Lisa Kantor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, graduate-level educator, and behavioral health leader with 20+ years of experience across outpatient mental health, Full-Service Partnership, day-treatment, crisis/urgent-care, community-based, mental health, and housing programs.

Adjunct

Professor at Pepperdine University since 2022, teaching graduate-level Counseling Techniques and Psychotherapy. Brings extensive clinical supervision, intern and associate development, staff training, program leadership, treatment planning, and real-world behavioral health experience into the classroom. Skilled at connecting clinical theory to practice, developing emerging clinicians, and supporting students in building sound clinical judgment, therapeutic skills, ethical practice, and professional identity.

Adjunct Professor - Pepperdine University - California

(2022-09)

• Teach graduate-level Counseling Techniques and Psychotherapy, preparing students to develop effective clinical skills and therapeutic practice.
• Provide graduate-level instruction grounded in clinical practice, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions.
• Bring extensive behavioral health leadership and direct clinical experience into classroom instruction and professional development.

Clinical Supervisor - Exodus Recovery Center

(2023-05)

• Provide clinical oversight, supervision, training, and professional development for university interns and associates working toward BBSE licensure.
• Review and approve assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation; provide structured feedback through recorded-session review and individual, triad, and group supervision.
• Support developing clinicians with case conceptualization, treatment planning, clinical judgment, crisis monitoring, ethical practice, and effective therapeutic interventions.

Program Director, FSP5 - Exodus Recovery Center - SPA 5/Westside region

(2018-11 - 2023-04)

• Directed all operational and clinical aspects of a Full-Service Partnership program serving the SPA 5/Westside region.
• Managed multidisciplinary program staff including case managers, billing, program support, and interns; provided clinical leadership, supervision, and staff development.
• Oversaw productivity, documentation, billing, assessments, treatment plans, Department of Mental Health compliance, contractual deadlines, and program performance.
• Led referral outreach and engagement and coordinated transitions and discharges from hospitals and inpatient facilities.
• Managed an approximately $250,000 program budget and prepared financial reports; oversaw housing and HMIS/Clarity/SPDAT processes.
• Trained staff, implemented Strength-Based Approach practices, and maintained LPS designation.

Program Director, Vermont Wellness Center - Exodus Recovery Center

(2017-08 - 2018-11)

• Directed operations for a 250-client outpatient mental health program serving adults with serious mental illness and dual diagnoses.
• Oversaw hiring, training, administration, billing, budgeting, clinical services, and day-to-day program operations.
• Provided clinical supervision to interns and full-time staff and supported completion of BBSE supervision hours.
• Ensured contractual and Department of Mental Health requirements were met; provided crisis intervention and maintained LPS designation, including 5150 responsibilities when necessary.

Lead Social Services Coordinator - Exodus Recovery Center - Los Angeles County

(2016-08 - 2017-08)

• Oversaw discharge-planning operations across three Los Angeles County urgent-care centers.
• Supervised 13 discharge planners and substance-abuse counselors across medical clinics and acute urgent-care settings.
• Managed documentation compliance, staff training, hiring and disciplinary matters, and staffing schedules supporting a 24/7 operation.
• Consulted on complex discharges and developed community relationships to promote agency programs and coordinate services.

Program Manager, Senior Services - St. Joseph Center

(2015-03 - 2016-07)

• Provided program supervision and consultation, trained employees across five mental health and housing contracts, and supported clinical teams with treatment planning.
• Implemented efficient program processes, participated in agency leadership and DMH contract meetings, and served as a liaison with departments and external agencies.
• Supported successful housing placements for a minimum of 25 chronically severely mentally ill clients annually.

Program Manager, Member Services - Step Up On Second

(2014-01 - 2015-03)

• Managed a day-treatment program serving adults with serious mental illness and supervised a 13-person team including peer staff.
• Trained employees across four distinct contracts and service models and provided clinical supervision to university interns.
• Served as liaison among administration, clinical/program staff, city partners, and community stakeholders.
• Successfully housed five high-profile clients with a combined history of more than 50 years of homelessness.

LMFT - Private Practice

(2009-02)

• Provide assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy to adolescents and adults presenting with anxiety, depression, trauma, co-occurring disorders, and substance-use concerns; facilitate adolescent groups.

Mental Health Specialist - Star View Community Services

(1999-01 - 2001-03)

• Provided in-home counseling and wraparound services to at-risk youth and adolescents; collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and maintained DMH and contractual requirements.

Master of Science - Marriage & Family Counseling - California State University, Los Angeles (1995)

Bachelor of Arts - Fine Art - California State University, Northridge (1992)

Secondary Teaching Credential - California State University, Northridge (2006)