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Mental Health Counselor resume examples

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6 resume examples for Mental Health Counselor roles in Healthcare, in Achievement Led, Editorial and Executive Classic layouts. Each is a complete, formatted document — open it in Word, replace the content with your own, and export a PDF when you are done. Free to download.

6 Mental Health Counselor resume designs

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Brianna S. Tolliver

Mental Health Counselor, Community Agency

Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 555 0146 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/briannastolliver

Key Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Eighteen months of supervised counseling at a community mental health agency

SETTINGS

Community mental health agency serving about 6,000 people a year across four sites

SPECIALTIES

Depression and anxiety, family counseling, trauma informed care, Medicaid treatment planning

SYSTEMS

Netsmart myEvolv records, Oklahoma Medicaid authorization portal, video visits

LICENSURE

Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, National Certified Counselor

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Counseling, Canadian River State University

Executive Summary

Licensed professional counselor candidate eighteen months into practice at a community mental health agency that serves about 6,000 adults and children a year, carrying a caseload of 42 clients on Medicaid. Provides individual and family counseling, writes the treatment plans and authorizations that keep services funded, and is supervised weekly toward full licensure. Passed the National Counselor Examination in 2025.

Signature Achievements

  • Carries 42 clients and completes about 26 billable sessions a week, meeting the agency productivity standard every month since the third month.
  • Clients with depression dropped an average of 6 points on the Patient Health Questionnaire nine item scale over twelve sessions in the agency's 2025 review.
  • Kept authorization lapses on the caseload at zero for a year by submitting treatment plan reviews ten days before expiry.
  • Passed the National Counselor Examination on the first attempt in 2025.
  • Completed 1,400 of the 3,000 supervised hours required for full licensure.

Professional Experience

Counselor Candidate

Red Earth Community Counseling, Oklahoma City, OK March 2025 to present

Community mental health agency serving about 6,000 people a year across four sites; caseload of 42 adults and adolescents on Medicaid

  • Provide individual, family and group counseling to 42 clients with depression, anxiety, trauma and behavior problems.
  • Complete biopsychosocial assessments and diagnoses within the first two visits and reviewed by the supervisor.
  • Write treatment plans and submit Medicaid authorization requests and reviews in the state portal.
  • Coordinate with case managers, school counselors and the psychiatric prescriber for shared clients.
  • Meet with a board approved supervisor weekly and present cases at the monthly clinical staffing.

Counseling Intern

Deep Fork Youth and Family Services, Norman, OK August 2024 to February 2025

Nonprofit youth counseling agency; 600 hour internship with a caseload of ten adolescents and families

  • Provided individual and family counseling to ten adolescents referred by schools and juvenile courts.
  • Co led a weekly anger management group for teenagers.
  • Completed intake assessments reviewed by the site supervisor.

Licensure and Certification

Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate number 8214

National Counselor Examination, National Board for Certified Counselors, passed 2025

National Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors, certified 2025

Education

Master of Science in Counseling, Canadian River State University, Edmond, 2025

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Cross Timbers College, Ada, 2022

Core Skills

Individual counseling · Family counseling · Biopsychosocial assessment · Treatment planning · Medicaid authorization · Trauma informed care · Outcome measurement · Group co facilitation · Interagency coordination · Supervision participation

Mental Health Counselor resume examples — FAQs

How many Mental Health Counselor resume examples are there?

6 designs, covering Achievement, Editorial, Classic and Minimalist layouts. They all carry the same sections — the difference is the layout, so pick whichever suits how much experience you need to fit on the page.

Can I edit the Mental Health Counselor resume examples?

Yes. Every example downloads as a Word (.docx) file with editable text, headings and spacing, so you can replace the content with your own without rebuilding the layout. A PDF version is also available for each design.

Are these resume examples free?

Yes. Every example on this page downloads free as an editable Word document or a PDF, with no signup, account or payment required.

What format do the resume examples come in?

Each design is available as a Word (.docx) file and as a PDF. Use the Word file to edit the content, and the PDF when an employer asks for a fixed-layout document.

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