MHS (Mental Health Systems, Inc.)
Courtney Lezanic is an experienced mental health professional and educator currently serving as an Adjunct MSW Instructor at the University of Minnesota since January 2023. With a robust background in mental health practice, Courtney has been a Mental Health Practitioner at MHS since August 2016 and previously completed an internship there. Additional experience includes working as a PCA at St. David's Center for Child & Family Development, a Special Education Assistant at Minneapolis Public Schools, and a Day Treatment Intern at Washburn Center For Children. Courtney's educational background includes a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota, a Certificate in Autism from the University of St. Thomas, and a BA in Religion and Sociology from Simpson College.
MHS (Mental Health Systems, Inc.)
Mission Statement MHS provides high quality, outcome-based therapeutic services, and skills training in a supportive and validating environment to enhance our clients’ quality of life. Since 2002, MHS has provided intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy services for individuals with significant difficulties in daily functioning. Many of our clients struggle with severe depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, relationship problems, and safety issues that require ongoing monitoring and treatment. Our programs can be an alternative to frequent hospitalizations by providing skills training and support designed to manage emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and crises while remaining safe in the community. We collaborate with our clients and their treatment teams with the goal of long-term symptom reduction and improved mental health. MHS is Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) certified and a nationally accredited provider of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with treatment clinics in the West Metro, Northwest Metro and East Metro of the Twin Cities. As a leader in practice-based evidence, MHS tracks clinical outcomes with the Outcome Referrals WellnessCheck® and a longitudinal hospitalization study. Our outcome data shows that our clients achieve clinically significant improvement in depression, anxiety, and substance use, and that our clients who have a history of hospitalization show a statistically significant reduction in hospitalization rates. MHS clients also rate our quality of services and therapist skill level above industry benchmarks in client satisfaction.