Lesley Warner Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

- Expertise in providing psychotherapeutic interventions specializing in anxiety disorders, substance use-related concerns, depression, ADHD and executive dysfunction, parenting-related stress, and burnout issues.- Maintains a strong emphasis on providing person-centered, strengths-based, and neurodiversity-affirming care- Proficient in guiding individuals through healing processes from emotionally-immature relationship dynamics, fostering growth, and facilitating healthier relational patterns.- Collaboratively develops individually-tailored treatment plans- Skilled in utilizing evidence-based therapeutic modalities, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based approaches, and solution-focused therapy to address diverse client needs.

Seattle, Wa

Clinical Social Worker specializing in the provision of group and individual therapies targeting depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance use disordersTherapeutic approaches to care draw from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Harm Reduction, and related protocols. Facilitation of didactic and psychotherapy process groups for men and women veteransProvide individual therapy which seeks to incorporate multiple modalities, including CBT, Relapse Prevention, Supportive Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approachesIndividual case management and care coordination aimed at addressing a range of bio-psycho-social needs (e.g. medical care, housing, employment, transportation, financial benefits, etc.)Serve in various leadership and co-leadership roles within work groups tasked with program evaluation, improvement, and development.VA Certified to provide Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for patients with PTSDProvide coverage as needed in an acute care setting (i.e. Psychiatric Emergency Services) within the VA Emergency DepartmentProvide primary clinical supervision to MSW InternsPresenter at Harm Reduction Conference, 2016; Multiple Quality Improvement posters presented within the VA; Co-Presenter on VA National Addictions callAttended 3-day ACT Bootcamp, February 2020

Seattle, Wa

Center for Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE) Clinical Social Work Fellow in the Addiction Treatment Center at VA Puget Sound HCS in Seattle, WA.Perform Bio-psycho-social clinical assessments with Veterans to identify appropriate treatment referralParticipate in interdisciplinary team consultationCo-facilitate recovery skills, motivational enhancement, and process-oriented treatment groupsProvide individual case management, as needed/appropriateProvide individual psychotherapyAttend weekly fellowship seminarProvide monthly reports pertaining to legally mandated treatment, as needed

Assess Veteran substance use, treatment needs and goalsGather pertinent clinical historyConsult with interdisciplinary treatment teams regarding patient careProvide individual case management to patients enrolled in Intensive Stabilization Services (ISS)Participate in ISS team meetingsCo-facilitate addictions treatment groupsAttended Motivational Interviewing workshopDocument patient progress in electronic medical record

Provide direct case management to clients, including:Assist clients with energy assistance application for Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP)Assist clients with Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Eligibility application renewalCollaborate with clients to identify goalsAssist clients in searching for housing options or employment opportunitiesVisit clients in inpatient psychiatryProvide Outreach to clients; visit clients in their residence; assist clients with clean-up and organization of residence for housing inspectionConsult and coordinate with providers to provide access to a full range of services for clientsEngage in weekly supervision with InstructorAttend educational seminar with disability attorney, Gerald Tarutis, to better understand SSI and SSDI proceedings and obtain advocacy tipsAttend Social Work Grand Rounds at HarborviewDocument services in client Electronic Medical Record (EMR)Observe client intake with Intake CoordinatorObserve direct case management utilizing interpreter servicesAttend relevant care-coordination meetingsAttend daily Co-Occurring Disorders Group; assist with necessary documentation

Administer neuropsychological assessments, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Screener –IV (WAIS-IV), the California Verbal Learning Test –II (CVLT-II), the Grooved Pegboard Test, and the Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT)Administer the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) to patientsLead and train research assistants in set-up of ambulatory polysomnography (PSG) for in-home sleep studiesForm project consenting documents and phone screen toolsCoordinate with clinicians for participant recruitmentOversee and instruct new research assistants on study protocol and laboratory proceduresAdminister phone screens to project participantsDevelop Procedures Manual and Data Management SystemFormulate project amendments to be submitted to the University Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the VA Research and Development Committee (R&D) Formulate project Quarterly Reports to be submitted to the US Army Med Research Acquisition

Tucson, Az

Administer clinical assessments to participants, including the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) I to participantsProject Coordinator for Women's Cognitive Behavior Social Rhythm Therapy (CBSRT) groupAdminister phone screens for projectsAssist in set-up of PSG equipment for sleep studyData entry and organization

Collaborator for current research examining effects of stress and a visual-spatial task on intrusive memories following a traumatic experience. Assist in the design of future research projects Coordinate and submit Project Review Forms (PRF) for research projectsProfiling Approaches to Life and Employment (PALE) ProjectRecruit participants for research studyAdminister neuropsychological tests and questionnaire packets to participantsScore neuropsychological test results and read related literatureMaintain Microsoft Excel database and data entryConduct literature searches related to the research studyCoordinate and trained fellow RAs on how to use literature search engines to input and store related literature searchesMisinformation and Stress Study (MSS)Coordinate and train fellow Research Assistants on use of psychological proceduresRun subjects through research study protocol

Edit class lecturesCreate and edit questions for students’ quizzesFormulate ‘Getting into Graduate School” lecture

Administered screening surveys to potential participantsTranscribed spoken data into written dataScored and separated data according to a specific coded systemInput data into Microsoft ExcelCalculated meaningful averages for scores

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Clinical/Medical Social Work

Masters Of Social Work, Clinical/Medical Social Work

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology