Staff Bios
Judy
Thornton. Our registered/licensed counselors are supervised by
Clinical Director Judy Thornton, MSW, who has been practicing with Heart
To Heart since 2003. In addition to providing supervision, Judy’s
expertise covers:
- Individual,
Couples, and Group Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- Consulting
- Crisis
Intervention
- Milieu Therapy
- Independent
Living Skills
-
Decision-Making Skills
- Self-Hypnosis
Judy earned her Master
of Social Work degree from Eastern Washington University in 1990. She is
licensed by the State of Washington as a Licensed Independent Clinical
Social Worker (LICSW) and was also admitted to the Academy of Certified
Social Workers (ACSW)—the most widely recognized national social work
credential.
Additionally, Judy is a
Diplomate in the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and a
member of the National Center for Crisis Management.
Judy enjoys working
with people who want to make positive changes in their lives. Seeing the
difference counseling can make in the growth and development of
individuals, couples, and/or families, continues to reinforce her
commitment to this work.
Certified Counselor
Training
S. Doug
Larzelier, MSW, is a Registered Counselor at Heart To Heart. His
counseling experience spans over 18 years and includes expertise in:
-
Individual Counseling
-
Psychotherapy
- Couples
Therapy
-
Consulting
- Life
Coaching
- Mental
Illness
-
Developmental Disabilities
Doug provides a
high level of mental health services to individuals, couples, families,
children, groups, and organizations. He received his Master of Social
Work degree from Eastern Washington University and is a member of the
National Association of Social Work. He has been practicing with Heart
To Heart Counseling from 2005 to current and has 20 years of experience
in the field of human services.
As an experienced
counselor, Doug has developed much strength in the practice of
individual psychotherapy and counseling individuals, families, and
adolescents that are struggling with school and family. He is
experienced in working with individuals diagnosed with a mental illness
and those who have a disability, such as autism. Doug also works as a
life coach and an organizational consultant. He offers training and
seminars for large and small organizations. Doug’s eclectic approach
involves drawing from the disciplines of psychotherapy, existential
therapy, family systems therapy, child development, behaviorism,
postmodern therapy, professional supervision, organizational management
theory, gestalt, narrative therapy, inner child therapies,
marital/couples therapy, co-dependency counseling, and integral
psychotherapy.
One of Doug’s favorite
aspects of counseling and professional consulting is being part of the
process of personal and professional growth in each group, couple,
family, and individual he works with.
Janice
LaFountaine, a Registered Counselor at Heart To Heart, has been with
the organization since September of 2008, and she has worked in
counseling since December of 2005. Janice specializes in:
- Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Couples
Counseling
- Trauma
Janice earned a
Master of Science in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from
University of Phoenix and has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from
University of Washington. Additionally, she is an associate member of
the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a professional
association involved with the problems, needs, and changing patterns of
couples and family relationships.
Janice’s special
interests in couples counseling and EMDR enable her to provide valuable
tools to her clients and initiate positive changes in their lives. She
also enjoys individual and family counseling. She is rooted primarily in
systemic theories and uses narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy,
and emotionally-focused couples therapy in addition to EMDR as tools to
assist her clients.
Sarah
Parker has been with Heart To Heart Counseling and Coaching since
February of 2009. She is a candidate for licensure as a Marriage and
Family Therapist and is registered with the State of Washington
(RC60074545). Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master
of Arts in Counseling Psychology. She has been involved in the field of
Marriage and Family Therapy since August of 2007.
Sarah has
experience working with:
Adults
Children
Couples
Families
She works with
many diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, grief/bereavement, panic
disorders, phobias, parenting skills, life transitions, developmental
delay, abuse, and molest. She is currently accepting new clients.
David
Stanzak has been a professional Counselor, Coach and Consultant
since 1989. He earned his Master of Social Work degree in 1991 from
Eastern Washington University, qualified as a Clinical Social Worker and
was nationally recognized by the Academy of Clinical Social Workers in
1993, and has been supervising other counselors since 2003. He is a
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, and a Certified Diplomate
with the American Psychotherapy Association. Specializing in counseling,
psychotherapy, and coaching for individuals, couples, and groups, his
training and experience include Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Neuro Linguistic Programming
(NLP), Guided Imagery, Impact Personal Development, Acton Coaching,
Psychodrama, Transactional Analysis, Group, Gestalt, Arica
Protoanalytical System, Family and Inner-child Therapies.
Through sustained
training and self-study, David continues to develop new skills and
abilities to help others. He is sought as a speaker on Professional
Development, Private Practice, Ethics, and Treatment models. David shows
the same dedication with each client to resolve problems and build solid
relationships. He is a problem solver, assertive and intuitive in his
style.
In 1997, David
and his wife Margo established Heart To Heart Counseling. For the past
12 years as Clinical Director of Heart To Heart, David has specialized
in relationship counseling. Through individual and group counseling
hundreds of couple and individual clients have grown, matured, and
developed. He believes strongly in the synergistic empowerment and
enrichment of group process and has facilitated at over two thousand
Group functions. In addition, hundreds of couples have found renewed
happiness and learned to restore their relationships, finding common
goals while creating supporting mature interdependent lives. Thousands
of individuals have enhanced themselves, ended internal conflict,
discovered mindfulness, eliminated stress and increased wellbeing.
David now focuses
entirely on Coaching and Consulting and is a member of the International
Coach Federation (ICF) and Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC).
His current
specialties include:
Relationship and Life Coaching
Group
Coaching
Professional Coaching
Small
Business Consulting
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