Marta Gongora is seeking a position utilizing her background in psychology and experience as a licensed psychologist, counselor, therapist, and behavioral specialist. She has over 15 years of experience providing counseling services including individual, group, and family counseling for diverse populations. Her resume highlights employment history providing substance abuse counseling and behavioral intervention services. She is bilingual in Spanish and English.

1. Marta Gongora
1 Key Capri, 705 West
Treasure Island FL 33706
Cell (727) 458-7858
martagongora@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in which I would be able to provide exceptional help utilizing my diverse
background in Psychology, my bilingual and interpersonal skills as well as my previous experience
as an Interpreter-Translator and as a Licensed Psychologist in Cuba and in Seychelles Islands, and
as a Counselor, Therapist and Behavioral Specialist in USA providing group and individual
counseling / psychotherapy with diverse populations including Hispanics, African Americans,
LGBT, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, behavioral issues working with adults,
adolescents and children.
EMPLOYMENT
Bay Area Treatment Center
Substance Abuse Counselor (2013 to 2015)
Job Summary: Provides individual, group and family counseling to patients are required.
Counselor works with multidisciplinary team consisting of Medical Director, Program Director,
Treatment Plan Coordinator, Counselors and Nursing to ensure the overall safety and wellbeing
of patients.
Essential functions: works with patients to complete all intake, admission, and discharge and
aftercare paperwork. Counselor documents patient progress through counseling and interaction
through groups.
Complete patient psychosocial and individualized treatment plan within required specific
timeframe, and performs individual, group and family counseling as required.
Performs at least 20 hours of direct one on one patient contact per week through individual or
group counseling, educates patients in all aspects of treatment, health issues and steps to
recovery.
Ensures compliance with 42 CFR Part 2 and 45 CFR HIPAA.
I also provided my skills in translations and interpretation with the Hispanic population.
Behavioral Specialist / Counselor (Independent Contractor) 2009 -2013
The Children’s Home.
Responsibilities: Providing behavioral intervention services/counseling, education and training to
individuals, siblings and family in their home, using a Cognitive Behavioral Approach, keeping
and maintaining meticulous records relating to services rendered in a thorough manner,
implementing the tools for positive behavior change with clients, coordinating other services
available, developing individualized PST Goal Attainment Scale, progress notes, closing

2. summaries, measurable objectives, PST closing data, closing reason, follow up discharge plan,
referrals.
I also provide my skills in translation and interpretation.
Aftercare Counselor (Part Time Job)
The Bridges of America Company
Residential facility: 2007-2009
Responsibilities: Maintaining a case load of approximately 23 clients, developing
individualized treatment plans based on 65D-30 time frames, testing clients, providing one-on one
and group counseling, educational groups, doing treatment plan reviews based on 65D-30 time
frames, also facilitated Aftercare group counseling, intakes, progress notes, discharges.
Bilingual Mental Health Counselor Spanish/English
2005-2008
WestCare Florida, Inc.
Position Summary: Responsible for the delivery of individual and group and family
counseling services and completion of documentation required for the clinical record including but
not limited to development of the individual treatment/Services Plan (ITP/ISP), psychosocial
assessment, daily notes and weekly or monthly reviews, worked also with substance abuse, co-
occurring disorders and with LGBT clients and HIV clients. Counselors will attend
interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, monitor treatment throughout the clients care, and
establish parameters for discharge planning. Counselors are responsible for crisis intervention and
de-escalation of situations to ensure safety to all, also testing clients when necessary and
providing educational groups. This includes assessment of crisis situations to determine severity
and making recommendations to peers to insure consistency and appropriateness of staff
responses to issues. Counselors will develop and approved curriculum as the basis for group and
individual counseling.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE/BILINGUAL COUNSELOR SPANISH/ENGLISH
2003- 2005
Operation PAR St. Petersburg, Florida
Responsibilities included: maintaining a case load of 40-45 clients, case management,
developing individualized treatment plans based on 65D-30 time frames, doing treatment plan
reviews based on 65D-30 time frames, maintain compliance with documentation per 65D-30,
JCAHO, Medicaid, and PAR policy and procedure, facilitated didactic groups, relapse prevention
groups, developed and facilitate a women’s group, documentation according to DAP format,
individual counseling, completing 20 hours of continuing education each year: HIV/AIDS, DAP
progress notes, clinical documentation, professional boundaries, club drugs, HIAA, ethics, CPR,
verbal de-escalation, creative therapy, co-occurring disorders, suicide/signs and symptoms,
healing addictions/dry drunk syndrome, provided my skills in translation and interpretation.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST (Licensed)
Los Pinos Clinic Havana, Cuba,
Responsibilities: provided psychotherapy to children/adolescents/adults, supervision, and
outreach, also conducting trainings in Psychology for the doctors specializing on “Family’s
Doctor” in that community, (“Los Pinos” area, Havana Cuba).
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST (LICENSED)

3. SEYCHELLES ISLANDS
Rehabilitation Center of Mahe, Seychelles Islands, Clinical Psychologist, was an International
Collaboration program, I worked at the Center doing psychological evaluations, assessments, 1:1
psychotherapy, developed and facilitated a group using art with the patients, got referrals from different
parts of the country.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· Participated in the Special Olympics sponsored by the Joseph P.
Kennedy Foundation in Seychelles Islands.
· International Year Of The Youth “In Recognition and Appreciation of
your Contribution of The Success of The International Year of The
Youth”.
· Wrote and had published articles based on social stigma and pregnant
teenagers
· Created and implemented a program called, “Art and Psychotherapy”
in Seychelles Islands.
· “ Excellent Job” Diploma in 2006 from Program Director COPE Program
WestCare Florida.
· “ 2006 EDGE AWARD”, Excellence, Dedication, Growth & Ethical
Behavior, “with appreciation for going above and beyond and for
embodying the principles of the WestCare EDGE.”
EDUCATION
LICENSED IN PSYCHOLOGY
University of Havana Havana, Cuba
RELEVANT TRAININGS
• TRAINING IN PSYCHOTHERAPY. COGNITIVE THERAPIES
Behavioral Stress center Elmhurst, New York
·
· RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND
TECHNIQUES,
· Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
· Summer Fellowship Training Program
· Albert Ellis Institute
New York City
CERTIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST Palm Harbor, Florida
UP HYPNOSIS INSTITUTE
· BEST PRACTICES IN CORRECTIONS PROGRAMMING
Pinellas County Sheriffs Office Clearwater, Florida
•
CHOICE THERAPY, REALITY THERAPY, AND LEAD MANAGEMENT
The William Glasser Institute St. Petersburg, Florida

4. NERVOUS DISEASES, FAMILY THERAPY, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, MANIC DEPRESSIVE
FAMILIES, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Institute of Family Therapy London, England
· SPECIAL FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM
National Institute for Nervous & Mental Diseases Budapest, Hungary
Hypnotherapy and Relaxation Techniques Training,
Family Therapy Training
TRAININGS
Clinical Docum e n t a tion, Continue d Learning, LLC,
Dual Diagnosis, Continue d Learning, LLC,
OS HA Fire Safety, Continue d Learning, LLC
Training on Confidentiality of Patient’s Records for Alcohol and
Other Drug treat m e n t.
Continue d Learning, LLC
Infectious Diseas e s and the relationship with Drug use and how
they spread. Continue d Learning. LLC,
Psychiatric medications, Continue d Learning. LLC.
S.M.A.R.T. Training, South e r n Coast ATTC
(The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network).
Clinical Complexitie s of HIV and Illicit Substanc e Abuse, S M H S A .
Diversity within Ethnic Minority Populations
SMH SA,
SBIRT: Examining its Applicability for Substanc e Abuse
And HIV Outreac h. SMH SA
Florida Suicide Preven tion Sympo siu m,
(9 hours CEU’s).
Treat m e n t Planning According to CARF Standard s.
Target e d Capacity Expansion HIV and HIV Outreac h
Annual Grante e Meetin g. SAMH SA.
Crisis Interve n tion and Risk Assess m e n t .
Understan din g and Valuing Diversity.
Drug- Free Workplac e.

5. HIPAA Serie s: Behavioral Confidentiality
and Privacy for the Behavioral Healthcare Providers.
Heart saver First Aid (American Heart Association).
Naturalistic Weight- Reduction Efforts Prosp e c tively
Predict Growth in Relative Weight and Onset of Obe sity.
Cultivating Positive Emotions to Optimize Health and
Well- Being.
One SAMH SA Minority AIDS Initiative Institut e.
2007 United State s Confere n c e on AIDS .
Psychology and the Intern e t
Continue d Learning LLC. Profe ssional Develop m e n t
Incident Reporting will Need Organization Change s
The Treatm e n t Environ m e n t and Behavioral Chang e
Robert Griffin, Ed.S., M.Ed.
Sexual Harass m e n t For Employ e e s v.2
Continue d Learning LLC. Profe ssional Develop m e n t
Violence in the Workplac e v.2
Continue d Learning LLC. Profe ssional Develop m e n t
AIDS in the Workplac e v.1
Continue d Learning LLC. Profe ssional Develop m e n t
Behavioral Assess m e n t : An Overview
Continue d Learning LLC. Profe ssional Develop m e n t
Asses s m e n t s and Skill Building (2 Days Workshop, JWB of Pinellas
Florida)
“HIPAA 101 Course” Depart m e n t of Children & Family Training
“HIPAA Refre s h m e n t Course” Dpt. Of Children & Family Training
Asses s m e n t and GPRAS training- Octob e r
SKILLS
· I speak fluent Spanish and English and have a good command of French, Italian and Creole.
· I have been a trainer/trainee in Cuba, Europe and USA in Family Therapy, Hypnosis, Relaxation
Techniques, HIV, Sexual and Gender Identity Disorder Therapy among others. (I have certificates
for all of them).
· Computer literate.

6. INTERESTS
· Research projects, attending conferences and seminars, teaching
Psychology/English/Spanish, interpretation and translation, visiting museums and art
galleries, reading, dancing and exercising.
Volunteer job: Docent at the Chihuly- Since 2012
REFERENCES
· Karrie Roller
Director of Case Management
· Metropolitan Ministries
2002 N. Florida Ave
· Tampa FL 33602
· (813) 209-1058 Office
(813) 209-1048 Fax
(813) 215-5996 Cell
·
· Jean Jones BSW, CAP
Program Coordinator
Westcare Florida Outpatient Services
Phone: (727) 502 0188
Fax: (727) 551 0668
· Larry Caroe
Lawyer and Legal Counsel
Sounders & Company
P.O.Box 257
Town Centre Mall
Turk and Caicos Islands
British Virgin Islands
E-mail: lg@saunders.tc
Phone (649) 941 4500
·
· Dr. Rafael Oliver-Vidaud
3070 SW 121 Street Avenue Davie
Ft. Lauderdale Florida 33300
Phone: (954) 288-9283

7. INTERESTS
· Research projects, attending conferences and seminars, teaching
Psychology/English/Spanish, interpretation and translation, visiting museums and art
galleries, reading, dancing and exercising.
Volunteer job: Docent at the Chihuly- Since 2012
REFERENCES
· Karrie Roller
Director of Case Management
· Metropolitan Ministries
2002 N. Florida Ave
· Tampa FL 33602
· (813) 209-1058 Office
(813) 209-1048 Fax
(813) 215-5996 Cell
·
· Jean Jones BSW, CAP
Program Coordinator
Westcare Florida Outpatient Services
Phone: (727) 502 0188
Fax: (727) 551 0668
· Larry Caroe
Lawyer and Legal Counsel
Sounders & Company
P.O.Box 257
Town Centre Mall
Turk and Caicos Islands
British Virgin Islands
E-mail: lg@saunders.tc
Phone (649) 941 4500
·
· Dr. Rafael Oliver-Vidaud
3070 SW 121 Street Avenue Davie
Ft. Lauderdale Florida 33300
Phone: (954) 288-9283