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MORGAN LINK

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Experienced and friendly Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Director with over 9 years of experience in the mental health field. Skilled and passionate about working with adolescent and young adult populations with their families in a residential setting. A natural leader who effectively supports clinical teams. Organized and dependable clinician successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. LGBTQIA affirmative and passionate about working with at-risk youth.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Director and LMFT

Newport Healthcare
Marin County , CA
12.2020 - Current
  • Director of 15 clinical staff in 24-bed region serving adolescents and young adults and manager of contractors for each location
  • Supervise clinical staff under BBS requirements towards licensure
  • Manage client and parent crisis daily with a calm and confident demeanor effectively
  • Reachable and effective 24/7 for on-call emergent clinical crisis response and operational needs
  • Lead treatment teams and clinical consultations with each treatment team weekly to support client goals and healthy treatment outcomes
  • Support clinicians with weekly assessments involving suicide risk assessments, behavioral interventions, family therapy interventions, and crisis management and overall clinical skills
  • Managed staff with new methodologies for admissions processes, and intakes that support company outcomes and maintain client safety
  • Participate in clinical audits and leveraged data to improve clinical areas of treatment
  • Consult with executives on new policies and procedures
  • Support clinician's high-intensity cases and recommit clients and families to therapeutic goals
  • Maintain energy and enthusiasm in a fast-paced environment
  • Teach cultural inclusivity, healthy communication skills, promotive positivity, and cohesiveness among staff
  • Demonstrates strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills during a crisis and will effectively and authentically remain calm
  • Maintain accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards through auditing, training, and supervision

Therapist in Private Practice

Therapy By Morgan Link
San Francisco, CA
02.2020 - Current
  • Expertise in building rapport quickly via telehealth with clients and delivering mental health services to long-term and short term clientele
  • Effectively support clients meet their treatment goals through a humanistic and client-centered philosophy
  • Experience in using evidence-based treatment modalities such as DBT,CBT, and attachment-based modalities
  • LGBTQIA affirmative
  • Specialties: Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, family therapy, gender identity, work stress, sexual issues, eating disorders, and substance use
  • Other areas of focus: self-harm, suicide assessments, eating patterns, family dynamics, substance use, trauma

Family Therapist

Newport Healthcare
San Rafael, CA
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Family therapist and was promoted to Associate Clinical Director in October 2020
  • Family therapy and teletherapy with adolescent clients and families through Attachment-Based Family Therapy Model of Treatment
  • Manage families in crisis daily
  • Support struggling families within the program to reengage family and teens in treatment to support treatment goals and extend treatment stay
  • Build rapport with adolescent clients and parents quickly to support meeting treatment goals in clinical work
  • Led family therapy program-bi-weekly
  • Participates in weekly treatment team meetings, bi-weekly supervision of ABFT model of treatment, case consultations, crisis management, peer reviews, and mental health assessments
  • Conducted crisis management and behavioral interventions during a crisis to deescalate clients
  • Collaborate with operations staff to encourage skills-based interventions for clients on weeknights/weekends
  • Conduct peer to peer insurance reviews
  • Engage in on-call crisis management

MFT Associate and LMFT

THORS, Residential Treatment
San Juan Capistrano, CA
03.2018 - 08.2018
  • Therapy Services: Individual sessions, group therapy and crisis management
  • Complete Assessments: BPS, Utilization Reviews, Treatment Plans, SI
  • Participate in weekly treatment team meetings and supervisions
  • collaborate with psychiatrists, colleagues, operations staff

MFT Associate, Residential Treatment

Luminance Recovery
San Juan Capistrano, CA
02.2016 - 02.2018
  • Deliver Individual, crisis management, couple, group, and family therapy sessions with a caseload of over 8 clients with sessions 2x per week
  • Complete thorough assessments: BPS, utilization Reviews, treatment plans, SI assessments, discharge plans
  • Participate in weekly treatment team meetings and supervisions
  • Collaborate with psychiatrists and physicians assistants on client cases
  • Tend to immediate crisis situations resulting in supporting panic attacks, high stress, potential relapse, manic episodes, discharge planning, family crisis
  • Facilitate monthly family program
  • Demonstrate strong and healthy boundaries with clients and staff
  • Emulate strong interpersonal relationships skills
  • Create and Manage daily program schedule
  • Conducted Interviews for prospective associate marriage and family therapists

MFT Associate, Abuse Recovery Program

THORS, The House of The Rising Son
San Juan Capistrano, CA
09.2017 - 12.2017
  • At THORS while working full time at Luminance Recovery to obtain relational hours towards licensure
  • Therapy Services: Couples therapy

MFT Trainee, Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Phoenix House
Santa Ana, CA
11.2014 - 12.2015
  • Mental Health services for individuals, families, and couples
  • Intervene during a crisis to support clients immediately
  • Provided therapy support to clients struggling with substance abuse, trauma, psychosis, and other issues
  • Conducted intake and needs assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients
  • Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served
  • Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning
  • Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

MFT Trainee, Family Youth and Outreach Program

Boys and Girls Club, Outreach Program
Garden Grove, CA
09.2014 - 11.2014
  • Provide individual and family mental health services to adolescents
  • Provide suicide risk assessments
  • Participate in individual and group supervision

Intern, Well Program

Child Abuse Prevention Center
Orange, CA
02.2013 - 05.2013
  • Facilitated parent anger management groups
  • Lead presenter on the effect of media influence on adolescents
  • Connected families to resources and services in the community
  • Distributed resource material for families in low-income communities
  • Assisted in documenting services provided to families

Education

Master of Arts - Marriage and Family Therapy

Alliant International University
2015

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Chapman University
2013

Sex Therapy Education Certification -

The Buehler Institute
2018

Skills

  • Crisis Management
  • Risk assessments
  • Rapport building
  • Excellent with adolescents
  • Training and Development
  • Customer service
  • Engaging
  • Self-Motivated
  • LGBTQIA affirmative
  • Case conceptualization
  • Patient
  • Empowering
  • Likable
  • Uses good judgment
  • "Grace and diplomacy in face of chaos"

Accomplishments

  • Multiple promotions within Newport Healthcare
  • Family Whisperer Award of Appreciation, 2021
  • Maintained a healthy company culture and supported efficient clinical hiring for a 24-bed facility during a global pandemic
  • Consistently receives appreciation from clinical staff for clinical skills and management style
  • Highly regarded by adolescent and young adult clients
  • Influential speaker to Kaiser graduate students

Affiliations

California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT 2022

Timeline

Clinical Director and LMFT

Newport Healthcare
12.2020 - Current

Therapist in Private Practice

Therapy By Morgan Link
02.2020 - Current

Family Therapist

Newport Healthcare
10.2018 - 12.2020

MFT Associate and LMFT

THORS, Residential Treatment
03.2018 - 08.2018

MFT Associate, Abuse Recovery Program

THORS, The House of The Rising Son
09.2017 - 12.2017

MFT Associate, Residential Treatment

Luminance Recovery
02.2016 - 02.2018

MFT Trainee, Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Program

Phoenix House
11.2014 - 12.2015

MFT Trainee, Family Youth and Outreach Program

Boys and Girls Club, Outreach Program
09.2014 - 11.2014

Intern, Well Program

Child Abuse Prevention Center
02.2013 - 05.2013

Master of Arts - Marriage and Family Therapy

Alliant International University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Chapman University

Sex Therapy Education Certification -

The Buehler Institute

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