Curriculum Vitae
The entirety of my professional experience.
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Morgan Blair, MA, LPC, NCC
(she/they)
Denver, Colorado
artbymorganblair@gmail.com
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
August 2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Emphasis in Creative Writing and Art Therapy
Northwestern University
December 2020
Master of Arts
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Work History
Owner, Unpolished Journey
January 2016 - Present
I am the owner of Unpolished Journey. Unpolished Journey is an organization that offers mental health counseling in addition to advocacy and prevention for those struggling with eating disorders. In this role, I conduct individual counseling sessions, write articles, participate in trainings, and give presentations.
Writer, Self-Employed
August 2015 - Present
I have worked as both a content writer and copywriter for various organizations including Project Heal, Beating Eating Disorders, Road to Growth Counseling, Better Humans, and others.
Painter, Self-Employed
August 2015 - Present
I paint commissioned large-scale abstract works.
Mental Health Counselor, Mile High Mental Health
December 2020 - March 2022
I worked as an individual counselor at a group practice in the Denver area. I treated individuals struggling with eating disorders, LGBTQ+ concerns, and trauma.
Mental Health Counselor, Road to Growth
June 2019 - December 2020
I worked as an individual mental health counselor at a group practice in the Denver area. In addition to treating individual clients, I also managed the social media accounts and wrote articles for the practice.
Publications
Psychology Today
Contributing Writer
I am a contributing writer for Psychology Today's website. I write articles on eating disorder recovery in the neurodivergent and gender-expansive populations.
Better Humans
Contributing writer
I write blog posts about self-improvement and mental health for Better Humans publication.
Illumination
Contributing Writer
I write blog posts for Illumination's publication on various topics including mental health, counseling, psychology, self-improvement, and self-care.
The Orange Journal
Contributing writer
I write blog posts about personal experiences relating to mental health, recovery, and self-improvement for The Orange Journal.
Project Heal
Contributing writer
I write blog posts about both my eating disorder recovery and treating clients who are recovering from eating disorders.
Beating Eating Disorders
Contributing writer (2016-2017)
I wrote blog posts for the organization for one year. I wrote on topics pertaining to eating disorder recovery and treatment approaches.
Articles
Essays
Hippocampus
November Volume 2022
Hair
Twenty Bellows
Summer Volume 2022
Mom is a Bear
My Body, My Words
Big Table Publishing Company, 2018
Body
Runestone Literary Journal
Volume Three, 2016
Eleven
Stigma Fighters
Osiris Ink, 2016
Struggle
Books
Unpolished Journey
December 2019
Unpolished Journey - an uncensored look at recovery from an eating disorder and PTSD is a collection of short stories, poems, prose, and journal entries documenting my recovery journey.
Licenses/Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
LPCC.0018147
December 2020
Nationally Certified Counselor
May 2022
Registered Yoga Teacher
August 2018