What organizations hire me to do.
LWS LLC offers independent consulting to behavioral health organizations, treatment programs, and mission-driven companies navigating the operational, clinical, and compliance challenges that come with doing this work at scale.
LS has worked in behavioral health since 2014, starting in nonprofit organizations and high-risk psychiatric care for adolescents, moving through residential and outpatient settings, and ultimately serving as COO of adult substance abuse and mental health treatment programs before stepping into independent consulting. That experience is the value. Not a framework handed down from the outside, but the knowledge of someone who has done the work.
Engagements are scoped individually. Whether you need a short-term gap analysis, ongoing strategic support, or help building something from the ground up, reach out and let's figure out together what fits.
Ready to talk about what your organization needs?
Every engagement starts with a no-commitment introductory call. Bring your challenge, whatever stage it's in, and let's figure out if this is a fit.
CONSULTING SERVICES
Aiding behavioral health organizations
COMPLIANCE, ACCREDITATION & CREDENTIALING
Through navigating licensing bodies, insurance requirements, and maintaining programmatic value and credibility and making all sides communicate that keeps the client care at the forefront.
UTILIZATION REVIEW
UR processes, documentation standards, payer requirements, and clinical necessity criteria, built to protect both quality of care and organizational sustainability.
PEER SUPPORT INTEGRATION
Helping organizations add peer support services and do it right with supervision structures, role clarity, scope boundaries, ethical practice frameworks, and meaningful staff integration. Most organizations hire peer specialists and then have no idea how to support them. That's where this begins.
CLINICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Building or refining clinical programs, level of care structure, group programming, curriculum design, and treatment model integration across residential and outpatient settings.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS
Operational workflow, staff structure, and strategic planning across all levels from frontline staff and supervisors to executive leadership teams.
"I know what it looks like from every seat in the room."
From direct care to COO, LS has held roles at every level of behavioral health organizations. That range is what makes this consulting useful rather than theoretical.
PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
Contracted peer support for organizations
GRIEF, LOSS AND SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT
Structured support for teams navigating the loss of a colleague, loved one, or anyone whose death has affected the workplace, including suicide loss, overdose, and traumatic bereavement. Creating space to grieve together is one of the most meaningful things an organization can offer.
[Workplace] [Group] [Ongoing or one-time]
MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
Ongoing or one-time support groups for stress, anxiety, burnout, difficult life transitions, and general emotional wellbeing. A consistent, purposeful space where employees feel less alone and organizations demonstrate that wellbeing is taken seriously.
[Ongoing] [Group] [Workplace]
PSYCHOEDUCATION GROUPS
Accessible, non-clinical education on topics including grief, relapse prevention, coping with traumatic loss, communication and boundaries, and burnout prevention (additional topics available upon request). Topics are built around what your team is actually experiencing, not a generic curriculum.
[Education] [Group] [Custom topics]
WORKSPACE CRISIS RESPONSE
Neutral, outside facilitation when something has shaken your team, have it be a death, a leadership misstep, a difficult organizational moment, or any event requiring a safe and structured space for employees to navigate together. Available on short notice.
[Urgent response] [Group] [Remote or in-person]
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT
Peer-led groups for employees navigating personal struggles with substance use, or processing how they have been affected by an individual’s substance use or overdose, in a non-judgmental, recovery-oriented, harm-reduction-informed setting.
[Recovery-oriented] [Harm reduction] [Group]
MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION
Education and guidance for managers and HR teams on how to support their people through difficult periods, and how to properly integrate and sustain peer support within their organizations.
[Leadership] [HR] [Education]
WHO I WORK WITH
Organizations of every kind.
GRIEF, LOSS AND SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT
Consulting clients are typically behavioral health programs, treatment organizations, and mission-driven companies navigating operational complexity. Peer support services are available to any organization that wants to show up for their people during difficult moments.
All services are available remotely, so geography is never a barrier.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE:
Behavioral health & treatment organizations
Healthcare systems & clinical practices
Corporations & mid-size businesses
Nonprofits & community organizations
Schools & educational institutions
Restaurants, retail, & service industry employers
Local government & public sector organizations
— Serving organizations locally and nationally