Date of Next Meeting:
September 18, 2020 12:30-1:30 pm
Via Zoom
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September Meeting Location
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Your Home via Zoom
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September Speaker and Topic
Using Motivational Interviewing in Practice
Julie Guirguis, LPC, LCDC
Juliana (Julie) Guirguis, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor) received a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston and a Masters of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward’s University. She is currently the Program Manager for Transition Age Youth programs at Integral Care which includes the programs of RA1SE (Recovery After Initial Schizophrenia Episode) for youth experiencing early episode psychosis, TAY (Transition Age Youth) for youth navigating mental health systems and the Clinical High Risk - Psychosis Program. Previously within Integral Care she worked with the Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team both as a clinician and Team Lead as well as the traditional Mobile Crisis Outreach Team as a program manager. Prior to her work at Integral Care, Julie worked in a counselor role with Travis County Juvenile Probation in their residential unit, as a group therapist with Seton Behavioral Health, inpatient clinician at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital as well as a counselor at the Kyle Prison with Gateway Foundation. Additionally, she has a private practice in Southwest Austin.
Julie Guirguis, LPC, LCDC
Juliana (Julie) Guirguis, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor) received a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston and a Masters of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward’s University. She is currently the Program Manager for Transition Age Youth programs at Integral Care which includes the programs of RA1SE (Recovery After Initial Schizophrenia Episode) for youth experiencing early episode psychosis, TAY (Transition Age Youth) for youth navigating mental health systems and the Clinical High Risk - Psychosis Program. Previously within Integral Care she worked with the Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team both as a clinician and Team Lead as well as the traditional Mobile Crisis Outreach Team as a program manager. Prior to her work at Integral Care, Julie worked in a counselor role with Travis County Juvenile Probation in their residential unit, as a group therapist with Seton Behavioral Health, inpatient clinician at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital as well as a counselor at the Kyle Prison with Gateway Foundation. Additionally, she has a private practice in Southwest Austin.