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Meet our Clinicians

Angela Maes

LMSW ‐ Therapist

Angela Maes has over ten years experience working in the field of Social Work. She graduated with a Masters in Social Work from the University of Denver in July of 2016, and was inducted into Phi Alpha for graduating with Honors in the field of…

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Cinda Valentine

LCSW ‐ Clinical Director/Therapist

Cinda Valentine has worked in the mental health field since 2008. She graduated from New Mexico Highlands with a Masters in Social Work. Cinda has worked in various settings with a diverse population in treatment foster care, schools, private practice, community outpatient clinics, at the…

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Doris Atanmo-Strempek

Ph. D, CPCS, LPCC, CLS ‐ Counselor Educator/Clinical Counselor/Therapist

Dr. Atanmo-Strempek has over 15 years of experience working with adults, children, and families in the mental health field. She graduated from the University of Akron with her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. She works with individuals, families, and couples and has taught counseling…

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Francesca Smith

LMSW ‐ Therapist

I have over 26 years of experience in the field of social service. I earned my BSW in 1991 and MSW in 2012. As a Social Worker it’s my goal to help individuals identify their strengths to engage in therapeutic interventions that promote and support…

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Kathie McDonald

LMHC ‐ Therapist

Kathie graduated in 2016 from New Mexico Highlands University with two Masters Degrees in Professional Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling. Kathie also has a specialty in substance abuse. Kathie has experience in working with incarcerated adults with substance abuse issues. Kathie’s theoretical (theories) orientations she uses…

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Linda Wiebe

EMDR ‐ Therapist

Linda Wiebe has over 30 years experience working with families, 22 of those years working in the mental health field. She graduated from Fort Lewis College and Adams State College. She works with individuals, families and couples and has taught classes including parenting and massage…

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Luis Morales

LMHC (Bilingual) ‐ Therapist

Luis Morales graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix at Austin, TX in 2012 and graduated with 2 Master’s Degrees in Counseling from New Mexico Highlands University at Farmington, NM in 2015. He was also a Certified Peer Support…

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Michelle Pistole

LMSW ‐ Therapist

Michelle Pistol has worked in the mental health field for over 12 years. She graduated from New Mexico Highlands with a Masters Social Worker. Michelle has worked with diverse populations throughout juvenile justice, In-home therapy, Multi-systemic therapy, and crisis interventions at the Detention Center. Michelle…

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Shaula Begay

NCC, LPCC ‐ Therapist

Shaula graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Fort Lewis College and a Master of Counseling degree from Arizona State University. Shaula helps people understand how the body and the brain respond to traumatic experiences. Trauma is experienced through the body, and…

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Terri Fortner

RN, CNP, APMHNP-BC ‐ Nurse Practitioner

In 1983, she graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing from San Juan College and licensed as a registered nurse. She has experience in Operating Room, Post-Anesthesia Recovery, Emergency Department, and school nursing. In 1991, Terri graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from…

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