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Juanita M. Bartel, MA, LPC

Experience in recovery from grief, addiction, depression, anxiety and adjustment difficulties in life’s transitions, with an emphasis on adult children of dysfunctional and alcoholic families and adult survivors of childhood abuse.

After twenty-two years in chaplaincy, I decided to act on my long-term dream of being a Pastoral Counselor. In 2001, I received my Certified Pastoral Counseling status from College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy and am currently licensed by the State of Kansas and Missouri as a Licensed Professional Counselor. I am also an active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

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Dr. Todd Bowman, PHD - Psychology

Todd joined the Lifeline team in November of 2010 to provide testing and assessment services for our adult and adolescent clients. He specializes in objective assessment of personality and relational functioning.

Dr. Bowman is the Coordinator of the Mental Health track of the Counselor Education Program at MidAmerica Nazarene University. Prior to his time at MNU Todd served as Director of the Nazarene Student Center for 4 years at Oklahoma State University. He received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Oklahoma State in 2008 and has been practicing professional counseling since then.

Dr. Bowman's specialized training is in work on stress management and anxiety reduction, and he has more recently begun training to specialize in individual work with sexual addictions and attachment related concerns in adults and adolescents. Todd operates from an existential perspective in his work, and readily incorporates attachment and developmental perspectives as appropriate.

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Ginger E. Brown, MSW, LSCSW, CPT

Ginger is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Play Therapist.  She received her Master’s degree from The University of Kansas and her Play Therapy Certification from The Mid America Nazarene University.

Ginger specializes in Psychotherapy for children through the age of 13, and their families.  Issues include:  Attachment, Behavior, Divorce, Abuse/Trauma, Adjustment Disorders, Blended Families, Grief and Loss, Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Anger, Adoption, Foster Care, and Stress Management.  Ginger has been trained in Filial Therapy and in addition, uses techniques based on Theraplay principles.

Ginger has experience with diverse client populations. She is a member of The National Association of Social Workers, The Association for Play Therapy, and The International Association of Trauma Professionals.

Lyle Gibbens, MA, LPC

Following thirty-plus years as a public educator, Lyle received his Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Mid America Nazarene University, in 2007. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Lyle provides individual, couple, and family therapy. Working with adolescents, couples, and families struggling with communication skills are a few of his areas of specialty. Utilizing the PREPARE/ENRICH assessments. Lyle skillfully helps strengthen couple relationships both in marital and premarital counseling. Lyle’s preferred mode of psychotherapy is cognitive behavioral, while also incorporating family systems theory. His desire and goal is to minister to the whole person and meet client needs by combining solid counseling theory and a faith–based approach to life’s problems.

Carol Mullenioux, ATR-BC, LCPC, BCPCC

Carol is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Registered/Board-Certified Art Therapist having over 20 years of private practice experience. She is also a Board-Certified Professional Christian Counselor. Carol works with women and older female adolescents addressing most women’s issues including mood disorders, body image, trauma recovery, self-esteem and development of healthier relationships. In addition to informational approaches, non-traditional basic art use and EMDR are available options towards digesting pain and learning more workable life skills.

Debbie Nixon, MA, LCPC

Debbie is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas. She is Graduate of Mid America Nazarene University with a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling. She is a member in good standing of AACC (American Association if Christian Counselors), KCA (Kansas Counselors Association) and AMHCA (American Mental Health Counselors Association). She has completed training coursework and is completing the requirements for becoming a Certified Sexual Addictions Specialist.

Debbie’s counseling experience includes working with adolescents, families, individual adults, and couples. Debbie’s areas of focus for therapeutic service includes adolescent behavioral issues, parenting, separation/divorce, eating disorders, substance and sexual addiction, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, anger, shame issues, faith dilemmas, chronic pain, women’s issues, abuse/trauma, as well as marital conflict/relational (dis)connection. Debbie is certified to administer Prepare/Enrich inventories to premarital/married couples.

Debbie counsels with an attachment and family systems perspective, as well as a cognitive behavioral approach. She takes into consideration the unique needs of each client, emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Debbie Strives to “hear” her client(s) well and without judgment. She hopes to stimulate each client to reach his/her highest potential, not only to resolve the hurts, but to discover new meaning and purpose in life.

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Rick Presley, MS, LMFT

Rick Presley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Rick’s own story of recovery has opened the door to help many clients who find themselves struggling with addictions, marital, parenting, and trauma based issues. Rick graduated from Friends University with a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. Since earning his degree and license in the Sate of Kansas, Rick has completed training in Sexual Addiction Recovery Therapy, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR therapy has become one of the preferred methods of treating trauma.

Rick specializes in treating couples who are healing from the effects of addictive patterns in one or both of the partners.Rick’s emphasis and specialized training in the area of sexual addiction puts him on the cutting edge of treatment of this issue that is facing so many couples today.

Rick is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy and Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Find out more.

www.rickpresleymft.com

Jeff Prusa, MA, LPCP

Jeff received his Master of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary following a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Psychology from Southwest Baptist University.  He is licensed to provide therapy in the state of Kansas as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.  He is also licensed to practice in the state of Missouri, and credentialed as a Nationally Certified Counselor.  Jeff’s therapeutic experience covers a broad spectrum of techniques and training including Play Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PREPARE/ENRICH Pre-Marital & Marital Inventories, as well as other solution-focused interventions.  He has a wide variety of experience including in a children’s residential treatment center.  Jeff specializes in working with children, adolescents and adults who are struggling in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting, behavioral issues, as well as a variety of specific adolescent male and men’s issues.  While he operates from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy foundation, he seeks to incorporate effective strategies from a variety of psychological theories including Solution-Focused, Mindfulness, Family Systems, and Person-Centered approaches.

Roxanne Quinn, MS, LCPC, Play Therapist

Roxanne is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist. She earned a Master’s of Science degree in counseling psychology from the University of Kansas and a certificate in play therapy from Mid America Nazarene University. She works with children, adolescents, and families. Special interests include attachment, anxiety, abuse, grief, trauma, divorce and behavioral issues. She also is trained in performing filial therapy with parents looking to relate better to their children and is a Love and Logic facilitator. Presentation on one of the following topics or presentation for MOPS groups: “Introduction to Love and Logic”;“The Importance of Play and Value of Play Therapy”; “How to Handle Anger Issues in Children”; “Introduction to 1-2-3 Magic.”

Nicole Simonson, Graduate Student Counselor

Nicole Simonson is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Conflict Resolution. She is in her final year of graduate school at MidAmerica Nazarene University and is pursuing her Master’s degree in Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling. Nicole began her internship at Lifeline Counseling Center in March 2011, and is highly supervised by two licensed professionals.

Nicole is a member in good standing of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the Kansas Counseling Association (KCA), the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) and the Delta Eta Epsilon chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an international academic and professional honor society in counseling. Nicole became certified in December 2010 as a premarital inventory facilitator using the PREPARE/ENRICH assessments, which can be used both with married couples and couples that want premarital counseling.

Nicole’s work includes individuals, couples and families who come to counseling for a variety of reasons. She strives to provide the highest standard of client care, including a safe and non-judgmental space to share life’s most troubling issues. Within counseling, Nicole encourages her clients to search for and create new meaning in their lives.

Denise Weller, MSW, LSCSW

Denise is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (KS), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MO and IL), Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and a Clinical Supervisor in Social Work. She specializes in using play therapy in clinical practice with children and their families. As part of her clinical work, she provides outpatient psychotherapy to children who have been impacted by abuse, trauma, grief, loss, adoption, attachment, anxiety, sexual abuse or difficulty managing anger.

Denise is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Counseling. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from The University of Illinois @ Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work and a Post Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy from MidAmerica Nazarene University. Denise is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, North American Association of Christians in Social Work and the Association of Play Therapy. Denise has worked as a therapist with children and families for nearly ten years in hospitals, outpatient mental health agencies, domestic/international adoption agencies and private practice.

Marcie Wheatley, MA, LCMFT

Marcie holds a Master’s in Counseling degree from Mid America Nazarene University, in Olathe KS. She is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Kansas, and is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. Her therapeutic approach includes looking at the family system and determining solutions based on the client’s strengths.

Her clinical experience includes working with adults, adolescents, families, and couples. Special areas of skill include those struggling with communication, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, separation/divorce and parenting issues. She has the ability to help strengthen couple relationships in both marital and premarital counseling where she uses the PREPARE/ENRICH assessments, as well as her training in marital therapy techniques from the Gottman Institute.

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