Lovasz, Matthew
Matthew Lovasz is President of Bio-One St. Louis and a regional expert on bio-hazardous clean up. Mr. Lovasz is a graduate of Missouri Central University and spent ten years in law enforcement.
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Newcome, LCSW, Kent E.
Kent E. Newcome, LCSW is a graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University-St. Louis. He has over 40 years experience in the field. Mr. Newcome does his clinical work at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute.
Bunch, MA, NCC, LPC, SQP, Janice
Janice Bunch, MA, NCC, LPC, SQP, has worked within the mental health field for the past 8 years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling, is a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor, and a National Board Certified Counselor. She has supervised case managers for the past 6 years and has helped to develop the case management department at Gibson Recovery Center. Janice has presented at local Bipolar Support Alliance groups, local community fundraising groups, and has spoken to case managers at luncheons in their area about collaboration of services.
Wobbe, MA, LPC, Amy
Amy Wobbe, MA, LPC, has studied trauma and treated trauma for almost 10 years. She currently leads the trauma informed project for BJC Behavioral Health, and does trauma education and consulting in other entities of BJC’s hospitals. Ms. Wobbe has provided trauma education and presentations to other community entities such as St. Charles Community College. She serves as an ambassador for St. Louis Health Commissions’ Alive and Well campaign and has written articles for Mental Health America regarding trauma and toxic stress. She has also provided formal trauma informed trainings for medical staff at BJC Behavioral Health.
LaRue, PharmD, PMP, Leah J.
As Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Dr. Leah LaRue provides education around Millennium Health offerings with a goal of improving clinical outcomes and patient safety. Dr. LaRue has considerable experience in the areas of pain management and addiction, being primarily focused on initiatives supporting the safe and effective use of opioids, as well as issues surrounding medication misuse, abuse, and diversion. She has lectured extensively on topics covering pharmacogenetics, pain management, mental health disorders, and urine drug monitoring. She was named the 2013 Industry Pain Educator of the Year by the American Society of Pain Educators and is a recipient of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. Dr. LaRue earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with honors from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and is a licensed registered pharmacist in Missouri.
Bye, PhD, Kimberly
Kimberly Bye, PhD, works for the Missouri Department of Mental Health at Sex Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services.
Dr. Bye has 4 years of experience working with sex offenders in Kansas, California, and the Department of Mental Health.
Bender-Crice, MS, Krissy
Krissy Bender-Crice, MS, works for the Missouri Department of Mental Health at Sex Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services.
She has 12 years of experience treating sex offenders for the Department of Mental Health.
Burke, LPC, Marianne M.
Marianne M. Burke, LPC, has lived in St. Louis, MO since 1986, and in her earlier career days was a professional educator. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2007, and since then has worked primarily in the areas of mood disorders, trauma, abuse, neglect, life transitions, and interpersonal conflict. She is currently completing my certification in EMDR, and has extensive training and experience in DBT, including founding and leading a Women’s DBT skills group and consultation team at CrossRoads Counseling Centers. She has also had training in mediation, which she utilizes in helping clients with problems solving and conflict resolution. Ms. Burke works primarily with adults, individuals, couples, and family counseling. She has been trained in Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples, as well as the PACT, and in Domestic Violence. Recent passions include incorporating various DBT skills to enable clients to develop resources that will enable them to do trauma work using EMDR. She has recently been using EMDR for addictions and Recent Traumatic Events, and is a member of the EMDR Network of Greater St. Louis and the Trauma Recovery Network (TRN) a volunteer networking organization that seeks to support communities, military, and first responders suffering from recent or unresolved traumatic events, including PTSD.
Taegel, MEd, Andrew
Andre Taegel holds a Master of Education in Counseling, and is a Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Medication Assisted Recovery Specialist, and Clinical Supervisor, having completed the MCB Clinical Supervision Training. Currently he is receiving supervision from Dr. Robyn Walser, a nationally recognized ACT therapist, author, trainer, and researcher in order to personally conduct ACT with clients and in groups. Mr. Taegel has attended several workshops and trainings with Dr. Stephen C. Hayes, ACT co-founder and leading author.
Thakur, MD, Hemant
COL (Ret.) Hemant Thakur M.D. is a medical doctor, Assistant clinical professor, OIF/OEF Veteran and specialist in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. As a board-certified psychiatrist with specialized training in psychosomatic medicine, he has worked in various mental health settings, including alcohol/ drug rehabilitation programs. Dr. Thakur was a Colonel in the US Army Reserve and Director of PTSD Program for more than twenty years. He also worked for more than Twenty-eight years with the VA. He is an author of three books with his latest book, “Innovative Holistic Approaches to PTSD and Life Stress” and has lectured extensively in eight countries.