LATEST NEWS
May 17, 2012 - The Samaritan Center has hired a new clinician - Deb Felio. See her bio on this website. Deb works particularly with children with attachment disorders. We are very excited to have her on our team.
Staff and Therapists
Elizabeth Myers, MBA
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Executive Director - Elizabeth brings her deep commitment to the mission of helping others to the Center. Her extensive business experience has helped shape the SCC into an agency-model counseling center with professional business practices, a clear fund raising strategy and a clear identity. Elizabeth has served on several non-profit boards in our valley and demonstrates, time and again, her passion of leading an organization to fulfill its mission of making the world a better place. Elizabeth can be reached by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Click here to read articles written by Elizabeth Myers.
Dr. Randy Simmonds, Ph.D, LPC
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Randy, who is an ordained minister with a Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling, is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Colorado. Randy serves as the Clinical Director for the Center, providing supervision and education for the staff, in addition to providing counseling services for adults, couples and adolescents. He has served as an interim pastor 3 times in our valley, and brings 27 years of counseling experience to the ministry of the Samaritan Center. Dr. Simmonds can be reached by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). To request an appointment with Randy, either contact him through his email or call 970-926-8558, ext. 104. Click here to read articles written by Dr. Randy Simmonds.
Dr. Bryan Austill, MDiv, PhD
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Bryan is an ordained United Methodist minister with a PhD in Counseling Psychology. He is a Licensed Psychologist in Colorado and a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Bryan’s areas of specialization include couple’s relationships, mood disorders, end-of-life issues, and integration of mental health and spirituality. His background includes social work, hospital and hospice chaplaincy, and parish ministry. He has also worked in a university counseling center, juvenile court system, and with Samaritan Centers in Albuquerque and Honolulu. Recently he has been in private practice in Breckenridge from 1996 to 2009.
April Wilson, LSW, CACII
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April is a licensed social worker with a commitment and passion for the ministry and work of the Center. She specializes in mood disorders, addiction, trauma and anxiety. She works with adults and adolescents who are experiencing significant stress or are going through life changes. In addition to her work with the Center, April has done mental health and case management in both the medical and criminal justice settings (both victim and perpetrator). April can be reached by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). To request an appointment with April, either contact her through her email or call 970-926-8558, ext. 103. Click here to read articles written by April Wilson.
Vanessa Lewis, LCSW
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Vanessa is an alumnus of Denver University School of Social Work. She practices a brief solution model of therapy with a focus on systems. Vanessa integrates spirituality into her work and has sensitivity to different religious philosophies. She works with adults and young adults assisting individuals and families with life transitions. She also specializes in grief counseling. Vanessa is the oncology clinical social worker for the Shaw Regional Cancer Center. Click here to read articles written by Vanessa Lewis.
Nicholas J. Hoeger, MAE, NCC, LPC
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Nic is currently on a leave of absence. Nic is a board certified counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors and is a licensed psychotherapist through the State of Colorado. He makes the counseling experience both pleasant and accessible by offering individual and family sessions in home, school or office. He has a compassionate demeanor while maintaining a natural zest for life that helps create a happy and healthy therapeutic relationship. Nic brings nearly a decade’s worth of mental health experience in institutional, governmental, academic and non-profit settings and is a professional member of the American Counseling Association. Click here to read articles written by Nicholas J. Hoeger.
Lynne Perry, MA
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Lynne is an alumnus of Lesley College, Cambridge MA. Her primary mode of therapy is Expressive Arts Therapy. This therapy uses different forms of the arts - visual art, drama, writing, play/movement or music - as a catalyst for healing in therapy. Lynne specializes in working with children. In addition to working at the Center, Lynne is an art teacher at a local middle school, a private art center and has been affiliated with The Youth Foundation for years, as well as being a nordic ski instructor for Beaver Creek. Click here to read articles written by Lynne Perry.
Deb Felio, MA, LPC
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Deb is a licensed professional counselor with 20+ years of experience working with individuals ( preschool - platinum years), families and couples. Her specialties are attachment and trauma and their impact on healthy individual, family and life. Deb is a national speaker on attachment topics, and has worked in private practice, school and church staffs, adolescent eating disorder center, and community mental health. Her experience includes work with medical trauma, abuse and neglect, adoption, blended families, relationship challenges, faith issues and grief and loss. Deb believes it is never too late to heal and brings that hope into all her work.