Stephen Lively

4109 Chisos Rim Court, Keller, TX 76248

Cellular 817-706-7291, brotherlively@gmail.com

Clinical Therapist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Group Counseling
• Have extensive experience in counseling groups as small as five to as large as 90
members.
• Skilled in leading groups with a high potential for violence.
Individual Counseling
• Skilled at individual counseling regarding Marriage and Family, Anger, Suicide, Social
Issues, Life Skills, Chemical Dependency, Emotional Disturbance, Sexual Offender,
Mental Retardation, and Criminal Offender.
Teaching
• Able to give instructions and lessons enabling others to learn via explanation,
demonstration and supervised practice.

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Developed and implemented a Suicide Prevention Program for a maximum security

youth facility involving policy, procedures, and training. This program yielded a 100%
success rate in the prevention of suicide and serious suicide related injury.
• Extensive experience with in home counseling, crisis and suicide intervention, and social
work.
• Developed a computer program and designed documents that resulted in consistent
accuracy and a 90% reduction in redundancy, thus freeing up counselor time and
reducing paperwork related stress in the workplace.

LICENSES

• Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional

Counselors

EDUCATION

M. Ed., Counseling and Human Development 2004

Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX, GPA:
B.S., Occupational Education 2002
Wayland Baptist University, Lubbock, TX, GPA:
A.A.S., Electronics 1995
New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM, GPA:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Clinical Advisor - Humana Las Colinas, TX 2009 to Present
Adolescent Counselor - UBH Denton, Denton, TX 2008 to Present
Mental Health Provider - The GEO Group Inc. Bronte, TX 2004 to 2007
Investigator/Family Based Safety Services - Child Protective Services Abilene, TX 2005
to 2007
STAR Program Case Manager - High Sky Children's Ranch San Angelo, TX 2003 to 2004
Youth Minister/Interim Pastor - Lakeside Baptist Church Breckenridge, TX 2002 to 2003