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Intensive in-home counselor resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an intensive in-home counselor resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in intensive in-home counselor-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some intensive in-home counselor interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some intensive in-home counselor interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an intensive in-home counselor resume:

  • Family Therapy
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Intensive In-Home
  • Community Resources
  • Therapeutic Interventions
  • Discharge Planning
  • at-Risk Youth
  • Out-of-Home Placements
  • Anger Management
  • Medication Management
  • Community Services
  • Group Therapy
  • Treatment Strategies
  • Discharge Summaries
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Therapeutic Services
  • Direct Clinical Services
  • Crisis Management
  • Mental Health
  • Behavior Modification
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Clinical Assessments
  • Field Supervision
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • ADHD
  • Community Agencies
  • Mental Illness
  • Client Families
  • Clinical Documentation

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write intensive in-home counselor experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are great bullet points from intensive in-home counselor resumes:

Work history example #1

Intensive In-Home Counselor

Wolverine Human Services

  • Participated in policy evaluation sessions with psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors and administrators.
  • Provided individual therapy to children and adolescents with severe psychopathology and complex trauma.
  • Provided intensive in-home counseling services to adolescents with a variety of psychiatric and learning disabilities.
  • Provided intensive in-home counseling and case management.
  • Aligned with other supervisory staff including nurse and program manager resulting in clear communication and strengthened team cohesiveness.

Work history example #2

Intensive In-Home Counselor

ST. JOSEPHS VILLA

  • Assisted in the achievement of IEP goals.
  • Stabilized family dynamics and helped facilitate communication between all members of the family, court system, and social services.
  • Intervened and provided stability in crisis-situations and facilitated communications between family members and first responders.
  • Developed educational study plans and participated in IEP meetings.
  • Provided intensive in-home counseling and case management.

Work history example #3

Community Health Counselor

Merrimack Valley Hospital

  • Provided solution-focused, time-limited EAP counseling services to federal government employees and their families.
  • Provided one-to-one care sessions which include documenting behavioral changes and sleeping patterns.
  • Supervised and delegated other residential counselors.
  • Maintained CPR, First Aid, Defensive Driving, Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) certifications, and Gentle Teaching.
  • Conducted therapy services for adolescents and family members of intensive-in-home clients.

Work history example #4

Primary Counselor

Transitions

  • Maintained communication with psychiatrists and other medical personnel
  • Ensured that proper electronic documentation occurred according to BDAP and HIPPA regulations.
  • Investigated sensitive business issues involving compliance with laws and Company policies; provided strategic legal counsel to business leaders.
  • Collaborated with school personnel to address concerns for the educational and behavioral advancement of students.
  • Provided individual and group counseling, education and case management to chemically dependent clients and family members.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from intensive in-home counselor resumes:

Master's Degree in social work

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

2010 - 2011

Doctoral Degree in psychology

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2005 - 2008

Highlight your intensive in-home counselor certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your intensive in-home counselor resume:

  1. Pastoral Counseling Certification
  2. Certified Professional Counselor
  3. Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC)
  4. National Certified Counselor (NCC)

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