Krystal Currie
Austell
Summary
Dedicated professional committed to high standards and a results-driven approach in spiritual care. Renowned for guiding individuals through personal challenges and orchestrating transformative community events that foster connection and healing. Dependable team collaborator, adept at adapting to evolving needs while maintaining focus on shared goals. Expertise in crisis intervention, empathetic communication, and community outreach enhances the ability to create meaningful impact in diverse settings.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Chaplain
Georgia Baptist Children’s Home
07.2025 - Current
- Provide pastoral care and spiritual support to youth in residential care through one-on-one counseling, prayer, and crisis intervention.
- Lead weekly chapel services, Bible studies, and small groups to encourage faith and healing.
- Collaborate with staff, therapists, and caseworkers to address spiritual needs within holistic care plans for residents.
- Organize special services and seasonal programs to foster community and spiritual growth among youth.
- Support at-risk youth through trauma-informed ministry, focusing on hope, purpose, and personal transformation.
Volunteer Engagement Director
The dReam Center Church of Atlanta
06.2025 - Current
- Direct engagement for 25+ volunteer ministry teams, coordinating recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention of 300+ active volunteers.
- Designed and executed large-scale volunteer events, including annual appreciation gala and leadership retreats.
- Developed standard operating procedures, handbooks, and communication systems to streamline scheduling and operations.
- Partnered with church leadership to align volunteers with ministry vision, ensuring excellence in worship services, outreach, and events.
- Launched leadership pipeline and quarterly huddles for ministry leads equipping volunteers for advancement into leadership roles.
Empowerment Advocate
Thrive by HopeThruSoap
09.2023 - 08.2024
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Case management
- Behavioral health assessments and intake
- Coordination of care with multi-disciplinary team
- Assistance with community resources for youth experiencing homelessness.
- Develops comprehensive treatment plans for each client based on assessment information, client needs, and lifestyle.
Client Resource Specialist
The Atlanta Mission- My Sister’ House
02.2022 - 10.2023
- Case Management
- Discharge planning for homeless women and children.
- Provide initial clinical impressions for further mental health evaluation.
- Goal setting for housing and employment program
School based Mental Health Therapist
Chris 180
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Assessing clients/students’ history of trauma, acuity, strengths, and needs.
- Screen, evaluate and triage potential consumers to determine what services/evidence-based interventions should be offered.
- Provide initial clinical impressions.
- Administer Biopsychosocial assessments and other assessments.
- Administer validated assessment tools specific to evidence-based practice (7 Challenges, TF-CBT, DBT, ARC)
- Administer/aware of ACE score and implications on service planning.
- Evaluate and document client’s level of functioning and progress toward attainment of goals.
Clinical Therapist
Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Assisting patients in meeting their treatment goals.
- Providing therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, group therapy.
- Providing information and referrals as needed, and individual therapy when ordered by an MD. Provides variety of psychotherapeutic services including, family and individual (adults and children) in an outpatient psychiatric Behavioral Health Center setting.
- Discharge Planning.
School Counseling Director
Broward County Public Schools
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Meet with teachers to present and explain the results of various testing programs.
- Assist teachers in effective utilization of test results.
- Counsel students on personal, academic, and vocational problems and notify parents as deemed necessary.
- Establish small group counseling sessions.
- Provide materials and suggestions for classroom-oriented guidance activities. Secondary Guidance Counselor (Cont.) JJ-005
- Identify community and school system resources, and when advisable, refer student situations to the proper agencies.
- Arrange student, parent, and teacher conferences.
- Keep records of conferences and send reports, within the limits of confidentiality, to the principal
- Provide educational counseling to students prior to the scheduling of classes.
- Assemble and maintain up-to-date information concerning educational and occupational possibilities.
- Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
- Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.
- Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies.
Guidance Counselor
Lake County Public Schools
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Counseled students wherein behavior, school progress, mental or physical impairment indicated need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
- Implemented prevention-oriented support groups for 1000+ students.
- Provided referrals for community resources and mental health professionals for families and students.
- Partnered with school administrators, teachers and parents or guardians to provide students with appropriate and adequate counseling support in school.
- Met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
Clinical Case Manager
The Orlando Recovery Center
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Delivered individualized counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness and substance abuse.
- Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters discovered through interviews and standardized assessments.
- Worked with family members to develop support networks and multifaceted coping techniques focused on client needs.
- Devised and enhanced treatment strategies to promote continued progress.
- Collaborated with team to define business requirements for organizational processes, achieve productivity standards and adhere to accuracy standards.
Founder & Executive Director
Reviving Leaders Collective, Inc.
05.2025 - Current
- Spearheaded Incorporation and 501(c)(3) approval process for a nonprofit e,powering justice-impacted youth.
- Built governance, board structure, and organizational pillars; launched five core programs for 2026 rollout.
- Secured seed fundraising, developed partnerships with Juvenile Justice agencies, and created branded outreach campaigns.
- Coordinated volunteer pipelines and training for upcoming events.
- Established board governance structures, including bylaws, conflict of interest policies, and board dues system.
Clinical Social Worker
Jackson Memorial Hospital
03.2018 - 11.2018
- Organized clinical documentation, treatment plans, and referrals.
- Established and nurtured key relationships with community members to form valuable partnerships.
- Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
- Developed and implemented detailed pre-discharge plans for clients soon to be integrated back into community.
- Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes
- Documented case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management.
- Coordinated program referrals for community-based resources.
Therapist
Smith Community Mental Health
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Organized clinical interventions and treatment plans for patients suffering from chronic pain disorders.
- Applied array of different methodologies to assist patients with therapy.
- Supervised individuals in small group atmosphere to cultivate safety, independence, and structure.
- Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist youth in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed.
- Introduced meditation, guided imagery, and breathing techniques to patients and their families.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans.
- Documented all information, plans, and responses.
- Tracked progress according to goals for all interventions.
Education
Master of Divinity - Theology
Candler School of Theology
Atlanta, GA05-2027
Masters - Social Work
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL05.2017
Bachelors - Social Work
Florida Memorial University
Miami, FL05.2016
Skills
- Pastoral care
- Records management
- Addiction support
- Ministry development
- Bible studies
- Spiritual care
- Mental health awareness
- Prayer leadership
- Team leadership
- Strategic thinking
Timeline
Associate Chaplain
Georgia Baptist Children’s Home
07.2025 - Current
Volunteer Engagement Director
The dReam Center Church of Atlanta
06.2025 - Current
Founder & Executive Director
Reviving Leaders Collective, Inc.
05.2025 - Current
Empowerment Advocate
Thrive by HopeThruSoap
09.2023 - 08.2024
Client Resource Specialist
The Atlanta Mission- My Sister’ House
02.2022 - 10.2023
School based Mental Health Therapist
Chris 180
07.2021 - 02.2022
Clinical Therapist
Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center
01.2021 - 07.2021
School Counseling Director
Broward County Public Schools
07.2020 - 01.2021
Guidance Counselor
Lake County Public Schools
07.2019 - 06.2020
Clinical Case Manager
The Orlando Recovery Center
11.2018 - 07.2019
Clinical Social Worker
Jackson Memorial Hospital
03.2018 - 11.2018
Therapist
Smith Community Mental Health
08.2017 - 03.2018
Masters - Social Work
Barry University
Bachelors - Social Work
Florida Memorial University
Master of Divinity - Theology
Candler School of Theology
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