Suellen Fagin-Allen Licensed Mental Health Counselor National Certified Counselor Florida Board Approved Supervisor The Psychology and Counseling Group LLP Licensed Mental Health Counselor March, 2012-present Independent practitioner providing mindfulness-based stress management training, psychotherapy, counseling, substance abuse treatment, coaching, consultation and Employee Assistance Plan services to individual adults over 18. CounselingFL.com Licensed Mental Health Counselor July, 2010 April, 2014 Independent practitioner providing mindfulness-based stress management training, psychotherapy, counseling, substance abuse treatment, coaching, consultation and Employee Assistance Plan services to individual adults, teens, couples and families. Orange County Court Probate and Mental Health Division Guardianship Competency Evaluator Panel June, 2011-April, 2014 Performed competency evaluations to assist the Ninth Circuit Probate/Mental Health Division judges in deciding cases where the ability of individuals to manage their own affairs was at issue. Suellen Fagin-Allen, Esquire Attorney and Counselor at Law March, 1990 September, 1996 full time September, 1996 June, 2013 part time Solo and small firm attorney practicing primarily in the areas of family and juvenile, estate planning, probate and guardianship, and mental health law. Goodtherapy.org Topic Expert December, 2010-June, 2012 Wrote monthly blog articles on mindfulness, creativity and managing disability for the #1 online competitor to Psychology Today. Orlando Creative Entrepreneurs Organizer and Facilitator October, 2010 August, 2011 Started and facilitated a monthly Meetup group for small business owners. Coached the group on marketing, networking, and other essential aspects of entrepreneurism.
Orange County Drug Court Program The Center for Drug-Free Living NKA Aspire Health Partners Senior Counselor June, 2005-May, 2010 Assessed, diagnosed and treated court-mandated adults and adolescents with substance abuse issues. Individual, parent, family and group counseling and psycho-education; client advocacy in case management conferences. Motivated clients to embrace and maintain drug-free lifestyles while in the program and after graduation. Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare NKA Aspire Health Partners Adult Outpatient Therapist (Florida Registered MHC Intern) June, 2004 June, 2005 Adult Outpatient Therapist Intern (Master s Internship) September, 2003- May, 2004 Assessed, diagnosed and treated adults with severe and persistent mental illness, addiction problems and legal issues. Individual and group psycho-education, counseling and psychotherapy; client advocacy in case management conferences. Motivated clients to master challenges and maintain the highest level of independence and life satisfaction possible. Court Care Center for Divorcing Families Ninth Judicial Circuit Parenting Coordinator, Guardian ad Litem September, 2004-May, 2005 Taught communication and conflict resolution skills to parents in high-conflict family court cases. Acted as Guardian ad Litem in Family Division trial cases. Specialized Treatment, Education and Prevention Services Women s Residential Facility Addictions Counselor (Master s Practicum) Spring Semester, 2003 Assessed, diagnosed and treated high-risk pregnant and post-partum women with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Motivated clients to embrace healthy, drug-free lifestyles and to practice healthy parenting skills. Cornell Counseling Clinic Rollins College Student Counselor (Master s Practicum) Spring Semester, 2003 Provided crisis and short-term counseling for adult undergraduate students.
Graduate Counseling Department Rollins College Graduate Assistant to the Faculty September, 2002- August, 2003 Completed research and writing assignments and completed special projects (e.g., assisted with website redesign, designed and administered alumni/site supervisor surveys) for graduate counseling faculty. EDUCATION Rollins College Master of Arts in Counseling, with honors Master of Arts in teaching, music education core coursework B.A. in music performance, with honors Florida State University Juris Doctorate, with honors in legal writing and appellate advocacy Ohio State University Master of Music with highest honors in church music/voice concentration ADDITIONAL TRAINING and EXPERIENCE Professional Education Systems, Inc. The 10 Core Competencies of Trauma, PTSD, Grief and Loss, 2014 (Certified Trauma Therapist in process) Orlando Insight Meditation Group A Peaceful Abiding Weekend Mindfulness Meditation Retreat Participant, 2013 The Dulwich Centre http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au Externalizing Conversations: Narrative Therapy, 2013 The ToDo Institute http://www.todoinstitute.org Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and a Month of Self-Reflection, 2013 Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology Emotional Freedom Technique Professional Skills Training, Level 1, 2013 Seminole Behavioral Healthcare
Qualified Clinical Counselor Supervisor Training, 2011 The Florida Bar Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism Diversity Facilitation Training, 2010 Orange County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community Substance Abuse Treatment Update Conferences, 2007 2010 Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior Treatment Advances in Trauma Therapy, 2008 Peter Carlson, LMHC Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Experiential Group, 2006 Faith Bell, LMT, Certified Integrative Healer First Degree Reiki Training and Attunement, 2006 Louis de la Parte Mental Health Institute University of South Florida (online) Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders Training, 2004-05 Dispute Management, Inc. Family Mediation Training, 2002 PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS/RELATED ACTIVITIES Participant, Simulation Saturday Client Role-plays, Rollins College MAC program with Dr. Burt Bertram, 2013 Presenter: Introduction to Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation, Rollins College psychology classes of Dr. Marie Shafe, 2013 Author, Professionalism in Action: Managing Difficult Clients, Orange County Bar Briefs, 2012 Author: Nine Ways to be Present and Practice Everyday Mindfulness, Goodtherapy.org, 2011 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ways-be-present-practice-everyday-mindfulness/ (Articles I wrote for Goodtherapy on other topics are available on their website) Author, Overcommitment, Professionalism and Stress: Finding Balance, Orange County Bar Briefs, 2011 Discussion Panelist: Mental Health Aspects of Law Student Education, Law Student
Education and Bar Admission Committee The Florida Bar Annual Meeting, 2011
Author: Psychiatric Advance Directives: An Underutilized but Important Aspect of Incapacity Planning Wealth Counsel Quarterly (print and online), 2011 Author: Attorney Professionalism: In Evidence in the Courtroom? Judges Weigh In Orange County Bar Briefs, 2010 Presenter: "Substance Abuse: Facts, Statistics and Motivating Your Client for Treatment" Office of Regional Conflict Counsel Convention, 2007 Presenter, "Substance Abuse among Youth" Juvenile Justice Training Center, Barry University School of Law Learn@Lunch Teleconference, 2007 Contributor, "Special Adolescent Concerns" Orange County Partnership for a Drug-Free Community Addictions and Disabilities: A Tangled Web, 2007 Presenter, Grieving Mental Illness Treatment Implications Lakeside Alternatives In-Service Staff Training, 2004 Strategic Planning Breakout Group Facilitator (with Dr. Burt Bertram) Envision Seminole (Community Planning Initiative Long-Range Planning Workshop, 2004 Dream Interpretation Training Workshop Presenter Florida Mental Health Counselors Association Conference University of Central Florida Group presentation with Dr. Judith Provost, 2003 MEDIA Guest Panelist, Point of View on Afro-tainment Television (Discussing the pros and cons for women of being Sex Buddies ) Uploaded to YouTube February, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_hqcplrgi Quoted source, Growing Addictions, article by Rita Cook, USAonRace.com, May, 2011 http://www.usaonrace.com/focus-on-health/2495/growing-addictions Suellen Fagin-Allen: Orlando Creative Entrepreneur, article by Adele Burney, Examiner.com,
October, 2010 http://www.examiner.com/article/suellen-fagin-allen-orlando-creative-entrepreneur MEMBERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Current) American Counseling Association Mental Health Counselors of Central Florida The Florida Bar (inactive) First Methodist Church of Orlando Chancel and Concert Choirs (Past) American Bar Association Orange County Bar Professionalism Committee Chi Sigma Iota, national honorary counseling fraternity Pi Kappa Lambda, national honorary music fraternity New Score Chamber Orchestra founding board member, legal advisor Orange County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community, Addictions & Disabilities Task Group member Arts Services Council of United Arts of Central Florida, board member Healthy Community Initiative of Greater Orlando, founding stakeholder, board member Maitland Art Center, board, long range planning committee member, vice-chair AIDS Resource Alliance, board, personnel committee member The Central Florida Disability Chamber of Commerce