Megan Fehte, LMFT
Simi Valley
Summary
Board of Behavioral Science license number 132981
Committed to empowering individuals and communities through excellent client care. Skilled communicator and enjoys interacting with diverse populations. Highly motivated and excited to work both on a team and independently. Has experience in working with children, adolescents, and families utilizing a multidisciplinary approach. Experienced with patient assessment, delivering personalized treatment plans and effective care. Utilizes clinical expertise to enhance patient outcomes and streamline care processes. Knowledge of therapeutic techniques and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure comprehensive patient care.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Admissions Clinician
Evolve Treatment Centers
03.2021 - Current
- Provide necessary information to prospective client's families and/or referring professionals who are seeking treatment for adolescents
- Collect necessary clinical information about prospective clients
- Conduct clinical assessments that consist of discussing symptomology, assessing suicidal ideations, assessing substance use, diagnosis, treatment history, any issues with psychosis, auditory or visual hallucinations, past and present medication, and treatment goals
- Conduct a mental status exam (MSE) when needed
- Communicate with current providers for continuity of care
- Communicate and explain common types of treatment modalities and terms used in a treatment setting for substance abuse and mental health treatment with the team and families
- Provide and oversee clinical consultation to all team members.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies when needed, ensuring immediate safety measures were in place for at-risk patients.
Private Practice Therapist
Private Practice
09.2018 - Current
- Conducts weekly individual and family session with a range of clientele via telehealth.
- Previous office locations in Burbank and Sherman Oaks California.
Primary Therapist
Evolve Treatment Center
05.2018 - 03.2021
- Responsible for a caseload of adolescent clients in crisis level of care
- Conduct biopsychosocial, evidence-based suicide assessments, safety plans, and diagnosis according to DSM-5 immediately upon admission
- Conduct weekly individual and family sessions, responsible for creating treatment plans with SMART measurable goals and weekly treatment plan review reports to assess client's medical necessity
- Utilizes evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Informed Practice
- Facilitates weekly evidence-based therapy groups
- Consults and presents clinical caseload to treatment team to advocate for increased client care
- Completes all necessary documentation within twenty-four hours via EMR
- Develops discharge plan to ensure client's level of care and community resources
- Was promoted from residential counselor to primary therapist.
Associate Therapist
Family Service Agency of Burbank
07.2017 - 07.2018
- School-Based Therapist and Care Center Clinician at John Burroughs Highschool
- School-Based Therapist:
- Conducts weekly individual sessions with students
- Utilizing a solution-focused approach
- Creates S.M.A.R.T goals
- Goals for each client and provided appropriate and individualized interventions
- Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
- Completes documentation and collaborated with clinical team weekly
- Care Clinician:
- Provides a therapeutic, confidential drop-in space that students could access on their own initiative
- Works with students from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences
- Facilitate groups to care for students including crisis management and skill oriented resource groups
- Provides individual care
- Helps link students to life-changing care while working collaboratively with other therapists on site
- Utilizes a variety of treatment modalities to meet the needs if each individual.
Education
Clinical Psychology -
Antioch University
06.2018
Child Development -
Pacific Oaks College
12.2015
Skills
- Skilled communicator
- Active listener
- Treatment Planning
- Clinical Instruction
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Clinical assessment
Certification
- Trauma Resilience Model Level 1 and 2
- DBT Skills Training
Skills
- Clinical assessment
- Clinical Documentation
Timeline
Admissions Clinician
Evolve Treatment Centers
03.2021 - Current
Private Practice Therapist
Private Practice
09.2018 - Current
Primary Therapist
Evolve Treatment Center
05.2018 - 03.2021
Associate Therapist
Family Service Agency of Burbank
07.2017 - 07.2018
Child Development -
Pacific Oaks College
Clinical Psychology -
Antioch University
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