Addiction & recovery care
Individual and group counseling, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral approaches, relapse prevention, and medication treatment coordination.
Start with the personADDICTION CARE & CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Better care.
Stronger teams.
Lasting possibility.
I’m Christopher Smith, MSW, LAADC. I bring compassionate addiction care, clinical leadership, and practical recovery support together—and I’m developing a private counseling practice in Northern California.
Sacramento & Northern California
ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
Progress starts
with people.
DIRECT CARE✳PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT✳TEAM LEADERSHIP✳COMMUNITY CONNECTION
01 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK
A human approach.
A systems mindset.
Master of Social Work · LAADCACSW registration pending issuance in California.
Good care depends on what happens in the room—and on the systems supporting it.
My work brings those two perspectives together. I have more than a decade of experience across county behavioral health, residential treatment, outpatient programs, and community healthcare.
My experience spans counseling, care coordination, counselor development, documentation quality, and program operations. I help translate complex requirements into practical workflows while keeping the person receiving care at the center.
I earned my Master of Social Work in February 2026. My professional focus continues to grow at the intersection of addiction treatment, social work, and integrated care.
Christopher Smith
02 / WHERE I FOCUS
Care is personal.
Quality is a team effort.
Three connected parts of my practice.
One commitment to thoughtful, person-centered care.
Integrated programs
Bringing counseling, medical teams, community resources, and treatment planning together across outpatient and federally qualified health center settings.
Connect the piecesTeams & clinical quality
Counselor coaching, chart review, staff training, and documentation workflows that help teams connect clinical reasoning with day-to-day practice.
Build shared confidence03 / SELECTED WORK
Turning care into
workable systems.
A few examples of how I bring clinical practice,
program development, and team support together.
INTEGRATED CARE · OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Strengthening outpatient SUD/MAT care
Connecting counseling, medication treatment coordination, and program operations in a community health setting.
CLINICAL QUALITY · TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Making documentation useful to care
Developing structured EHR workflows, chart-review feedback, and practical support for counselors.
PROGRAM DESIGN · COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
Building bridges through treatment courts
Developing intensive outpatient and Family Treatment Court programming with county and community partners.
THE IDEA THAT CONNECTS IT ALL
Keep the person at the center.
Build the support around them.
Clinical care. Capable teams. Connected communities.
04 / EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
Grounded in practice.
Always growing.
Experience across the continuum of care, with a consistent focus on people, quality, and collaboration.
View professional profileEDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Master of Social Work
Conferred February 2026
Bachelor of Social Work
Undergraduate social work education
LAADC
Addiction-counseling credential
ACSW registration pending issuance in California.Drug & Alcohol Counselor Lead
Integrated outpatient addiction careCounseling and coordinated care, counselor development, documentation quality, and multi-site program support.
Assistant Program Director
Behavioral health program leadershipStaff support, clinical program operations, coaching, treatment planning, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Behavioral Health Counselor &
Out-of-Class Supervisor
County behavioral health servicesCounselor supervision, program development, intensive outpatient services, and Family Treatment Court collaboration.
Lead Counselor & Case Manager
Residential addiction treatmentResidential addiction treatment, individual and group counseling, care planning, and team coordination.
05 / START A CONVERSATION
Better work begins
with a connection.
For professional opportunities, team education, or general inquiries
about the private practice being developed.