OUR STAFF

The Center for Family Healing is a state mandated mental health clinic. Our team of qualified professionals provide individual, couple, and family therapy. As licensed therapists, we are dedicated to providing quality service to the client's need. Every individual who seeks help at the Center is given such help with dignity and respect. A major source of our referrals come from the Christian community. All clients are welcomed.

COVERING SERVICES

We ask that each outpatient visit be paid at the time of treatment. Most insurance carriers cover treatment and, as a service to our clients, our clinic will provide completed claim forms to be mailed to the insurance company for reimbursement. Payment for treatment may be made with cash, a check or credit card.

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC earned her Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and completed further studies at Boston University, Texas A&M, Trinity Evangelical Divinity school and others. Lynda obtained diplomate status in Family Systems at Northwestern University Department of Pschiatry, Evanston, Illinois. Lynda is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Lynda has provided professional counseling and therapy since 1969.

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC is a Clinical Family Therapist and serves as the Director of the Center for Family Healing. She completed her Bachelors Degree in Education at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. After serving as coordinator of Christian Education at First Assembly of God for four years, she returned to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Brenda is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and holds ministerial licensing with the Assemblies of God.

Brenda's experience in working with individuals, couples, and families integrated with her work as a religious educator provides a solid base in understanding the current problems families face in today's world. 

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LICSW earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree, majoring Psychology from Marquette University and her Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis on Clinical Social Work from Boston College. 

Christine felt the call to help others early in life. This became very clear to her while working as a caseworker in a foster care agency. As a caseworker, Christine primarily worked with children who had experienced significant loss, abuse, and trauma. She was then asked to supervise a psychiatric hospital diversion program for children and adolescents. Through her experience, Christine saw the impact a disruptive and chaotic home environment had on the mental, emotional, physical and psychological health of children. She witnessed also how the marital relationship sets the tone for the other relationships in the family. Christine returned to school and attended Boston College to study Clinical Social Work. She now is a clinical therapist that works with individuals of every age, couples, and families to improve relationships and increase functionality. Christine specializes in treating depression, anxiety, survivors of abuse, relationship difficulties, and parenting issues. Her approach to therapy is rooted in the principle that all healing comes from God and that through Him true healing and restoration is always possible.  

Kathy Ann Ward, LPC-T, CSAC, earned an Associate of Science degree in substance abuse counseling from Fox Valley Technical College in 2000. She served as a residential and intensive substance abuse counselor at Buffalo Valley, Inc. in Lewisburg, Tennessee. She also worked with AIDS/HIV patients at Columbia CARES in Columbia, Tennessee. Most recently, Kathy worked for Family Services located in Green Bay, Wisconsin as a therapist for the Women's Recovery Journey program. In 2002, she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in human resource management from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. Kathy graduated from Argosy University, American School of Psychology, Nashville, with a Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling in 2008.

Kathy specialized in co-occurring disorders and group facilitation. Her theoretical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Pragmatic/Experiential therapies. She has a special interest in assisting with emotional regulation and the development of healthy interpersonal relationships.

Kathy believes effective counseling addresses the body, mind, and spirit, and that her role as therapist involves facilitating change through self-efficacy and empowerment.