Michelle Meaney
Forks,WA
Summary
I am a compassionate, fully-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) seeking a leadership, supervisory, teaching, or counselor role in a mental/behavioral health setting. I have many years of experience in a variety of larger systems and thrive in being a part of systems change, promoting health at the individual and collective levels. My passion is to assist each person that I work with on their journey of finding their personal “True North" by helping them understand and make meaning of their relationships with themselves and others and their place in the group as a whole. My clinical approach is primarily relational and led with compassionate trauma-informed care. I also pull from an integration of skills from various modalities such as CBT, DBT, Bowen’s Family Systems, Solution-Focused, Addiction/Substance research, & Depth/Shadow work. As a leader, I model what I teach and what I expect. I do this with utmost respect for those under my care. I embrace appropriate ownership of my team, always supporting and providing a safe place for professional growth. I am here to make a difference and to train and teach others how to be their best self, integrating the freedom found in professional boundaries and consistent behaviors. Conflict is part of growth and I want to help others embrace various conflicts and learn to move through them to get to the other side where the benefits of healing are found.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychology Associate
Washington State Department of Corrections
Clallam Bay, WA
01.2025 - Current
- Conduct mental health assessments to evaluate client needs and treatment options.
- Developed tailored intervention plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions to support client progress.
- Monitored client behavior and reported changes to ensure effective treatment adjustments.
- First responder for crisis, including risk assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Provide mental health services as per clinical expectations of licensed mental health counselor in Washington State for incarcerated individuals in an all-male, maximum custody prison.
Clinical Mental Health Counselor & Supervisor
Spectrums of Humanity Counseling & Coaching
Forks, WA
01.2018 - Current
- My personally owned and operated private practice mental health therapy providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical documentation of individuals, couples, groups/families, and wellness coaching including in-person, home-visit, telehealth, and phone calls.
- Provide clinical supervision for associate level therapists in WA State.
Mental Health Professional
Forks Community Hospital
Forks, WA
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Conducted comprehensive mental health assessments to identify patient needs and develop treatment plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care for individuals in correctional settings.
- Implemented evidence-based therapeutic interventions to promote mental wellness and reduce recidivism.
- Consulted with other staff in crisis intervention techniques and effective communication strategies with patients.
- Provided mental health services including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in a community mental health setting as per clinical licensure expectations of WA State Mental Health Counselor
- Certified as a Designated Crisis Responder and responded to crisis as part of crisis rotation. This included assessments and decision and paperwork for voluntary treatment or petition for involuntary treatment services as per WA laws.
Mental Health Professional & Corporate MH Member
Naphcare/Everhealth Correctional Healthcare
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided mental health crisis response and ongoing mental health care to inmates in a jail setting. Duties included suicide assessment, consults with community providers and correctional staff as indicated, assisted with decision making for appropriate inmate housing to ensure safety for all inmates and staff, referrals to mental health provider for medication management, ongoing clinical follow-ups as indicated, clinical documentation of all interactions, & other various duties.
Contracted Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Soundview Wellness
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Provided mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical documentation to individuals, couples, and groups, in a private practice, private pay counseling center. This was a one-year contracted position with in-person clinical therapy treatment.
Mental Health Professional
Island County Human Service
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Community mental health services that provided mental health counseling support to middle school students in the Stanwood/Camano community. Post onset of Covid, this position broadened to providing mental health services and resources to Island County residents, including community outreach, home visits, telehealth, and phone calls. All patient interaction included required clinical documentation, group consults and meetings with other Island County Human Services Staff.
Education
Masters of Arts - Psychology w/ Counseling Specialization
Saybrook University
05-2018
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology
Western Washington University
01.2011
Skills
- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Crisis response for mental health
- Clinical interviewing
- Group therapy
- Clinical Assessment, Diagnostic, and Treatment
- Clinical Supervision
- Suicide prevention
- Psychoeducation
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Encouragement and motivation
- Valid Driver's license
- Willing to relocate
- Leadership
- Systems perspectives
Accomplishments
Master Trainer for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health
Clinical Supervisor
Lead for various electronic records projects
Previous Executive Director for a mental health non-profit
Business Owner & Life Coach for Spectrums of Humanity Counseling & Coaching
Corporate Mental Health Team Member 2022-2023 for Naphcare
Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of local non-profit.
Supervised team of 5 staff members.
Certification
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) WA State 2021
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) WA State 2018-2021
- CPR Certified 2024 (WA State DOC)
- Lifespan Integration Trauma Therapy Levels I & II 2021
- Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocate 2015-2016
- CORE Training for Correctional Officer 2013
- Certified Designated Crisis Responder, West-End Outreach Services - 2024
- Mental Health Counselor License - 2016-current
- Master Trainer for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health
Timeline
Psychology Associate
Washington State Department of Corrections
01.2025 - Current
Mental Health Professional
Forks Community Hospital
01.2024 - 10.2024
Mental Health Professional & Corporate MH Member
Naphcare/Everhealth Correctional Healthcare
01.2022 - 01.2023
Contracted Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Soundview Wellness
01.2020 - 01.2021
Clinical Mental Health Counselor & Supervisor
Spectrums of Humanity Counseling & Coaching
01.2018 - Current
Mental Health Professional
Island County Human Service
01.2018 - 01.2021
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology
Western Washington University
Masters of Arts - Psychology w/ Counseling Specialization
Saybrook University
Other Experience
- Correctional Officer Monroe Correctional Compex 2013-2014
- Health Information Management Specialist Skagit Regional Clinics 2003-2012