Public Disclosure for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
Content is adapted from the client handbook.
Chapter 2: Consultation | Section 3: Educational History
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Professional Public Disclosure Statement
Vermont Office of the Secretary of State
Office of Professional Regulation
Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
Education
Undergraduate Education
College of St. Joseph the Provider | September 2013 – May 2017 | Rutland, Vermont
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Psychology
Provider Scholarship
As a scholarship fund recipient, I was required to complete community service hours to give back to my community of Rutland, Vermont. I helped with events such as: the annual Easter Egg Hunt; the annual trick or treating Halloween event; fundraising for Dismas House; Bingo with residents at the Bardwell House; and I organized a public screening of “The Anonymous People” as my scholarship final project.
Courses of Study
- Spring Semester 2013: Health Science; Philosophy; English; Business & Consumer Mathematics
- Fall Semester 2013: Introduction to Statistics; Introduction to Psychology; Introduction to Sociology; Literature
- Spring Semester 2014: Public Speaking; Seminar in Effective Living; Effective Writing; Research Methods; Principles of Learning; Human Development
- Fall 2014: Writing for the Web; Website Development; Trauma & Grief; Forensic Science
- Spring 2015: PTSD Survey; Foundations of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling; Drugs and Society; Art Appreciation; Abnormal Psychology
- Summer 2015: Ethics in Psychology; Statistics & Probabilities; Physical Fitness Training
- Fall 2015: Theories of Counseling; Moral Issues; Cosmic Horror (Arts & Entertainment); Field Experience (Rutland Mental Health Services); Neuroscience
- Spring 2016: Religion and Society; Crime in the Media; Introduction to Human Services; Health Psychology
- Fall 2016: Research Methods; Organizational Psychology; Introduction to Criminal Justice; Culture and Community; History of Psychology
Graduate Education
University of Vermont, College of Education & Social Services | September 2018 – August 2020 | Burlington, Vermont
Master of Science Degree: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Accredited Program
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is an independent accrediting body that sets high standards for counselor education and ensures quality professional training.
Courses of Study
- Fall 2018: Human Development; Ethics; Counseling Theory; Lab Experience
- Spring 2019: Diagnosis in Counseling; Practice of Mental Health Counseling; Counseling Practicum; Diversity Issues; Group Counseling
- Summer 2019: Psychopharmacology; Research Methods
- Fall 2019: Child & Adolescent Counseling; Family & Couples Counseling; Advanced Group Counseling; Internship (Central VT Substance Abuse Services)
- Spring 2020: Assessment in Counseling; Addictions Counseling; Career Counseling; Internship (Central VT Substance Abuse Services)
- Summer 2020: Trauma Informed CBT for Veterans; Postpartum/Perinatal Mental Health; Internship (Central VT Substance Abuse Services)
Work History, Training, Clinical Experience
James Fitzgerald Therapy, PLLC ~ Strengthening Your Conscious Self, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Counselor (LCMHC) in Private Practice | Vermont State | Licensed since June 2023
James Fitzgerald Therapy, PLLC ~ Psychotherapist in Private Practice
- December 2020 – June 2023 | Part Time into Full Time (Pre-Licensed on the Roster under weekly supervision)
- LCMHC Supervisor: Caroline O’Connor
- LICSW/LADC Supervisor: Callia Zimmerman
Baymark Health Systems (BAART Programs)
- Medication Assisted Treatment Clinic Counselor ~ Apprentice Addiction Professional
- St. Albans, Vermont | August 2020 – June 2021
- Full-Time (pre-licensed on the roster, weekly supervision)
Central Vermont Substance Abuse Services (Clara Martin Center)
- Clinician ~ Intensive Outpatient Program and Outpatient Services
- Internship | Berlin, Vermont | August 2019 – August 2020
- Part-Time (pre-licensed on the roster, weekly supervision)
University of Vermont Medical Center
- Department of Psychiatry | Mental Health Technician | Full-Time
- Inpatient Psychiatry Units (voluntary program and involuntary program)
- Emergency and Other Departments | Clinical Patient Safety Attendant
- September 2017 – December 2020 | Burlington, Vermont
Rutland Mental Health Services | Community Care Network
- Residential Recovery Program, Crisis Stabilization Inpatient Diversion Program
- Residential Recovery Specialist, Crisis Support Specialist | Full Time
- September 2015 – June 2017 | Rutland, Vermont
Rutland Mental Health Services | Community Care Network
- Residential Recovery Program, Crisis Stabilization Inpatient Diversion Program
- Peer Support Specialist, Peer Services Coordinator, Recovery Coach | Part Time
- September 2014 – September 2015 | Rutland, Vermont
Vermont Achievement Center | Sanctuary House
- Men’s Forensic Recovery Residential Transition Program
- Residential Recovery Specialist | Per Diem
- June 2017 – September 2017 | Rutland, Vermont
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- Community Links Program, Vermont Recovery Network, Turning Point Center (SAMHSA)
- Community Outreach Worker, Peer Support Specialist, Peer Services Coordinator, Recovery Coach
- Project Vision Member | Wellness Recovery Action Plan Coordinator | Full Time
- June 2013 – March, 2015 | Rutland, Vermont