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Meet Our Directors

Chesley Strowd, LPC

Clinic Director - Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor - MCOUN

Victoria Young, LPC

Clinic Director - Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor - MCOUN

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Therapists

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LAREASA METTLER, LPC

Clinical Supervisor

Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor

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​BEND - Location

EMDR; Trauma /PTSD; Anxiety; Women's Issues; Marital /Premarital; Spirituality

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SARAH HOCKETT, LPC

Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor

​BEND - Location​

Trauma and PTSD; Suicidal Ideation;Personality Disorders

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TYLER VLODICA, LPC

Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor

​BEND - Location

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 Couples; Anxiety; Belief Systems; Men’s Issues

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JORDAN YOST, LPC

Counselor Supervisor

Licensed Professional Counselor

​BEND - Location

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EMDR; Play Therapy; Pregnancy Prenatal and Postpartum Support

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MEREDITH THOMPSON, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

​BEND - Location

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Life Transitions; Relationship Issues; Self-Esteem; Limiting Beliefs

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ANA MESINA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor, Bilingual (Spanish)​​

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​BEND - Location

EMDR; Teens; Adults; Spanish-speaking; Trauma; Anxiety

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KATHI DENFELD, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker​​​​​​

​BEND - Location

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Depression; Addiction; ADHD; Developmental Disabilities​​

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KELSEY DAVIS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

​BEND - Location

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Trauma; OCD; Family Conflict;

Stress; Life Transitions

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AJ FINCH

Professional Counselor Associate

Supervised by Tyler Vlodica 

BEND - Location​​​

Brain Spotting; Couples; Belief Systems; ADHD; Sexual Trauma

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JANAYE MONET

Clinical Social Work Associate

Supervised by Leah Allen

BEND - Location

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Complex Trauma; Domestic Violence; Addictions; Codependency

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JENNY PAINTER

 Clinical Social Work Associate 

Supervised by Kirsten Romney

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BEND - Location

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Young adult; Anxiety; Depression;

Life Transitions; Grief

 

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NOAH SORSETH

Professional Counselor Associate 

Supervised by Jordan Yost​​​​​​

BEND - Location

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EMDR; Veterans and First Responders; Men's Issues; Life Transitions

 

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ELIZABETH GROTSKY

Professional Counselor Associate Supervised by Tyler Vlodica

TELEHEALTH - Location

TBI; Chronic illness; Anxiety; Depression; Trauma

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SHERI BANSEMER, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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​BEND - Location

Autism; PDA; Parenting; Adoption/foster care; Infertility

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BEN HUFF, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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BEND - Location​

Relationship Issues; Couples; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression

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KRISTINA PESCATORE, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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BEND - Location​​

Young Adults; ADHD; Self-Esteem; Women's issues; Career

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SHANELLE CRITES

Professional Counselor Associate Supervised by Sarah Hockett

​BEND - Location

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Trauma; Veterans; First Responders; Teens

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MEGAN MERTZ

Professional Counselor Associate

Supervised by Lareasa Mettler​

BEND - Location

Life Transitions; Parenting and Coping Skills; Anxiety, Depression 

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JESSICA RAE, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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BEND - Location

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Grief and Loss; Perinatal and Postpartum; Life Transitions

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JO ZUCKER

Marriage & Family Therapy Associate

Supervised by Lareasa Mettler

​BEND - Location

Depression/Anxiety; Couples; Relationships; Self-esteem

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ALIX KEEL, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

BEND - Location

Youth, Athletes; Teens;

Couples; Family Conflict

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JOSLIN LARSON

Professional Counselor Associate

Supervised by Sarah Hockett

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REDMOND - Location

Children; Dissociative Identity; ADHD; PTSD;  Equine Therapy

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MEGAN ANDREWS BARNES

Professional Counselor Associate Supervised by Julie Branaugh

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​REDMOND - Location

Anxiety; Depression; Life Transitions; Existential concerns

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SUMMER ROUSSELLE

Professional Counselor Associate Supervised by Tyler Vlodica

EUGENE - Location

Couples; PTSD; Young Adults; Geriatric and Seniors

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TAHNEE SWANTON

Professional Counselor Associate Supervised by Victoria Young

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TELEHEALTH - Location

Women's Issues; Transitions; 

Mid-life; Mindfulness 

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AMY FORCONI-BEACH, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

BEND - Location

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Not currently accepting clients​

Our Admin Team

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KIERAN MUNDY

Scheduling Coordinator

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SADIE STROWD

Bend Admin Support

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ABBY SEDLACEK

Client and Insurance Billing

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MORGAN YOUNG

Eugene Admin Support

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