy - Advanced
Psychological Evaluation - Proficient
EXPERTISE
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR: MASSACHUSETTS
Contributing Author for Divorce Magazine: View Here
PSYCHOTHERAPY
I have been practicing psychotherapy for 6 years in various settings. Experience working children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I've utilized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectic behavior therapy (DBT) skills. I have been working with clients diagnosed with depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and trauma-related diagnoses.
Today, in my private practice, I utilize primarily solution-focused brief therapy to help my client navigate difficult life transitions.
EDUCATION
I've been a college professor for 6 years teaching various psychology courses. I developed lesson plans, assignments, exams, while inspiring enthusiasm in the field of psychology. My teaching style involves a lot of classroom participation of students and various media platforms to make the content salient to the current culture.
Co-Occurring Treatment
I have been working with co-occuring disorder for a decade. Working with individuals with substance use and mental health diagnoses, I have been a direct care worker, a group facilitator, and today the clinical supervisor of a residential treatment program serving this population. In this current role I provide the residential staff members with a clinical basis for providing multilevel treatment modalities. I directly supervise case managers and masters-level clinical interns.