Mikaela provides crisis intervention, integrated assessments, and psychotherapy services for un’ina, “those who come to us,” and their respective family systems. She takes an un’ina-centered, strengths-based approach and believes that a therapy room should be a safe space to cultivate healing,...
Chrystal Wright, MSW
Chrystal provides crisis interventions, integrated assessments, psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Chrystal follows a holistic approach to healing, with a focus on healing trauma and motivational interviewing....
Craig Ward, LMFT
Craig provides family therapy for couples and families; individual therapy focused on relationships, including our relationship with our own past; and help for addictions, grief, and loss. Stories are medicine, and Craig is passionate about helping people tell their stories....
Rebecca Strong, LCSW
Rebecca’s approach to healing emphasizes strengths-based solutions, increases understanding of attachment and its impacts on individuals and families, and works toward changing thought patterns into positive actions. Rebecca draws on a variety of therapy techniques,...
Kelli Sanders, BHA I
Kelli provides case management, crisis stabilization, and group services at Chuq’eya Qenq’a, Birch Tree House. Kelli values being able to provide hope to someone who is feeling hopeless. She finds it rewarding to see some her past un’ina grow and succeed in building a sober life for themselves and their families....
Shana Mickenham, M.S., C.C.D.C.S., B.H.P.
Shana provides behavioral health counseling services through the Dena’ina Wellness Center Primary Care department. She offers short-term behavioral health services for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Your Primary Care provider can offer a referral for these services. ...
Jordan Liedes, BHA I, CDCT
Jordan provides case management, crisis stabilization, and group facilitation services at Chuq’eya Qenq’a, Birch Tree House. Jordan seeks to provide help for others who might not have the tools or resources to help themselves....
Fridrik Rafn Gudmundsson, MSW, LCSW
Fridrik provides assessments and psychotherapy for individuals, families, and groups at Chuq’eya Qenq’a, Birch Tree House. For Fridrik, coming to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe felt like coming home. The more he learned about the Tribe and its history,...
Teresa A. Ford, MSW, LCSW
Teresa provides individual, family, and group therapy services, as well as crisis stabilization at Chuq’eya Qenq’a, Birch Tree House. Teresa has always been a helper at heart. Being able to overcome the things she experienced growing up in South Carolina empowered and inspired her to help others navigate through their life journeys....
Jamie Lynn Farrell
Jamie provides support to un’ina, “those who come to us,” throughout their recovery, including assessments, individual sessions, group sessions, and traditional activities. She is the Drum Leader for the Heartbeat of Mother Earth Drum Group....