Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
RELEVANT TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
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Meg Burge

Summary

Collaborative clinical leader with experience guiding multidisciplinary teams, developing emerging professionals, and fostering inclusive, high-quality mental health and sexual health services. Known for putting others at ease and fostering effective communication through challenging circumstances. Committed to continuous learning and to establishing a long-term role where leadership, collaboration, and compassion intersect to create lasting impact for clients, colleagues, and the organization.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sex Therapist

UW Health, Sexual Health Clinic
07.2024 - Current

· Provide in-person and virtual sex education and sex therapy services to individuals and couples of diverse genders, sexualities, and social backgrounds

· Supervise doctoral and post-doctoral level trainees in their clinical development

· Develop, apply, and evaluate clinical interventions using empirically-supported practices and patient feedback

· Maintain and advance clinic integrity and excellence through regular internal auditing and program improvement initiatives

· Develop and maintain community partnerships through outreach and by providing training and consultation services

· Maintain thorough, accurate medical records which meet HIPAA, billing, and patient care standards

Independent Mental Health Provider

Meg Burge, LCSW S.C.
09.2021 - 06.2025

· Provide psychotherapy to individuals and couples of diverse identities and backgrounds

· Complete psychosexual evaluations, risk projections, and treatment recommendations for individuals with problematic and/or illegal sexual behaviors.

· Further develop and maintain expertise in problematic sexual behaviors to provide effective treatment for clients who self-refer as well as clients referred through the forensic system.

· Further develop and maintain expertise in the assessment of sexual dysfunction, sexual offending, and hypersexuality

Teaching Faculty

University of Wisconsin Madison, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
08.2019 - 05.2024

· Prepared a course syllabus adhering to the UW School of Social Work and CSWE curriculum requirements.

· Taught weekly courses including theoretical and practical application content.

· Constructed learning opportunities including formal written assignments, field-based skills training, and feedback-driven grading.

· Supervise students in community settings with the inclusion of consultation, feedback, and skills training.

· Maintain regular contact with practicum supervisors to monitor student performance/competencies.

· Identify and secured new field placement opportunities and relationships for the School of Social Work.

Chapter 980 Senior Treatment Provider

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
08.2016 - 08.2021

· Developed and implemented a clinical case conceptualization model for patients using empirically supported risk, protective, and desistance factors.

· Pioneered LGBTQ+ and gender affirming services and policies through direct patient care, interdisciplinary work groups, and staff development initiatives

· Provided case management and clinical supervision for BSW & MSW interns.

· Co-developed the student intern onboarding, education, and supervision policy and procedures.

· Initiated and implemented Feedback-Informed Treatment & Supervision for clinical staff and interns.

· Provided Motivational Interviewing training and ongoing coaching for staff and interns.

· Provided RNR-adherent sex offender treatment groups and individual treatment opportunities for patients with elevated PCL-R and average to above-average IQ scores.

· Adapted existing treatment modalities to fit the needs of patients with major mental illness, cognitive deficits, and learning disabilities.

Education

Master of Social Work - Mental Health

University of Wisconsin-Madison
01-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
01-2011

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary leadership
  • Staff and student development
  • Crisis response
  • TGD advocacy and interventions
  • Program development
  • Supervision and training
  • Public speaking
  • Feedback-informed treatment and supervision
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Psychosexual evaluation
  • Documentation requirements

Certification

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
• Certified Sex Therapist (CST), in progress
• Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), in progress

Affiliations

  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP)
  • American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
  • Association for the Prevention & Treatment of Sexual Abuse (ATSA) — Board Member

RELEVANT TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services Foundations of Leadership Series
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization (EMDR)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Feedback Informed Treatment and Supervision (FIT)
  • Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)
  • Criminogenic Risk Assessments

Timeline

Sex Therapist

UW Health, Sexual Health Clinic
07.2024 - Current

Independent Mental Health Provider

Meg Burge, LCSW S.C.
09.2021 - 06.2025

Teaching Faculty

University of Wisconsin Madison, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
08.2019 - 05.2024

Chapter 980 Senior Treatment Provider

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
08.2016 - 08.2021

Master of Social Work - Mental Health

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Meg Burge