Lisa Sewell, RN, BSN joined the Muir Wood team in April of 2023 as Nursing Director. She graduated from the College of Marin Nursing Program in 2010 and received her BSN from Herzing University in 2021. After applying her skills in addiction programs and operating rooms, Lisa quickly distinguished herself as a leader among her peers. She began to take on more advanced roles like Charge Nurse, Assistant Director of Nursing, and Health Services Director in various skilled nursing facilities.
Lisa has also taught classes in Addictions Nursing at the University of San Francisco and holds regular lectures on the subject throughout the bay area. She is passionate about working with adolescents in recovery and is dedicated to helping her clients achieve long-term sobriety.
A life-long student of her field, Lisa maintains an enthusiastic interest in the ever-evolving addiction medicine world. She hopes to keep her team on the cutting edge of research and practices related to genomics, dual-diagnosis application, and medication-assisted treatment.
In her free time, Lisa enjoys hiking, biking, reading, and spending time with her family and dog, Bella.
About Muir Wood
Muir Wood is a leader in adolescent mental and behavioral health that offers both outpatient and residential treatment programs in the state of California. Our programs are guided by clinical teams that specialize in co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. We believe that treating the whole person—both their behavioral health and underlying mental state—leads to better outcomes for life-long healing. Meet our staff of therapists and psychiatrists for teens.
Learn more about what we treat and explore our treatment programs for teen boys and teen girls.