Our Mission
Moultrie County Counseling Center is committed to providing professional mental health services that aim to improve the quality of life and to promote recovery of the people we serve.
We achieve our mission through following our guiding principals:
*Providing thorough and ongoing assessments for persons served
*Using evidence-based and best practices for treatment of the clients we serve
*Encouraging peer support and advocacy
*Facilitate referrals for services not offered by Moultrie Counseling
*Educating the public about the mental health community in an effort to help reduce stigma
We achieve our mission through following our guiding principals:
*Providing thorough and ongoing assessments for persons served
*Using evidence-based and best practices for treatment of the clients we serve
*Encouraging peer support and advocacy
*Facilitate referrals for services not offered by Moultrie Counseling
*Educating the public about the mental health community in an effort to help reduce stigma
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clinical staffDavid Cole, LCSW, LPHA Executive Director Rohidas Patil, MD Contracted Psychiatrist Penny Arthur, MS, CRSS Community Support Nina Harris, BA, RSA Employment Specialist Christy Hopper, MS, LCPC, LPHA Therapist Pamela Lawyer, LPN, MHP Nurse, Case Management Tabitha McMichael, MA, LCPC, LPHA Therapist Jeremy Nolen, BS, MHP Case Management Katrina Shain, MS, LCPC, LPHA Child Therapist Lisa Thomas, MS, LPC, QMHP Child Therapist |
office staffHollie Atchison, BS Business Office Manager Audrey Mosier, BS Billing Specialist Darla Schibur, BS Administrative Assistant Darby Seabaugh Staff Support |
Board of directorsDarin Wall President Tod Jeffers Vice President Linda McCabe Secretary Rev. Leroy Allison Cheryl Hilgenberg Lynn Reed Pauline Rowles Bill VanKeuren Ann Wheeler |
Meet our Team
Dave Cole, LCSW, LPHA
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Lisa Vasquez Thomas,
MS, LPC, NCC Child Therapist Lisa is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois and is a National Certified Counselor. She obtained her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Illinois University.
Lisa looks forward to helping her clients define strengths so they can be utilized as a roadmap to overcome barriers. Her approach is relational, strengths-based, and collaborative. Lisa believes therapy is a safe place to grow, learn, and achieve shared goals using a diverse mix of modalities to meet each client's unique needs. Lisa's overall approach is client-centered; however, she often uses an eclectic form of treatment, integrating other modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and Play Therapy. Lisa helps clients with a wide variety of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, addiction, oppositional defiant disorder, phobias, LGBTQIA+, minority stress, and other mood disorders. Lisa works with children, adolescents, and adults of all backgrounds, assisting them in individual, group, couples, and family therapies. |
Tabitha McMichael,
MA, LCPC, LPHA Therapist Tabitha is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana.
She has 14 years in the human services field. Tabitha started her career working outpatient substance abuse treatment before joining the Moultrie Counseling team in 2015. Tabitha primarily works with adults. She has experience counseling those with depression, anxiety, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, thoughts of suicide, relationship issues, divorce, grief, issues related to aging, and LGBTQ+ concerns. Working collaboratively with clients, Tabitha has an eclectic approach to counseling, primarily blending person-centered therapy with strengths-based cognitive behavioral counseling. This means she believes clients are the experts on their own lives and hold the best answers within themselves. She aids clients in finding these answers by partnering with them to remove the barriers to healing. When necessary, she focuses on belief patterns that hinder clients from reaching their desired goals. Clients' strengths and preferences are central to Tabitha's approach. |
Christy Hopper,
MA, LCPC, LPHA Therapist Christy is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a bachelor's degree in Psychology from St. Mary of the Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana. She obtained her Master of Science in Severe Mental Health Specialty at Capella University in Minnesota.
She interned at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, IL and has been employed at Moultrie County Counseling Center since her graduation magna cum laude in 2009. Christy specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder and personality disorders. She uses Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy and is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy as primary theoretical formats in practice. Christy is married with two adult children. She lives in rural Sullivan on her farm with her three dogs, three cats, and flock of ducks. She shares a favorite quote by Maya Angelou: "If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going". |
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Katrina Murphy,
MS, LCPC, LPHA Child Therapist Bio Coming soon!
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Penny Arthur, MS, CRSS
Community Support Penny Arthur was hired as a case manager for Moultrie County Counseling in 1998. She had worked for social service agencies since 1991 in a variety of positions including Literacy Coordinator, Summer Youth Counselor, Project Assistant, and Counselor/Dislocated Worker Program. Penny completed her Bachelor’s of Arts from Eastern IL University in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Family Consumer Science from Eastern Illinois University in 2013. She has been a Certified Recovery Support Specialist since 2007. She completed the 40-hour Domestic Violence training in 1999 and works with victims/perpetrators of domestic violence. Penny has had training and certification for several Evidence Based Interventions, including PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active Rewarding Live S), WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning), A Matter of Balance, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Diabetes Self-Management Program, and Thriving and Surviving with Cancer.
Penny provides case management, community support services, and counseling services based on Holistic and Integrative therapies, which involves integrating various elements of different theories to the practice, using the techniques and psychotherapy tools best suited for a particular client and problem. Penny believes in the power of work and recovery. She is the supervisor of the Counseling Center’s Supported Employment Program. On a personal note, Penny is married and has two children, four step-children, three grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren. She and her husband own a machine shop and she is the bookkeeper for the machine shop. She enjoys sewing, crafting, traveling, and reading. |
Jeremy Nolen, BS, MHP
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Pam Lawyer, LPN, MHP
Nurse, Case Management Bio Coming Soon! |
Nina Harris, BA, RSA
Employment Specialist Nina Harris received her Bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University and holds a certificate in Supported Employment. Nina specializes in employment support. She works closely with the counselors and the Department of Rehabilitation Services to offer individuals an approach to find employment that is integrated into the client's treatment plan. She also networks with local employers to gain knowledge of opportunities in the area and brings her own past employment experiences to offer a broad range of employment knowledge to assist individuals with success. She uses strength based and client centered approaches that nurture the individual's personal growth and dignity. The support she offers includes building a positive relationship that empowers the individual through interventions to assist with employment search, resume building, interviewing techniques, self-advocacy skills, and reducing barriers that make finding employment difficult. Nina is the mother of three children. She has a cat, a turtle and a bunny. She was born and raised in Central Illinois, has traveled across the country as well as lived in Alaska. She has called Sullivan home since 2009. |
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Hollie Atchison, BS
Business Office Manager |
Audrey Mosier, BS
Billing Specialist |
Darla Schibur, BS
Administrative Assistant |
Darby Seabaugh, RSA
Staff Support |
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