Shaleaha Rice
Denver
Summary
Compassionate, client-centered counselor with experience supporting youth in families, schools, community, and outpatient settings. Skilled in trauma-informed SEL intervention and individualized academic planning that promotes strong student-teacher relationships and client-centered change. Passionate about building trusting relationships, identity development, and collaborating with educators, caregivers, and mental health teams to create a positive, safe environment where students can thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Counselor
RESOLUTE COUNSELING CENTER
09.2025 - Current
- Provide individual outpatient counseling for children, adolescents, and adults using trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches.
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, develop treatment plans, maintain therapeutic rapport, and monitor progress toward client goals.
- Address anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, family stress, and life transitions using CBT-informed and solution-focused interventions.
- Maintain ethical clinical documentation and collaborate with supervisors, families, case managers, and community providers to ensure continuity of care.
Affective Needs Paraprofessional
Grant Beacon Middle School
08.2023 - 06.2025
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN
GRANT BEACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
11.2024 - 05.2025
- Provided counseling support to 6th–8th grade students in individual, small-group, and classroom settings.
- Led SEL groups on self-image, identity development, peer conflict, coping skills, and stress management.
- Delivered ICAP planning guidance and academic interventions to support student readiness and growth.
- Conducted wellness check-ins and supported student transitions between classes, programs, and academic tiers.
- Collaborated with administration and teachers to reinforce school-wide expectations and student well-being.
SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN
Denver South High School
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Provided one-on-one counseling addressing emotional, academic, and interpersonal concerns for high school students.
- Collaborated with teachers and parents to monitor academic progress, attendance, and social-emotional wellness.
- Assisted students with college and career planning, including applications, pathway identification, and transition supports.
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR (ESY) PROGRAM ASSISTANT
FLORDIA PIT WALLER
06.2024 - 07.2024
- PROVIDED ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION IN ESY PROGRAM.
- PROGRESSED INDIVIDUALIZED STUDENT PLANS AND TRACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
- COLLABORATED WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROVIDERS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Intern
Porter-Billups Academy for Leadership
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Provided targeted socio-emotional and academic support to youth in summer programming.
- Facilitated goal-setting, leadership development, and interpersonal skill building.
- Promoted a strengths-based learning environment and positive student identity development.
Education
Master of School Counseling -
University of Denver
08.2023
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Minor in Africana Studies
University of Northern Colorado
05.2023
Skills
- Individual & Group Counseling
- SEL Curriculum & Facilitation
- Cultural Responsiveness & Advocacy
- Crisis Intervention & De-escalation
- Case Conceptualization
- School-Based Mental Health Support
- Academic Career & Program Planning
- Trauma-Informed & Culturally Competent Practice
- Family support
- Client advocacy
- Counseling
- Solution-focused counseling
Affiliations
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA) – Former Member (2020-2023)
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) – Trained (2023)
Certification
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) – Colorado ACTIVE
Timeline
Community Counselor
RESOLUTE COUNSELING CENTER
09.2025 - Current
SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN
GRANT BEACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
11.2024 - 05.2025
SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERN
Denver South High School
09.2024 - 11.2024
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR (ESY) PROGRAM ASSISTANT
FLORDIA PIT WALLER
06.2024 - 07.2024
Affective Needs Paraprofessional
Grant Beacon Middle School
08.2023 - 06.2025
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Intern
Porter-Billups Academy for Leadership
06.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Minor in Africana Studies
University of Northern Colorado
Master of School Counseling -
University of Denver