Center City, MN

Cheryl Buechner, Ph.D., L.P. (1993, Counseling Psychology, The University of Iowa). Manager of Center City Mental Health Center and Training Director, Center City, MN. Interests: Differential diagnosis of addiction and mental health disorders; impact of addiction on children and other family members; developmental tasks necessary for healthy functioning and a holistic well-rounded approach to the person and their needs.

Jan Arford, Psy.D., L.P. (2003, Counseling Psychology, University of St. Thomas) Supervisor of Primary Mental Health, Center City, MN. APA. Interests: co-occurring disorder assessment and treatment, individual and group psychotherapy, impact of relationships on recovery, eating disorders, abuse issues.

Irene Bugge, Ph.D., L.P. (1981, Clinical Psychology, University of Montana-Missoula). Supervisor of Primary Mental Health, Women's Primary Units. APA, MPA. Interests: Working with women claiming their lives back from addiction; co-occurring disorders including eating disorders and trauma; and holistic, competency/strength approaches to psychotherapy and team building/leadership.

Stephen Delisi, M.D. (2001, Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center - Board Certified). Staff Psychiatrist, Center City Mental Health Center. Interests: Psychopharmacology, co-occurring disorder assessment and treatment, neurobiology of addiction, pharmacotherapy of depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders.

Donald R. Elverd, Psy. D., L.P. (2004, Counseling Psychology). Senior Clinician, Center City Mental Health Center. Interests: Working with survivors of trauma, cognitive behavioral approaches to therapy, non-traditional healing methods and the integration of spirituality into therapy.

Sara Giachino, M.A. (2000, Clinical Psychology, Kent State University). Mental Health Practitioner, Center City Mental Health Center. Interests: Pain management, hypnosis, psychotherapy with trauma survivors, health psychology.

Janaka Hanvey, M.A., L.P. (1978, Winona State University) Mental Health Professional, Center City Mental Health Centers. Interests: Treating compulsive gambling, compulsive sex, individual therapy for depression and anxiety, and couple's therapy.

Anna Peters, Ph.D. (2008, Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder). Mental Health Practitioner, Mental Health Center. Interests: co-occurring personality and mood disorders, psychological assessment, cognitive-behavioral and humanistic therapies, family of origin issues, and mindfulness.

Jeremy W. Rondorf, Psy.D. (2005, Argosy University). Mental Health Practitioner, Center City Mental Health Center. Interests: Men's issues, individual and group therapy, assessment; behavioral control issues, integration of mental health recovery with addiction recovery.

Frances Williams, Psy.D., L.I.C.S.W., L.M.F.T., L.P. (2002, Counseling Psychology, University of St. Thomas) Senior Clinician, Center City, MN. Interests: Trauma and recovery, PTSD, dissociative disorders and personality disorders.

Plymouth, MN

Leslie Adair, M.A., LMFT (1997, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Alfred Adler Institute; 2005, Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University). Manager of Center for Youth and Families Mental Health Center. Interests: Co-occurring disorder assessment and treatment, couples, family and relationship counseling, abuse and trauma issues, integrating twelve step philosophy into mental health treatment, cognitive assessment.  

Shelly Green, MSW, LICSW, LADC (2002, Clinical Social Work, University of Minnesota) Mental Health Professional, Center for Youth and Families.  Interests:  Co-occurring disorders, addiction treatment and theory in both adult and adolescent populations, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, abuse, codependency issues, women's issues, as well as individual and couple's therapy.

Sheila Becking, Psy.D., L.P. (1998, Clinical Psychology, Minnesota School of Professional Psychology) Senior Clinician, Center for Youth and Families. APA. Interests: Abuse and trauma issues, PTSD, eating disorders, depression, women's issues and ADHD.

Adam Grundt, Ph.D., L.P. (2000, Clinical Psychology, University of Nevada) Senior Clinician, Hazelden Center for Youth and Families. Interests: Integrating Twelve Step philosophy into individual and group psychotherapy, health psychology, spiritually-based approaches toward health and wellness.

Elina Kala, M.S., L.M.F.T., L.A.D.C. (1987, Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland). Mental Health Professional, Hazelden Center for Youth and Families. Interests: Addiction as a family disease, addiction's effects on parents and siblings, communication patterns, narrative and solution-focused brief therapy, and mindfulness.

Kristeen LaPlant, M.A., L.P.C, L.A.D.C. (2004, Saint Mary's University). Mental Health Professional, Hazelden Center for Youth and Families. Interests: Addiction treatment as a family disease, the dynamics in families with adolescents, co-occuring mental health issues, adolescent and adult therapy.

Tim Portinga, Psy.D., L.P. (2005, Counseling Psychology, University of St. Thomas). Senior Clinician/Clinical Director at Hazelden Center for Youth and Families. Interests: Comorbidity of depression and conduct disorder, developmental psychology, psychotherapy with oppositional adolescents, health psychology. 

Newberg, OR

Dorie Reiter, Psy.D., L.P. (2005, University of St. Thomas). Manager of Mental Health clinic, Center City Mental Health. Intersts: Abuse issues, women's recovery, and compulsive behaviors associated with eating, sex/relationships and gambling.

St. Paul, MN

Mark Sanstead, Ph.D., L.P., (1983, Counseling Psychology, University of Nebraska), MNPA. Manager of Hazelden Fellowship Club Mental Health Center, St. Paul, MN. Hazelden Fellowship Club. Interests: Vocational counseling, wellness, couple's counseling, management development and ethics.

Philip A. Hanson, Ph.D., L.P. (1997, Clinical Psychology, Union Institute and University). Senior Clinician, Men's Primary Units, Center City, MN. Interests: co-occurring disorder assessment and treatment, men's issues, suicide and aggression-assessment and intervention, integrative therapy, neuro-psych screening, mood and anxiety disorders, cognitive behavioral therapy, and couple's counseling and psychology of the whole person.

Von Karin King, Psy.D., L.P. (1998, Clinical Psychology, Minnesota School of Professional Psychology) Senior Clinician. APA, MPA. Interests: Addiction treatment and theory; chronic pain; ADHD, Bipolar and differential diagnoses; co-occurring disorders, and clinical supervision.

Sallie Edwards Montgomery, Psy.D., L.P. (1994, Clinical Psychology, Minnesota School of Professional Psychology) Senior Clinician, Hazelden Fellowship Club: MPA, APA, National Registry of Health Care Providers in Psychology. Interests: Women's issues, trauma, health psychology, and psychological assessment.

James Pocock, Psy.D, L.P., L.A.D.C. (2002 Minn. School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology) Senior Clinician. Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Interests: Co-occurring Disorders, depression, PTSD, men's issues,  family of origin, EMDR, couples and family therapy, Community Reinforcement and Family Therapy (CRAFT), and adolescent and adult assessment and therapy.

Beth Smith, Psy.D. (2004, Counseling Psychology, University of St. Thomas).  Mental Health Practitioner, Fellowship Club St. Paul. Interests: Strength-based psychotherapy, family violence, women's issues, trauma and recovery, post-traumatic stress disorder issues, behavioral control issues, and personality disorders.

Nancy Edwards, M.A., L.P., Ph.D. (1981, MA in Ed. Psych., University of MN, 1981. 2000, PhD in Social Work, University of MN) Senior Clinician, FCSP, Adjunct Faculty, Dept of Psychology, College of St. Catherine, Artist, American Red Cross Volunteer. Interests: Women, children and families, life-span development, Identity development, Sexuality, Co-occurring disorders, Trauma, ADHD, Learning disabilities, Asperger's syndrome, hearing impairment.

Clinical Research

Timothy Sheehan, Ph.D., L.P. (1989, Clinical Psychology, Fielding Institute) Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies. Co-director of training, MPA, ACA, APA. Interests: Leadership training, consultation and education, eating disorders, trans-theoretical approaches to addiction.

Valerie Slaymaker, Ph.D., L.P. (1999, Clinical Psychology, University of Nebraska--Lincoln). Executive Director, Butler Center for Research at Hazelden. Research interests: Clinical treatment research, measurement of the recovery process, relationship between treatment process and outcome, effect of co-occurring disorders on treatment outcome, role of spirituality in the recovery process.

Candice Walker, Ph.D. (1997, Human Development-Applied Cognition and Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas) Research Scientist, Butler Center for Research at Hazelden. Research interests: measurement of the recovery process, restoration of cognitive processes following recovery, smoking cessation processes for adults and adolescents.

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