MN STATE-WIDE Telehealth Available Now!
To Request An Appointment,
CALL: 218-263-5949
Marmie Jotter = ext. 2
Berni Pospeck = ext. 3
Jolene Long = ext. 4
Darra Bonham = ext. 6
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To Request An Appointment,
CALL: 218-263-5949
Marmie Jotter = ext. 2
Berni Pospeck = ext. 3
Jolene Long = ext. 4
Darra Bonham = ext. 6
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Jolene Long, Intern: COVID VACCINATED - In-Person & TELEHEALTH: Currently Taking Clients.
(Target Populations: Marital/Couple, Family and Individual Therapy for Adults & Children (13 years and up)
Jolene is our new intern! She is pursuing her Master of Social Work in clinical practice and will be graduating in May 2022. This summer, she studied Trauma and Polyvagal Theory, dipping her toes into Somatic Experiencing. This fall, she is studying Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Jolene is the recipient of a federal ROBUST scholarship grant for providing mental health services in rural communities such as the Iron Range. The grant will direct her internship toward Integrated Behavioral Health with specific target populations. Her short-term career goals are to graduate, to fulfill her ROBUST duties and responsibilities, to become a licensed provider, and to build upon her mental health certifications so she may offer a variety of treatment modalities to her clients.
Jolene has worked in the health and human services field for 15+ years. Her first career was as an early childhood educator, where she specialized in infant and toddler programming. She then went back to school to pursue her Bachelor of Social Work. Jolene’s previous employment includes working as a children’s program coordinator and as a support group facilitator at a domestic violence center, as an addiction counseling intern providing men’s outpatient and women’s inpatient treatment in Duluth, MN, and as a clinic assistant at Planned Parenthood North Central States doing front desk administrative work.
EDUCATION:
· Master of Social Work…………………… May 2022 (expected graduation)
· Associate of Applied Science
Chemical Dependency Specialist ……… August 2016
· Bachelor of Social Work……………… May 2014
· Associate of Applied Science
Human Services Generalist.……………. May 2012
· Associate of Arts
Early & Elementary Education focus……. May 2008
MEMBERSHIPS:
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
RECENT TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS:
· Shifts in Illicit Drug Use Heighten the Covid-19 Health Crisis
· The Keys to Connection: Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Parts 1 & 2
· A Family Problem Requires a Family Solution: How Families are Affected by Addiction
· The Neurosequential Lens of Development Trauma: the Brain and beyond
· Ethical Social Work Practice with Gender Diverse Clients
· Relational-Cultural Theory: Committing to Re-Imagine Our Future Together
· INClued LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training
(Target Populations: Marital/Couple, Family and Individual Therapy for Adults & Children (13 years and up)
Jolene is our new intern! She is pursuing her Master of Social Work in clinical practice and will be graduating in May 2022. This summer, she studied Trauma and Polyvagal Theory, dipping her toes into Somatic Experiencing. This fall, she is studying Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Jolene is the recipient of a federal ROBUST scholarship grant for providing mental health services in rural communities such as the Iron Range. The grant will direct her internship toward Integrated Behavioral Health with specific target populations. Her short-term career goals are to graduate, to fulfill her ROBUST duties and responsibilities, to become a licensed provider, and to build upon her mental health certifications so she may offer a variety of treatment modalities to her clients.
Jolene has worked in the health and human services field for 15+ years. Her first career was as an early childhood educator, where she specialized in infant and toddler programming. She then went back to school to pursue her Bachelor of Social Work. Jolene’s previous employment includes working as a children’s program coordinator and as a support group facilitator at a domestic violence center, as an addiction counseling intern providing men’s outpatient and women’s inpatient treatment in Duluth, MN, and as a clinic assistant at Planned Parenthood North Central States doing front desk administrative work.
EDUCATION:
· Master of Social Work…………………… May 2022 (expected graduation)
· Associate of Applied Science
Chemical Dependency Specialist ……… August 2016
· Bachelor of Social Work……………… May 2014
· Associate of Applied Science
Human Services Generalist.……………. May 2012
· Associate of Arts
Early & Elementary Education focus……. May 2008
MEMBERSHIPS:
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
RECENT TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS:
· Shifts in Illicit Drug Use Heighten the Covid-19 Health Crisis
· The Keys to Connection: Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Parts 1 & 2
· A Family Problem Requires a Family Solution: How Families are Affected by Addiction
· The Neurosequential Lens of Development Trauma: the Brain and beyond
· Ethical Social Work Practice with Gender Diverse Clients
· Relational-Cultural Theory: Committing to Re-Imagine Our Future Together
· INClued LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training
Darra Bonham, LGSW: COVID VACCINATED - TELEHEALTH & In-person: Currently Taking New Clients
(Target Populations: Individual Therapy for Adults)
I enjoy helping others and have worked in the mental health and human services field for over 9 years. My previous experience includes working with individuals, groups, and families in Native American tribal settings. My education focused on Native American/Indigenous peoples in both my bachelor degree in Social Work from the College of St. Scholastica and Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
I use a strength based, humanistic approach incorporating modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Trauma focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy. I have experience in treating depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma and stressor related disorders, historical and generational trauma, adjustment disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and more. I have extensive training in trauma, suicide and suicidality, self-harm, and crisis response.
In my personal time I enjoy spending time with my family, tending to my indoor plants, gardening, sewing, beading, and drawing.
(Target Populations: Individual Therapy for Adults)
I enjoy helping others and have worked in the mental health and human services field for over 9 years. My previous experience includes working with individuals, groups, and families in Native American tribal settings. My education focused on Native American/Indigenous peoples in both my bachelor degree in Social Work from the College of St. Scholastica and Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
I use a strength based, humanistic approach incorporating modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Trauma focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution focused therapy. I have experience in treating depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma and stressor related disorders, historical and generational trauma, adjustment disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and more. I have extensive training in trauma, suicide and suicidality, self-harm, and crisis response.
In my personal time I enjoy spending time with my family, tending to my indoor plants, gardening, sewing, beading, and drawing.
BERNI POSPECK, LGSW - In Person: Currently Taking Clients
(Target Populations: Children 10 & Up, and Adults)
I am a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), specializing in Mental Health. I have much experience with children and adults with varying disabilities, including Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, and Indigenous American mental health & Historical trauma. I use a person-centered trauma-informed treatment approach to my therapy style, and also I incorporate movement/Fine Arts/theatre into therapy, and mindfulness practice.
(Target Populations: Children 10 & Up, and Adults)
I am a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), specializing in Mental Health. I have much experience with children and adults with varying disabilities, including Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, and Indigenous American mental health & Historical trauma. I use a person-centered trauma-informed treatment approach to my therapy style, and also I incorporate movement/Fine Arts/theatre into therapy, and mindfulness practice.
- EMDR: Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing and the Neuroscience, Diagnosis, and Best Practice for Successful Trauma Treatment, PESI
- Minnesota Legal & Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians-Susan Lewis, PhD. PESI Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certificate Course, PESI
Marmie Jotter LICSW - Owner/CEO
AVAILABLE for TELEHEALTH appointments ONLY.
Clinical Supervisor for MN Board of Social Work & MN Board of Behavioral Health
Clinical Consultant
Certified Trauma Therapist, EMDR Therapist, Meditation Instructor
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), specializing in Mental Health, with 90 credit hours of Psychology PhD coursework. I use a attachment style, person-centered, trauma-informed treatment approach, where you are the expert on your own body-mind. As a guide, I am present to bear witness to your process, to assist you with connecting to your spiritual life, to aid you in exploring trauma and healing with body-mind integration, and to co-create a safe space in which to contain learning and growth on your personal life journey.
Having raised 6 children, and worked in the field of medical social work, chemical dependency and HIV/AIDS case management, I have a good range of insight into life's challenges. I also continue my own enrichment through quality time with loved ones, art, ongoing studies of religion/spirituality, traditional psychology, ongoing clinical trainings, and mindfulness meditation practice. Included in my learning is by immersion into cultural travel experiences such as: Fort Berthold Indian Reservation life, Peru, China/Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Ireland, Scotland, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Indonesia, and India, where I was privileged to have an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, while studying Tibetan medicine.
Trainings
AVAILABLE for TELEHEALTH appointments ONLY.
Clinical Supervisor for MN Board of Social Work & MN Board of Behavioral Health
Clinical Consultant
Certified Trauma Therapist, EMDR Therapist, Meditation Instructor
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), specializing in Mental Health, with 90 credit hours of Psychology PhD coursework. I use a attachment style, person-centered, trauma-informed treatment approach, where you are the expert on your own body-mind. As a guide, I am present to bear witness to your process, to assist you with connecting to your spiritual life, to aid you in exploring trauma and healing with body-mind integration, and to co-create a safe space in which to contain learning and growth on your personal life journey.
Having raised 6 children, and worked in the field of medical social work, chemical dependency and HIV/AIDS case management, I have a good range of insight into life's challenges. I also continue my own enrichment through quality time with loved ones, art, ongoing studies of religion/spirituality, traditional psychology, ongoing clinical trainings, and mindfulness meditation practice. Included in my learning is by immersion into cultural travel experiences such as: Fort Berthold Indian Reservation life, Peru, China/Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Ireland, Scotland, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Indonesia, and India, where I was privileged to have an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, while studying Tibetan medicine.
Trainings
- Trauma Therapy Certification: University of Minnesota
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Certified, PESI
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy, PESI
- Sexual Trauma Therapy, PESI
- Trauma Competency Conference: Core Competencies and Treatment for Trauma, PTSD, Grief – PESI
- Minnesota Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians – PESI
- Brain Injury: Professional Basics for Behaviors and Symptoms: MN Brain Injury Alliance
- New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment: Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.
- Clinical Strategies for Sexual Issues, AASECT
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing [EMDR]: Emdria Institute
- Clinical Supervision; MN Board of Social Work
- Veteran Trauma; New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment
- Clinical Hypnosis; U of M Medical School
- Crisis Intervention & Stress Management
- Tibetan Medicine - Institute of Tibetan Medicine, Dharmsala India - University of Minnesota, Study Abroad
- Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Clients: Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies – PESI
- Couples Counseling: Relational Life Therapy - Terry Real
- Working with Grandiosity - Terry Real
- Working with Infidelity - Terry Real
- Couples Experiential - Terry Real
- End of Life, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Hospice Counseling, Compassionate Care; NASW & U of M Medical School
- Certified - Meditation Instructor (C-MI) - American Institute of Health
- Midwifing Death: Conscious Dying - The Pilgrimage Into light - Aslan Institute
- Finding Your Inner Compass: Inner Child Work - Aslan Institute
- The Pharmacy In Your Kitchen: An overview of medical and medicinal foods, Institute for Brain Potential by Michael Lara, MD
- Yoga & Mindfulness: Clinical Interventions for Anxiety, Depression and Trauma
- Minnesota State Advisory Mental Health Committee
- National Association of Clinical Social Work
- Crisis Incident Stress Management [CISM]: Head of the Lakes Team
- Enrolled with Three Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation
