Behavioral Health

Amy is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Amy graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2012 and has been a therapist in the field of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders since 2010. Amy was born and raised in Addison County and is excited about the opportunity to work at Mountain Health Center to give back to a community that has given her so much. Currently, she lives in Addison with her husband Nate and their 3 children. She enjoys hiking, swimming, camping, and spending time with her family and friends.

Charlie grew up in New York and received his MSW at The State University at Albany. He worked as a clinician and program developer with children, adults, and families at various community agencies in New York and Vermont. For thirty years, Charlie was the Director of Children Mental health Services for the Vermont Department of Mental Health. Charlie has enjoyed working as a Mental Health Clinician at Mountain Health Center since his retirement from the state. Outside of work, Charlie and his wife Lynn enjoy their 4 adult children, travel, and most outdoor activities.

Sarah grew up in Vermont and attended Castleton University and the University of New England in Biddeford Maine for her Masters of Social Work. She continues to maintain her license in Clinical Social Work for the state of Vermont since 2018. Sarah’s practice is centered in a foundation that individuals are the expert of their own experience and through transparency and flexibility. she seeks to meet people and their needs through relational development, curiosity, and open discussion. Through collaboration, deepening understanding in the complex nuances of how we are shaped by our relationship to others.

An AmeriCorps placement working with at-risk youth at the Bristol Teen Center and Skatepark brought her to Addison County, where she decided to continue her career here in community mental health. Before continuing in higher Ed, she spent 10 years with the Counseling Service of Addison County where she worked closely with transitioning youth, neurodiversity, birthing parents, and their networks, as well as with many populations and individuals who were presenting in extreme crisis. She also has had the joy of serving as an adjunct professor at Castleton University for several years within their Social Work department and continues to participate as an active support in the Vermont state initiatives and research towards Open Dialogue and Collaborative Network Approach.

Living in a patch of woods with her family is something she has endless gratitude for. In winter she tries to find time in the early morning or golden hours to pursue splitboarding in the mountains.  She enjoys everything to do with books, music, plants, rocks, and flowing water.