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Kendra Smither

@kendrasmither

Resident in Counseling at Inova Health providing psychotherapy to adults in an inpatient unit to stabilize chronic mental health conditions.

United States
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At Inova Health, I provide psychotherapy to adults in the inpatient unit to address and stabilize chronic mental health conditions. I’m a Resident in Counseling with a background in clinical mental health counseling and forensic psychology.

At Easterseals PORT Health, I provided brief crisis counseling and stabilization for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and co-occurring behavioral health issues. At Partnership Development Group, I welcomed referrals into an outpatient psychiatric rehabilitation program, completed clinical assessments, and helped identify treatment goals and community resources.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Behavioral Health Therapist 1

Inova Health

Feb 2026 - Present (9 months)

Provide psychotherapy to adults in the inpatient unit to address and stabilize chronic mental health conditions.

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Current

Coach

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Worked as Coach at [solidcore].

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Mobile Crisis Clinician - REACH

Sep 2025 - Jan 2026 (4 months)

Provide brief crisis counseling to individuals diagnosed with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and co-occurring behavioral health issues.

Conduct crisis stabilization sessions, coordinate with local CSBs, hospitals, and crisis beds.

Provide warm hand offs for youth, teens, adults, and families to long term therapeutic services and other community resources to maintain well-being.

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Intake Clinician

Partnership Development Group

Feb 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 6 months)

As an intake clinician, I welcomed and processed new referrals into our outpatient psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with psychiatric disabilities. Once I’ve verified their insurance and communicated with their referring clinician, I began the intake process of conducting a clinical interview to further understand how their past and current mental health diagnoses affect their daily li

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Counseling Student Intern

Partnership Development Group

Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 (6 months)

Worked as Counseling Student Intern at Partnership Development Group.

PSYCYOURMIND CONSULTING, LLC logoPL

Counseling Intern

PSYCYOURMIND CONSULTING, LLC

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 (4 months)

Worked as Counseling Intern at PSYCYOURMIND CONSULTING, LLC.

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Mental Health Care Coordinator

Partnership Development Group

Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 (6 months)

Worked as Mental Health Care Coordinator at Partnership Development Group.

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Therapeutic Recreation Inclusion Instructor

Henrico County

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (2 months)

As an Inclusion Instructor/Coach I assist students with Autism or any physical/intellectual developmental delay throughout their time at camp. Duties vary by child but my main goal is to make sure that my assigned student is included in all activities with their fellow campers.

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Trip Leader

Apogee Adventures

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 (2 months)

Summer camp trip leader for adolescents exploring Puerto Rico through service, language, & building community in efforts to increase multicultural understanding.

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Budget Assistant

Weinstein Center

Sep 2020 - Apr 2021 (7 months)

Worked as Budget Assistant at Weinstein Center.

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Office Attendant

Weinstein Center

May 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Worked as Office Attendant at Weinstein Center.

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Summer Intern

Friends of East End Cemetery, Inc.

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 (1 month)

Friends of East End is a nonprofit organization that seeks to reclaim the historic African American burial ground, East End Cemetery, from neglect. My duties included transcribing death certificates as well as research any unknown/missing information and genealogy connections of the individuals buried at East End to create a public biography, I also worked with plotting GPS coordinates and perform

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Therapeutic Inclusion Counselor

Henrico County

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (2 months)

Camp Instructor for individuals with IDD/Developmental disabilities ranging from Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, and blindness. Worked with social and life skills along with off-site excursions.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Marymount University logoMU

Marymount University

Master of Arts - MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

2023 - 2025

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Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Mobile Crisis Response

Oct 2025

VP

Virginia Department of Health Professions

Resident in Counseling

Sep 2025

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University of Richmond

Bachelor of Arts - BA, BA Anthropology, BA Psychology, Latin American and Iberian Studies minor

2018 - 2022

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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