Chris Heide
Seattle
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in addiction counseling and program management at Seattle University. Proven track record in curriculum development and clinical supervision, fostering recovery support and client engagement. Adept at policy development and community outreach, successfully placing over 250 clients in stable housing, enhancing their journey to wellness.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Professor, Addiction Counseling
Seattle University
Seattle
01.2026 - Current
- Teach graduate level addiction counseling courses aligned with CACREP, ACA, and ASAM standards.
- Teach application of ASAM criteria and levels of care, including assessment and treatment planning.
- Explored etiology of addiction, drug classifications, and biological, psychological, and social factors influencing substance use disorders.
- Integrated cultural considerations affecting minority populations, emphasizing cultural humility, equity, and social justice in addiction counseling.
- Highlighted community support systems and recovery resources, fostering long-term change in students' understanding of addiction recovery.
Editor-in-Chief
Chosen Magazine
Seattle
04.2013 - Current
- Collaborated with Co-Founder to develop impactful news stories focusing on addiction, mental health, recovery, and advocacy for marginalized populations.
- Amplified voices of marginalized communities by sharing narratives silenced by social, political, and economic persecution.
- Networked with industry professionals to create and market a groundbreaking digital magazine and online news source, enhancing visibility for critical social issues.
- Http://www.chosenmag.com
Co-Occurring Program Manager
Ryther
Seattle
10.2023 - 06.2025
- Create, develop and manage COD IOP program; a program that has been running consistently since inception in Jan 2024.
- Provided clinical supervision to all direct supervisees and SUDPts through individual and group sessions.
- Partner with internal program and outside community partners to strengthen relationships and build census.
- Develop programming and policies related to patient retention and revenue building.
- Developed and implemented education and clinical training for new clinicians by way of trainings, supervision, and program development.
Clinical Assessor
Northpoint Recovery
Seattle
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Conduct 15 assessments weekly, ensuring consistent care for 70-100 patients.
- Provide comprehensive assessments on both internal and community referrals, utilizing comprehensive and trauma informed biopsychosocial tools, to ensure patient conversion into treatment.
- Counsel patients through individual and group therapy, utilizing MI, solution focused, and DBT lenses, to support clients in achieving established treatment goals.
- Develop and implement innovative and trauma informed curriculum for PHP and IOP groups.
- Create programming and policies to enhance patient retention and satisfaction.
- Deliver education and clinical training for new clinicians through individualized sessions and shadowing.
- Acted as back-up the clinical director, managing daily operations, census building, and crisis management in the absence of clinical director.
Lead SUD Clinician
Valley Cities
Seattle
02.2018 - 12.2020
- Completed over 4000 hours of direct client care, supporting hundreds of individuals with substance use and mental health issues on their journey to recovery.
- Led daily rounds and managed group schedules within a multidisciplinary team of substance use, mental health, and medical providers.
- Developed an innovative, and highly reputable housing program, to provide a successful and supportive continuum of care to clients with both mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses. Over 250 clients were successfully placed in stable and secure housing because of this program.
- Created policies and programming for Recovery Place Seattle, an inpatient facility at Valley Cities, leveraging community connections to enhance support for clients in MAT substance abuse recovery.
Volunteer Coordinator
Lakeside Milam
Kirkland
05.2015 - 07.2017
- Successfully developed a reputable program and placed over 200 patients into stable, sober housing within two years.
- Supervised alumni volunteers to establish a volunteer program that supported active patients' rehabilitation efforts.
- Educated and counseled patients on drug and alcohol rehabilitation, enhancing their recovery process.
- Executed client discharge planning, facilitating housing procurement and ensuring outpatient care placement.
Education
Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Graduate Program
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington08-2024
Addiction Counseling Certification - Program
Bellevue College
Bellevue, Washington03-2019
BA - Journalism & Political Science
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington06-2008
Skills
- Curriculum design
- Curriculum creation
- Curriculum delivery
- Curriculum oversight
- Course curriculum
- In-class lectures
- Student engagement
- Assessment techniques
- Clinical supervision
- Treatment planning
- Psychosocial assessment
- Client engagement
- Community engagement
- Educational leadership
- Ethical decision-making
- Individualized support
- Trauma informed care
- Addiction counseling
- Client supervision
- Clinical training
- Crisis intervention
- Team leadership
- Solution-focused therapy
- Substance abuse treatment
- Humanistic therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Group therapy facilitation
- Existential therapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Program management
- Trauma-informed care
- Curriculum development
Certification
• LMHCA, MC61575202, Active
• NCC, Active
• SUDP, CP61033834, Active
• NCAC 1, Active
• Approved Clinical Supervisor for SUD
• NCC, Active
• SUDP, CP61033834, Active
• NCAC 1, Active
• Approved Clinical Supervisor for SUD
Other Relevant Experience
- Developed, managed, and created multiple sober support groups that serviced over 500 sober individuals.
- Sustained sober support groups through marketing, program development.
- Acted as the business meeting director, treasurer, and community liaison where I was an active participant on boards pertaining to the management of sober groups on a city-wide level. Developed strategies for maintaining these groups during Covid-19 pandemic.
- Trained as a substance abuse intervention specialist.
- Developed and maintained a robust network of referral partners for treatment providers and agencies nationally.
- Provided consultation with outside partners on the development of sober housing.
- Trained in general mental health therapy, CBT, CBT+, TF-CBT, Gestalt Therapy, MI, MAT, and all forms of SUD treatment modalities., Experience with ERP, the Gottman Method, and EFT. Experienced in group therapy techniques.
- Wrote and published content in major news sources, such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The New York Post, LGBTQ Nation. The content focused on substance use disorders and advocacy for treatment.
Websites
Accomplishments
Kaplan Award for Narrative Journalism
Timeline
Adjunct Professor, Addiction Counseling
Seattle University
01.2026 - Current
Co-Occurring Program Manager
Ryther
10.2023 - 06.2025
Clinical Assessor
Northpoint Recovery
08.2021 - 05.2023
Lead SUD Clinician
Valley Cities
02.2018 - 12.2020
Volunteer Coordinator
Lakeside Milam
05.2015 - 07.2017
Editor-in-Chief
Chosen Magazine
04.2013 - Current
Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Graduate Program
Seattle University
Addiction Counseling Certification - Program
Bellevue College
BA - Journalism & Political Science
University of Washington