Oylum Wilkins
@oylumwilkins
Compassionate clinical mental health counselor skilled in CBT, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.
What I'm looking for
I am a clinically-focused mental health counselor with practicum and internship experience providing individual and group counseling for clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. I use evidence-based approaches including CBT and Motivational Interviewing, conduct intake and biopsychosocial assessments, and maintain timely HIPAA-compliant documentation.
I bring multicultural competency from experience in the U.S., Türkiye, and Romania, fluency in Turkish and English, and a background in research and human resources that strengthens my collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community resource coordination.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Intern Counselor
Beachside Recovery Interventions + Consulting
Jan 2026 - Present (1 month)
Provide supervised individual and group counseling to clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns; conduct intakes and biopsychosocial evaluations and contribute to individualized service planning to support recovery and continuity of care.
Practicum Student Counselor
New Way Counseling Inc.
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (11 months)
Delivered counseling to individuals from diverse backgrounds, conducted intake interviews and assessments, and collaborated on treatment planning using CBT and person-centered approaches while maintaining clinical documentation and ethical standards.
Au Pair / Live-In Nanny
EurAupair
Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year)
Provided daily childcare including transportation, meal preparation, and developmental activities, implemented potty training and safety protocols while maintaining CPR and First Aid readiness.
Human Resources Specialist
EfemmAK Superstructure for Vehicles
Jan 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 7 months)
Managed recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding processes; designed employee engagement initiatives and monitored performance to streamline adaptation and improve team collaboration.
Researcher
Inter-Disciplinary Child Rights Research Laboratory
Jun 2020 - Feb 2022 (1 year 8 months)
Conducted interdisciplinary research on children's rights, analyzed data using SPSS, and contributed to published findings and evidence-based recommendations for child advocacy.
Global Volunteer (English Teacher)
AIESEC
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (2 months)
Taught English to children aged 2–6 using creative lesson plans and interactive methods, and facilitated cultural exchange programs to strengthen community engagement.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Liberty University
Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
2024 -
Grade: 3.46
Pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with coursework in counseling techniques, ethics, human growth and substance abuse.
Özyeğin University
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
2016 - 2022
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with coursework in research methods, developmental psychology, and behavioral statistics; awarded a 50% performance scholarship.
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