Email

chrisgrimesLCSW@gmail.com

Certifications

Clinical Assistant Professor

Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Baylor College of Medicine

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor

Houston, Texas

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Educator Award (2025)

Baylor College of Medicine - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Jon G. Allen Distinguished Educator Award (2022)

The Menninger Clinic

Art Mandelbaum, MSW DisNnguished Educator Award (2016)

The Menninger Clinic

Art Mandelbaum, MSW DisNnguished Educator Award (2013)

The Menninger Clinic

Professional Statement

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor (LCSW-S) based in Houston, Texas, with over 20 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, residential, private practice, and academic settings. My work has consistently centered on psychotherapy, teaching, and clinical supervision with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, where I teach mentalizing seminar for psychiatry residents and provide didactics for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows Intro to Therapy and Family Therapy seminars. I also facilitate the Fellows’ process group. In addition, I have served as adjunct faculty at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Grimes, C. W., & Muir, O. S. "Mentalizing in Family Work. In L. L. Williams & O. Muir (Eds.), Adolescent Suicide and Self-Injury: Mentalizing Theory and Treatment (pp. 31–48). Springer.." 2020;
• Grimes, C. W., & Williams, L. L. "Mentalization-Based Treatment Activities, Games, and Intersession Activities. In L. L. Williams & O. Muir (Eds.), Adolescent Suicide and Self-Injury: Mentalizing Theory and Treatment (pp. 49–58). Springer.." 2020;

Projects

Clinical Assistant Professor

Baylor College of Medicine