Meet The Mentally STRONG Treatment Team!
All Members
Leadership
Nurse Practitioner
Counselor
Medical Assistant
Medical Receptionist
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, EdD PMHNP
Founder and Creator of The Mentally STRONG Method
Dr. B is the Founder of Mentally STRONG and creator of The
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Kim Smith, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Director of Operations
I am a dual certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family
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Michelle Egbert, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
I am a dual-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse
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Angel Walker, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
I am originally from Minnesota and as active in the outdoors as
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Dezerae Elsen, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Dezerae Elsen is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who
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Alexis (Lexi) Adams, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
I am a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I have
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Courtney Baker, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Courtney Baker is a passionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner committed to
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Tara Riffle
Practice Administrator
I am originally from Portland, Oregon and relocated to Colorado Springs in
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Heather Henniger
Director of Training and Development
I have lived in Colorado Springs most of my life and am
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Michelle Kuster, PhD
Mentally STRONG Counselor (Expert, Child Specialist)
I grew up in Canton, Ohio and lived there until I turned
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John Schumacher
Mentally STRONG Counselor
Psychology has always been an enormous passion of mine. I graduated from
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Ruairidh Weir
Mentally STRONG Counselor
I was born in Scotland, but spent a good deal of my
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Isabella Pogar
Mentally STRONG Method Counselor
Hi there, my name is Izzy. I am from Colorado Springs and
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Andrew Abels
Mentally STRONG Method Counselor
 I want to see the mental health field become more widely accepted
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Marybeth McBain
Mentally STRONG Counselor
After a career in teaching followed by case management for DV survivors,
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Heidi Davis
Mentally STRONG Method Counselor
I grew up primarily in California and New Mexico. My father worked
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Heather McCrystal
Mentally STRONG Method Counselor
I grew up in a large Irish family and was raised primarily
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Irina Pop
Mentally STRONG Method Counselor
I was born and raised in Romania, I came to the US
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Leah Leyba
Mentally STRONG Counselor
Hi, I’m Leah a Colorado Native and a new member of the
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Nidra Bundukamara
Medical Assistant
I am originally from Homestead, Fl. I relocated to Colorado Springs with
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Janessa Pingrey
Medical Assistant
Hello! My name is Janessa and I am a medical assistant here
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Brittany DeAnda
Medical Assistant
I'm a wife & pet mom! I have one turtle (Tuga) &
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Autumn Schriever
Medical Assistant
Hello my name is Autumn, and I am a Medical Assistant here
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Adam Martinez
Medical Assistant
I am originally from Colorado Springs and joined the US Navy and
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Taylor Rocho
Medical Assistant
I was born in San Diego, CA and recently moved to Colorado
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Jacky Rascon
Medical Receptionist
I was born and raised in Colorado, but love to travel to
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Cody Lovell
Medical Receptionist
Hi, I’m Cody! I was born and raised in Georgia and spent
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Lilian Lopez
I was originally born in California but grew up in Fountain Colorado.
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Gabi Pierce
Executive Assistant
I am originally from Colorado Springs, where I was born and raised.
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Jada West
Project Director
My background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University
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Matt Lutte
Facilities Maintenance
I am originally from the scenic landscapes of Pennsylvania and raised amidst
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