Undergraduate Education:

Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Graduate Education:

Master of Science in Rehabilitation, Addiction Studies; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Professional Licenses:

Licensed Addiction Therapist (LAT – 359), Wyoming

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC – 2003), Wyoming

Licensed Master Addiction Counselor (#1517), North Dakota

Clinical Training/Certifications:

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC); MRT Facilitator, DLA Trainer

Counseling Services:

Individual and Group Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder counseling and therapy.

About Bobbi:

Throughout her more than 30 years of experience, Bobbi has followed her passion to help people with substance use disorders and mental health issues improve their lives and achieve their goals. After many years as a military spouse, Bobbi has worked in the mental health and substance use disorders field in Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming. She is excited to settle back in Wyoming near family for the remainder of her career. She has worked in various capacities in the field as she gained experience and additional training. She currently works part time providing clinical services at High Country Behavioral Health but also remotely serves as a Clinical Supervisor and Chief Compliance Officer at a behavioral health organization with physical locations in North Dakota.

Bobbi is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor through CRCC and has been licensed in the mental health and substance use disorders field since 1998 when licensing was first implemented in the State of Wyoming. She is currently licensed in Wyoming and North Dakota. She has been a registered Clinical Supervisor in ND since 2007 providing training and supervision to new counselors entering the field.

Throughout her career, Bobbi has gained training and experience in implementing a number of treatment modalities including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emergency Intervention and Evaluation, Motivational Interviewing (MI), the Boys Town Model/Social Learning Theory, the Matrix Model, the 12-Step Model, the IFS model, the ASAM Criteria, and Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). She is certified as a Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Facilitator, and most recently became certified as a DLA trainer. She has provided services to clients in a variety of treatment programs and settings including Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Residential, and Inpatient programs. Bobbi has held Hospital Allied Health Privileges as an on-call mental health and addictions assessor in Wyoming and North Dakota.

Bobbi customizes her approach on an individual basis depending upon the needs of her client but primarily using a Cognitive Behavioral approach, but also relies heavily on Motivational Interviewing, and/or DBT when conducting both group and individual therapy. Encouraging involvement in self-help support meetings, sponsorship and construction of a healthy support system is also an aspect of her treatment approach.