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Melinda Sabetzadeh

Menifee,CA

Summary

Dynamic Clinical Supervisor with expertise in multidisciplinary team collaboration and quality assurance. Proven track record in enhancing service delivery and staff retention through strategic oversight and professional development initiatives. Skilled in mental health counseling and adept at managing complex medical records to ensure compliance and improve patient outcomes.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Supervisor

McKinley's Children Center
11.2024 - Current
  • Provide strategic oversight of outpatient programs, ensuring compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and agency standards.
  • Lead clinical supervision structures and professional development initiatives to strengthen staff competency and retention.
  • Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Compliance teams to improve documentation accuracy and audit readiness.
  • Direct program operations, including treatment planning, crisis response, and culturally responsive service delivery.
  • Develop and implement agency protocols, workflows, and best practices to enhance service quality and efficiency.
  • Foster cross-department collaboration to improve communication, resource sharing, and continuity of care.

Private Practice Therapist

Self Employed LMFT
10.2021 - 02.2025
  • Counseled individuals, couples and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
  • Maintained and updated patient records, changes in service plans and treatment reports.
  • Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
  • Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
  • Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with referral sources to support continuity of care.

Clinical Therapist

San Bernardino County Dept. of Behavioral Health
07.2020 - 10.2021


  • Implemented variety of evidence-based counseling methods to achieve therapy goals.
  • Administered, scored and interpreted psychosocial examinations for assessment of different patient markers.
  • Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
  • Provided QA of clinical charts per Medi-Cal requirements as part of the program auditing team.

Clinical Therapist

MFI Recovery
02.2014 - 04.2019
  • Delivered quality, comprehensive and well-integrated clinical services in alignment with patient needs.
  • Completed assessments and planned customized treatments, applying wide range of resources.
  • Assisted youth in improving self-esteem, communication and coping skills.
  • Prepared and maintained comprehensive progress reports for review by various parties.
  • Planned and organized individual, family and group therapy for patients ranging in ages and issues.
  • Wrote reports on clients and maintained required paperwork.

Education

Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology

National University
La Jolla, CA
06-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
06-2011

Skills

  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Medical records management
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Documentation requirements
  • Quality assurance
  • Mental health counseling
  • Team supervision

Certification

  • Licensed Marriage and Family therapist LMFT 116388

Timeline

Clinical Supervisor

McKinley's Children Center
11.2024 - Current

Private Practice Therapist

Self Employed LMFT
10.2021 - 02.2025

Clinical Therapist

San Bernardino County Dept. of Behavioral Health
07.2020 - 10.2021

Clinical Therapist

MFI Recovery
02.2014 - 04.2019

Master of Arts - Counseling Psychology

National University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona