Meet The Staff

Tracey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho as well as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors. She has a master’s degree from University of Oklahoma in Human Relations counseling psychology and a bachelor’s degree in child development. She has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and families. Her firsthand experience with adoption also gives her a unique ability to work with adoption related issues with children and their families.

Because she is also a Licensed Massage therapist, she works from a holistic perspective, which focuses on the mind- body connection, this allows her to draw from different counseling modalities to best serve her clients.  She has training in cognitive behavior therapy, various play therapy techniques and trained to work with children with developmental disabilities. She believes her job as a counselor is to provide a safe place for clients of any age to explore their thoughts, feelings and emotions free of judgment and criticism. To help clients identify their strengths, abilities and to reach the goals clients set for themselves. 

Michele is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor as well as a Registered Clinical Supervisor in her home state of Idaho.  She has twenty years post graduate experience in the mental health field and is excited about adding to her skill set with training to provide Parent Child Interaction Therapy.  

Prior to joining the team at MBH, Michele has had the privilege of working with individuals, couples, and families in Southwest Idaho. She has also had the honor of working with active duty military families at both Mountain Home AFB, located in Mountain Home, Idaho and Tinker AFB, located in Oklahoma City, OK. 

Michele utilizes a Family Systems based as well as a cognitive behavioral therapeutic approach. In other words, she works from the perspective that each family member’s experiences, beliefs, and responses are interrelated and that each member’s involvement in treatment is important to achieve their goals for success. She views individuals and families from a strengths-based perspective in that every member has a variety of interactions with others that works well for them. Also, that each person/family member is doing the best they can with the communication skills and information they currently have. 

Serena received her Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Play Therapy Emphasis from Northwest Nazarene University.  She is a licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certfied Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors.  Serena has completed EMDR Basic Training 1 & 2.  She previously held certifications through Idaho Heath and Welfare to provide Intensive Behavior Intervention and Habilitative Intervention to children with developmental disabilities.  Serena is currently receiving training to be certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy.

Serena works with children, adolescents and adults.  Her counseling approach is informed by cognitive-behavioral therapy, Acceptance and committment therapy (ACT), solution-focused, and various play therapy techniques.  She has experience working with children with special needs such as autism and their families.  Serena focuses on creating a safe space and supportive relationship to empower individuals to accomplish their mental health and wellness goals.