Licensed Mental Health Professional
Serving residents of Alabama and Florida
I am a licensed mental health professional who has provided mental health treatment and services to adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families for 12 years. I am licensed to practice in Alabama as an Associate Licensed Counselor and in Florida as a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern.
I received a master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University Global Campus Pensacola, Florida, specializing in Clinical Mental Health. I am a Walden University Ph.D. Student in Counseling, Education, and Supervision. As a mental health professional, I currently hold professional membership with the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
My clinical experience includes various services and roles. I have worked with community mental health centers to provide intensive in-home services to adults diagnosed and identified to have severe mental illness. I have served as a crisis therapist to assist with emergency cases to assess for inpatient psychiatric treatment and placement for individuals on a court order petition within the community. As a mental health professional in a correctional setting, I am responsible for interviewing patients on suicide watch and assessing for suicide risk, safety, and harm, providing psychosocial evaluations and mental status exams. I also teach annual suicide prevention training to help identify risk and protective factors when working with individuals who are suicidal. I serve as a team member with marginalized groups such as the Mental Health Court and the Stepping Up Initiative Program.
I have a passion for counseling and helping individuals in all settings. Throughout my counseling career and experience, I have been honored and blessed to meet such great individuals. I advocate and believe everyone has a voice that someone should hear regardless of their situation.
I enjoy learning, shopping, and spending time with my family and friends during my spare time. I am known as a thinker. I always want to assist and help others to process and make life better.
Email: ksavage@drteresalsmith.com