PETER N.

HOLLY
Peter N. Holly, M.A., LMHC
#LH00011243
18235 73rd Ave., Apt. 22
Kenmore, WA 98028
Phone: 425-286-6895

OBJECTIVE:

Mental Health Job

W.A.C. SPECIALTIES held:

Hispanic Specialist
Child Specialist
Native American Specialist

EDUCATION

AA in Psychology, Crafton Hills Junior College, Yucaipa, CA

BA in Child Development, California State University at San Bernardino,
California
MA in Counseling Psychology, City University, Bellevue, WA

EMPLOYMENT

1999- 10/2008
Mental Health Therapist
Grant Mental Healthcare
840 E. Plum
Moses Lake, WA 98837

I have held several positions while employed for the last 9 years with this
agency. Trauma work invigorates me. It is fulfilling to watch an individual
reduce old fears and get control of their lives. On February 1, 2008 I
transferred from our Quincy, WA (small outstation) to our main office in
Moses Lake, WA. I worked full-time as a Brief Therapist on the Children’s
team. My caseload varied from 30 to 50 clients which are primarily under 18
years of age. Most of these children come from the lower income levels and is
an underserved population. I work with these children one on one and find it
very rewarding to see results in their lives sometimes very quickly. I deal with
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children who have issues such as ADHD, behavioral problems at home and
school. Working one on one with these children gives me an opportunity to
get to the root of the problem. Oftentimes they have no boundaries at home
and then cause trouble at school. I draw up treatment plans and give them
homework. It is frustrating though, because in some instances the parent or
guardian needs help themselves.

PETER N. HOLLY

I passed my licensure exam on July 20, 2007. I completed my internship at

the Quincy outstation and worked as a Therapist with mostly adults. I would
travel from Quincy, WA to Mattawa, WA as the only therapist to work with
mostly mono-lingual Hispanics. I am about 75% bilingual in Spanish which is
why I was chosen to do this once a week. I also traveled to Coulee Dam once
a week to work as a therapist with the underserved population there. In all
cases I would have to type chart notes on the computer in specialty software
designed just for our agency.

Before my appointment to the Quincy office, I worked in the main office in

Moses Lake, WA. From 1999 to 2004 I filled several positions including: Crisis
Stabilization Specialist. This is where you work with clients that are in crisis
and do what you can to keep them out of the hospital. Maybe they have
stopped taking their medications and it is just a matter of going with them to
get their meds refilled. Or, maybe sit in the emergency room with them while
a doctor accesses whether they need to be hospitalized or just needs to
spend a few days away from their situation at home. The county has
agreements with different motels in the area to accommodate this kind of
situation. Besides a 40 hour work week, I was on-call one weekend a month.
This was 24 hours a day, because crises don’t always happen from nine to
five.

I transferred into the Children’s Team as a Case Manager next. It was a nice
change. I love working with
children. Depending on the age of the child, I would take them to the park.
We would play some basketball,
or just hang. I would try to make them comfortable and try to get them to
talk about what was bugging them.
I would report to the Therapist in charge of their case to help him or her know
how their treatment plan and
“homework” assignments were going. As a Case Manager you are not doing
therapy, but following the
therapist’s treatment plan and helping the client to achieve their goals.

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REFERENCE:
Kris Davis, MA
Manager
Grant Mental Healthcare
203 Central Ave. S
Quincy, WA 98848
509-679-8525

Kris was my supervisor for several years. She is familiar with

all my clinical expertise including intakes, individual therapy,
case management, and emergency management.