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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Jada West
Project Director
My background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University
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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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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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Grace Henniger
Mentally STRONG Counselor
I am a Colorado native and have spent much of my time
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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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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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Brian Watkins, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Brian is one of our Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.
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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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Kenny Brown
Mentally STRONG Counselor
I was born and raised in Southeast Texas. As a child I
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Nidra Bundukamara
Medical Assistant
I am originally from Homestead, Fl. I relocated to Colorado Springs with
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Evevetta Harris
Mentally STRONG Counselor
Evevetta's background is in Healthcare Administration. She expresses that she likes working
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Erin Johndrow
Medical Receptionist
Jill Orr, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
I am a dedicated and compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- Board
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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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Andrew Abels
Mentally STRONG Counselor
 I want to see the mental health field become more widely accepted
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Tina Wilson
Mentally STRONG Counselor
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Tara Riffle
Practice Administrator
I am originally from Portland, Oregon and relocated to Colorado Springs in
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Adam Martinez
Medical Assistant
I am originally from Colorado Springs and joined the US Navy and
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Donna Sturges
Medical Receptionist
I was born and raised in the Philippines and moved here with
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Janessa Pingrey
Medical Assistant
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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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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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Owen Wheeler
Mentally STRONG Counselor
I'm Owen, a recent transplant to Colorado from Florida. The move was
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Carla Groller
Facilities Lead
I've lived in Colorado Springs for a long time, and I've been
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Angie Klink
Mentally STRONG Counselor
Hello! My name is Angie Klink, and I am originally from Alabama.
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Isabella Pogar
Mentally STRONG Counselor
Hi there, my name is Izzy. I am from Colorado Springs and
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Jacqueline Rascon
Medical Receptionist
I was born and raised in Colorado, but love to travel to
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Kelly Critchley DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
I grew up in Aurora, Colorado and received my BA in Psychology
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Lauren Hood
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Lauren Hood is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who
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Yesenia Amezcua
Medical Receptionist
Born and raised in CO and will soon be raising one of
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Dezerae Elsen
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Dezerae Elsen is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who
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