Michele Ludwig, Founder

Prior to creating M. Ludwig & Associates Inc. Case Management Services, Michele Ludwig spent over 16 years working with agencies that provide mental health services in San Francisco, Marin, and Sonoma Counties. She began as a client advocate and then became a counselor providing direct services to people with persistent mental illness. In 1996, she became the Program Director for three Residential Support Services programs. These were 24-hour facilities managed by Buckelew Programs of Marin. Michele gained immeasurable knowledge and experience during those years and confronted the day-to-day hardships, challenges, and obstacles faced by individuals with mental illness.

Michele Leading a Relaxation Group

While Program Director at Buckelew Programs, Michele developed extremely productive working relationships with many community agencies, including Marin County Community Mental Health Services (CMHS), Marin County Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), the CMHS Medication Clinic, Marin General Hospital’s Unit A, Marin Community Clinic, Marin County Housing Authority, Marin County Jail and Probation Office, and various police departments in the county.

Through her many years of providing direct services and supervision, she saw the benefit for people to be able to have individualized services according to their needs which was not always possible via a large program or service provider and thus, M. Ludwig & Associates, Inc., case management services was born. Throughout her 24 years experience supervising and training staff and psychology and occupational therapy student interns, Michele’s emphasis has always been to encourage staff and interns to bring to each person with whom they work the most honest and practical approach in which to best serve clients. This approach is built on the foundations of professional knowledge, personal dedication and compassion.

Michele continues to work with many private and county psychiatrists, physicians, therapists, and programs in the Bay Area. Moreover, since her private practice developed she has utilized and collaborated with National programs and agencies including Menningers, Creative Care of Malibu, and Pasadena Recovery Center. These successful relationships have also served to build further professional respect for the dedicated work done by M. Ludwig & Associates to provide the best services possible for individuals in need of intensive support to manage the highest quality of life possible. The relationships built with many resources around the country continue to be an asset, as specialized programs are sometimes required to meet the needs of specific individuals.