Staff
Cherie G. Nuckols, MSW, LCSW
Executive Director
Cherie Nuckols is the Executive Director and founder of
Prior to feeling God’s call in her life to begin a professional Christian counseling center, she worked both in both outpatient and inpatient mental health settings. Her specialties include childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse, women’s issues, depression, co-dependency, and spiritual formation.
Cherie’s passion is helping people find happiness and wholeness, despite their circumstance. One of her favorite quotes is by Corrie Ten Bloom, a holocaust survivor: “There is no pit so deep that God is not greater still” (The Hiding Place, 1996).
Cherie received her Masters Degree in clinical social work from
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Matthew has over 13 years professional experience and has been with
Matthew felt the call of Christ to minister to others at a young age and has pursued this calling by utilizing his counseling training and integrating that with his Biblically based education and experience. This journey has opened up opportunities to serve with a world renowned Christian organization, to do missions work, as well as local church ministry.
Matthew uses traditional family and individual therapy treatment modalities in the outpatient counseling services he provides and integrates the client’s faith to help them identify solutions to problems that deprive them of joy in life. He longs for individuals and families to experience the fullness and glory of God even in the midst of the pain and struggles of life.
Education:
Master of Arts, Psychology (1997),
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Virginia and
Karen R. Evans, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Karen has worked in the field of mental health for over 30 years. A specialist in substance abuse and addictive behavior, she was instrumental in the start up of the DUI program for Boulder County Colorado in 1980 and was involved with the Mental Health System for the state of
Karen was in private practice in
Karen has always had great admiration for Eleanor Roosevelt, and on the wall in her office is a quote from Ms. Roosevelt: “Most of the good work in the world is done by people who weren’t feeling all that well the day they did it.”
Karen received her MSW from the
Leanne Wade Beorn, MA, LCSW
Therapist
Believing that counseling is largely about empowerment, Leanne focuses on helping people meet the challenges in their lives with the skills they already have and assisting them to develop new coping strategies.
Practicing as a social worker since 1998, Leanne brings to her clients her experience as a teacher, writer, and editor, as well as a wife, mother and animal lover.
She enjoys working with couples, families and individuals, in such areas as loss, grief, anxiety, stress and depression. From her work as a medical social worker and her study in gerontology, Leanne has expertise in dealing with geriatric issues, medically-related concerns and caregiver support. “Life is a journey, not a guided tour,” she believes, and she sees sharing life’s journey with her clients as a great blessing.