Emily Margolis, LMFT
Summary
Inclusion Specialist with experience supporting inclusive classroom practices and individualized student needs. Strong collaborator with students, families, and school staff, bringing leadership in coordination, problem-solving, and implementation of student supports, with strengths in communication and adaptability.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Inclusion Specialist
New Roads School
Santa Monica, CA
12.2020 - Current
- Serve as an Inclusion Specialist supporting neurodivergent students in general education classrooms, providing social, emotional, and academic support
- Advocate for student needs in interdisciplinary team meetings and discussions.
- Provide guidance to teachers on how to create an inclusive classroom environment.
- Participate in professional development activities related to diversity topics.
- Teach courses including Personal Finance, Film Production, Drama, and Pop Culture, using structured, creative curricula to strengthen communication skills, executive functioning, and self-regulation
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, and outside providers to create individualized, student-centered supports
Primary Therapist
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
09.2010 - 12.2020
- Served as primary therapist for children in a non-public school setting
- Provided individual and group clinical services to clients with diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mood Disorders, Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Developed art therapy interventions aligned with client treatment goals and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
- Supervised graduate student interns (AMFTs), providing weekly clinical oversight in accordance with BBS requirements
- Collaborated with behavior staff, teachers, and instructional aides to design and implement behavioral and emotional support strategies
- Facilitated case conferences with classroom staff to address social-emotional concerns and provide education on cultural, developmental, and mental health topics
- Partnered with teachers to promote classroom environments that support the whole child
- Taught a weekly middle school art history class with a focus on artists of color
- Trained in Risking Connections Trauma-Informed Care
- Certified in First Aid, CPR, and CPI
Primary and Adjunctive Therapist Trainee
Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment
Los Angeles, CA
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Served as primary and adjunctive therapist trainee for adults in a substance abuse treatment program
- Provided clinical services to clients with a variety of diagnoses including Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Developed art therapy interventions to meet clinical goals of clients and treatment plans
Education
Master of Arts - Marital And Family Therapy/Art Therapy
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA 08.2008 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art
Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA 01.1999 - 05.2002
Skills
- Inclusion Specialist
- Art Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Empathy development
- Classroom management
- Parent communications
- Life skills instruction
- Social skills development
Timeline
Inclusion Specialist
New Roads School
12.2020 - Current
Primary Therapist
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
09.2010 - 12.2020
Primary and Adjunctive Therapist Trainee
Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment
01.2010 - 05.2010
Master of Arts - Marital And Family Therapy/Art Therapy
Loyola Marymount University
08.2008 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art
Sacramento State
01.1999 - 05.2002