Samantha Jaffe
Disaster Mental Health Counselor Supervisor @American Red Cross
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WORK HISTORY
Disaster Mental Health Counselor Supervisor @American Red Cross
TX, US
Mental Health counselor and supervisor, helping ensure citizens affected by disasters receive support throughout Texas. Volunteered 300+ hours annually to disaster Mental Health services, most notably providing counseling services for one-month to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Currently providing short-term, crisis counseling in response to house fires in client\'s homes, in the community and via technology. Experience triaging with Red Cross medical and mobile meal delivery teams. Active in four Red Cross teams, including extensive training and coordination in fatality- related cases.
EDUCATION
St. Mary's University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology and Psychology
Southern Methodist University
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
ABOUT SAMANTHA JAFFE
Experienced Mental Health professional specializing in counseling individuals, couples, and families from a relational perspective. Passionate about working with pre-adolescents, couples, large-families, and infusing social-emotional learning into educational environments. Honored to lead with heart as a crisis and disaster responder for the Red Cross, providing short-term counseling around Texas. Extensive experience as an adolescent advocate, serving as a therapist, educator and friend. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, with a concentration in Play and Adolescent Counseling. Licensed as a Texas-based counselor and a candidate in Washington State. Active in mindfulness- based counseling and activity therapy. Trained in research-based, couples therapy, as a Gottman Level I therapy provider. Avid volunteer, world traveler, life-long learner and lover of world cultures.
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