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Healing that Lasts

For over 40 years, the Counseling and Education Center has provided deep-rooted healing in a space that feels like home. We believe real change happens through consistent, long-term relationships—offering weekly sessions with the same therapist for as long as you need, with no session limits or eligibility requirements.

Our team of therapists specialize in trauma-informed care, including EMDR and play therapy, serving individuals, children, families, and couples in our beautifully restored historic home setting. We accept all insurance, offer sliding scale fees as low as $15 per session, and provide telehealth options—because financial barriers should never prevent access to quality mental health care.

Children’s
Play Therapy

Play therapy is to children what counseling is to adults. Play therapy helps children express or communicate their feelings more easily through play activities. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) defines this as when "trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy aimed at helping people recover from a traumatic event. After any trauma, the images, thoughts and emotions can remain. These can create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment. EMDR helps you process these memories with bilateral stimulation, which allows normal healing to occur. This effectively helps your brain recognize that an event was in the past, rather than still occurring in the present.

Family & Couples Counseling

Our therapists help couples rebuild trust and improve communication while supporting families through conflict, transitions, and trauma with specialized care that grows stronger over time. Whether you're rediscovering connection or healing from crisis, we provide the consistent, long-term support every family deserves to thrive together.

Meet Our Therapists

Jessica Berry

LCSW, Clinical Director
Elan Johnson-Williams MA, LPC

Elane Johnson-Williams

MA, LPC, Clinical Supervisor
Mary MacDonald, LCSW, LPC

Mary MacDonald

LCSW, Clinical Supervisor

Hali Nurnberg

MA, LPC, CEC Executive Director & Therapist
Hannah Wilson, LPCC

Hannah Wilson

LPC

Lindsey Hodges

MA, LPC

Kristine Ducote

MA, LPCC

Hailey Crane

MA, LPCC

Megan Knierim

MSW, CSW

Jennifer Daniels

MSW, LSW

Brandon Daniels

MSW, CSW

Evan Oeinck

MA, LPCC

Karla Kitzman

MFTC

Amanda Akers

Intern Therapist

Jenny Noble

Intern Therapist

Atirera Anders

Intern Therapist

Summer Colt

Intern Therapist

Learn About CEC

We envision a future where all people can attain mental wellbeing through access to professional, affordable counseling services, leading to a healthier community.

Can You Help?

We are grateful for any donation you can make to help provide counseling for Mesa County’s children, teens and adults. THANK YOU from CEC and from our whole community!

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