We Believe Everyone Deserves to Improve their Mental Wellbeing
MHS is built on the belief that everyone, no matter ability, reason, or need, should have access to services to enhance or improve their lives. As such, our approach to treatment is one of a clinical and consultative capacity. We seek to help people of all ages and backgrounds, families, and institutions assess what issues need to be addressed and provide specific steps to accomplish those goals.
Our therapeutic investment is in the care and empowerment of individuals, families, and caregivers. Whether it’s by improving one's quality of life by reducing suffering, or by helping individuals identify and leverage their capacity to maximize their own outcomes. We use a person-centered, cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal neurobiological focus to assist in identifying goals, while understanding one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they move to achieve their life goals. Our professional approach is one that encourages one's strengths, internal traits, and individual differences that contribute to personal and professional growth and an improved quality of life.
We are also a strong advocate of using psychological assessments as a therapeutic intervention. Assessments provide unique information that allows people to gain insight and awareness, and apply the insight to problems in their life. It allows for focused, targeted, and solution-oriented treatment that cannot always be obtained through therapy alone.
​In addition, as a Veteran owned and operated organization, we bring personal perspective and professional experience that is attuned to the unique difficulties and struggles that affect the military population and their loved ones.
Our Team
Valerie Schneider, BS
Dr. Bret Schneider, MA, PsyD, LP
Clinical Administrative Coordinator | Co-Founder
Clinical Psychologist | CEO & Co-Founder | Clinical Supervisor
Melissa Heinonen, APRN, PMHNP, FNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Adults & Children
Amanda Johnson Fleming, APRN, CPNP, PMHS
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Mental Health Specialist - Children
Heather Holldorf-Reidinger, MA, LMFT
Phoebe Nyabando, MS, CNP, PMHNP
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist | LMFT Board Approved Supervisor
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Adults
Laura Lammar-Binder, MA, LAMFT
Izaak Davison-Kerwood, MA, LPCC
Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor | BBHT Board-Approved Supervisor
Holly Blades, BS
Emma Lux, BS
Advanced Clinical Trainee | Doctorate Student
Senior Psychometrist & Testing Technician | Doctorate Student
Trevor Flick, MA
Katelynn Shimanksi, MA
Assessment Clinical Trainee | Doctorate Student
Assessment Clinical Trainee | Doctorate Student