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  Andrea  works mostly with individuals 10 years of age and older. . Andrea has  experience working in the past with CBRS programs as well as in the  counseling field. Andrea has a very kind and compassionate heart which  has proven very successful in helping her clients achieve their goals in  counseling.  She graduated from Idaho State University in 2010, with  her Masters of Mental Health Counseling.  Andrea practices counseling  from a Gestalt perspective which believes the whole is greater than the  sum of its parts. She also uses a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction  which incorporates mindfulness exercises to treat a number of issues,  not just stress. Together the counselor and the client make the perfect  team to make the best attempt to accomplish the goals set out by the  client. 

Tabitha is an LPC and has experience in play therapy, expressive arts, and sand tray, and  uses an eclectic approach. Using these approaches allow clients to access more silent parts of the brain.  

“Play is the work of childhood.” ~ Mr. Rogers

When working with adults and trauma survivors Tabitha works from the Internal Family Systems theory. This theory allows Tabitha and her client to work with the client’s inner child and their different parts to gain a better understanding on how the client interacts with their world. Her approach to counseling is motivated by respect, openness, and collaboration.  Tabitha is trained in EMDR, specializes in Sand Tray, and is working towards becoming a Registered Play Therapist. 

  Adam is an LPC who works with teens and adults, as well as kids age 10  and older.  He spent 12 years as an elementary school teacher, where he  saw the  importance of maintaining a strong sense of self and how one’s  social  and emotional states can impact many areas in their life. He  incorporates a lot of psychoeducation on mental health conditions and  symptoms into his sessions . . . once a teacher, always a teacher. He  also loves working with adolescents and helping them take steps to bring  their current “actual self” more into alignment with their “ideal  self,” who they want to become. He uses a person centered approach to  partner with clients and help them implement the change  they desire for  their lives.   

 Matalynn has practicum and internship experience working with clients of various ages and multicultural identities. Most of this experience has involved helping kids with anxiety, autism, grief, and anger management. She also previously worked in respite care, providing services to children on the autism spectrum and their families. Matalynn is currently a Northwest Nazarene University graduate student working on her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. Her emphasis area is play therapy, and her approach is primarily client-centered. She is also passionate about mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Matalynn aims to work with clients to build strong therapeutic alliances unique to each individual. Her continuous goal is to make counseling a space of acceptance where clients can safely share their stories, be authentic, explore values, and increase self-compassion.  

  Hello there! My name is Kerry. I have applied for my Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) endorsement and I am a graduate from the Counseling Department at Northwest Nazarene University. My theoretical approach is primarily a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These are approaches I use not only in practice but in my own daily life as well.

I am a passionate believer in counseling, and have seen a counselor myself for the last several years. Counseling is what helped me to like myself again, enabling me to find a pathway forward, and empowering me to have the confidence in myself to enter into a graduate program and become a counselor.

My personal mission is to help others find their own ways forward to self-care and self-compassion, acceptance and belief. In other words, towards growth. I don’t know what is best for you—you know that better than I. But I will walk with you on the journey you take towards self-discovery. I sincerely care about you and earnestly believe in you even without knowing you yet! 

  Nicole  is currently working on her master's degree in Counseling at Northwest  Nazarene University. She has experience working with a wide variety of  clientele as a CBRS provider and Case Manager. Throughout her time as an  outpatient provider, she has gained knowledge and competency in seeing  clients with PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and grief. Nicole is  interested in working with children and adolescents, but is looking  forward to seeing clients of all ages at FCS. She is an accepting and  empathetic person who believes that each client has individual needs and  perspectives. Nicole strives to create a safe space for clients to  share and process their emotions without fear of judgment.  

Shanell is passionate about helping individuals navigate difficulties they face in life. Her approach is empathic, compassionate, and solution-focused offering a way for individuals to find hope and meaning in their life. She is a master’s level graduate student at Northwest Nazarene University in their counseling education program with an emphasis in acceptance and mindfulness-informed therapies, trauma, and play therapy. She graduated from Brigham Young University–Idaho with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marriage and Family Studies in 2017. As a wife and mother of seven children, the last 35 years have given her insight and experiences that when combined with her training has prepared her to work with people of all ages as well as couples and families. 

Carol is working to complete her graduate degree in psychology, emphasizing Professional Clinical Counseling at The University of Massachusetts Global. Carol fell in love with the science of psychology when she was first exposed to it as an undergraduate at Boise State and believes that her life has come full circle now that she is settling into a career in it. She has been working as a licensed midwife since 2014 and decided it was time to transition her career to one that will enable her to live a more balanced and healthy life. Carol’s holistic and individualized approach to caring for people that was cultivated over her years as a midwife will undoubtedly carry over to her relationships with counseling clients.

Carol’s passion for people and families in the perinatal period remains strong and she is eager to continue to work with people in this time of their lives, however she is also excited to work with other populations, here at FCS. Carol takes an integrated approach to therapy to best meet the needs of each individual client. In her program she is learning about numerous theories, perspectives, and interventions and has gained competency in working with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD and grief. Carol’s nature is genuine, open minded, warm, compassionate, and caring. 

“You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.” -Samuel Butler

 Tristan is working on her Master's in Counseling at Idaho State  University-Meridian. She gained experience working with teenagers and  children through her work as a psychiatric technician in residential  treatment and her current work as a behavior technician in the Boise,  ID, community. She has also become familiar with the issues facing  children, teens, and young adults through her work on research and  curriculum development with Hope 4 Utah, a suicide prevention non-profit  focusing on individuals aged 5-25. Tristan is passionate about working  with families, teens, and children; in particular, she is passionate  about helping individuals work through grief, the effects of trauma, and  other serious mental health difficulties. In counseling with Tristan,  you can expect to see various play, art, and other activities designed  to promote personal growth, understanding, and the ability to cope with  life's difficulties.