Amy Davis King, M.A. MFT, LMFT, is a pastoral counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is also a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), a member of the Association of Play Therapy (APT), and an approved presenter for the Parent Information Program of Maricopa County. She has had extensive experience working with families, blended families, single-parent families and children. She works with children ages 3 and up around a variety of issues, including behavioral problems, sexual abuse and/or acting out, grief, divorce and attachment issues. She has also done parent training, both with individual families and with groups. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and a postgraduate residency in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Jon Heilner, M. Div., is a Lutheran minister, has been a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors for 17 years and is currently a Fellow in that association. He provides counseling for individuals, couples and families with the ability to address both spiritual and psychological issues within the counseling process. Jon uses various modalities in counseling depending on the person(s) needs, be it psycho-dynamic, cognitive, depth oriented or solution-based counseling. Jon is also certified as a Prepare-Enrich instructor for couples. Spirituality is an integral part of every person-recognizing the worth and potential of each person. Many of the people he works with are victims of abuse, be it physical, sexual, emotional or ritual. Counseling is a journey in which a person, couple or family discovers who they truly are and can live out their new identity in a genuine and authentic way. He believes God's will for all people is, foremost, to know who they truly are, including their shadow self. Counseling leads to a sense of wholeness, from which intimacy and understanding of self and others can be more fully experienced.
William Jenkins, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. He is a member of the National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology and has 25 years of experience. In addition to his expertise as an evaluator, supervisor and therapist, he has recently coauthored a play therapy outcome research study that was published in the International Journal of Play Therapy. He has hands-on, clinical and quality management experience with a variety of populations, including in-patient adult, residential adolescent, and outpatient children and families. Dr. Jenkins has extensive psychological testing experience, and maintains his passion to work directly with underserved populations and complex persons. He enjoys preparing the next generation for leadership positions in the mental health field.
Gary Kriege, M.A., is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a United Methodist Minister. He is a Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) with 31 years of experience as a psychotherapist. As well as providing counseling for individuals, couples and families, he supervises and trains persons in the field of pastoral counseling. Gary's counseling stems from an appreciation of psycho-dynamic, interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral theories, and is rooted in a spirituality that recognizes the ultimate worth of each individual. Therapy is a journey toward self-discovery, growth and understanding one's purpose in life. In addition, for couples, therapy aims at increased mutual understanding and intimacy.
Vicktoria Patzer, is a Licensed Associate Marriage and FamilyTherapist (LAMFT). She received her Bachelor of Science of Interdisciplinary Studies with disciplines in family studies and sociology at Arizona State University. She holds a Master's Degree in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy from the University of Phoenix. Children and families are her focus. She has worked extensively with children and adolescents particularly with issues of domestic violence, sexual abuse, drugs and alcohol abuse, and divorce/blended families. Her experience ranges from working in the schools to CPS while also being an active participant in her own community while raising her 3 children. Vicktoria enjoys working with the elderly. Her goal is to encourage and foster hope, support, coping skills, and a positive approach to life.
Carmen Traill, PsyNP, B.C., is a Licensed and Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She is also an Approved AAMFT Supervisor for Marriage and Family Therapy. She holds a Master's Degree in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing as well as a minor as a Psych and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. All this translates into 27 years of work as a mental health therapist. In addition, for 12 of those years she has added on the role of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. This involved one year of postgraduate education and a year of internship with a Psychiatrist. She evaluates, diagnoses and treats people with serious mental illnesses and prescribes psychiatric medications for those in need. She is trained and certified in DBT as well as biofeedback. She is good at listening.