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  By Jennifer Mathis, MA, LMHC, NCC – PQ Primary Therapist Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is based off of the Adaptive Information Processing model/theory originated by Francine Shapiro, PhD.  As a certified EMDR therapist, I am excited to offer this amazing research-based treatment modality through my work at Pacific Quest and incorporate it …

Pacific Quest is excited to announce the addition of longtime wilderness therapist, Will Twombly to its clinical department. Will Twombly will join PQ for a three-month period (to run an adolescent group) during our peak, winter enrollment season! Will will begin accepting students January 19. Will earned a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of …

Tom received his Bachelor of Science in English Literature from Radford University in 2003 and his Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Western Carolina University in 2012. Tom is a National Board Certified Counselor. Prior to joining the Pacific Quest clinical team, Tom was a Primary Therapist at Chrysalis School Montana. From …

Please take a moment to share a bit about yourself…and what brought you to Pacific Quest? Having been born on O’ahu and coming from several generations of Hawai’i-born Portuguese and Spanish, I’ve always had a connection to the islands. And while I was raised on the Mainland, including spending my formative years in California, Nevada, …

On September 1, the clinical team at Pacific Quest began a year-long training process to achieve site certification in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics™ (NMT), an evidence-based practice developed by Dr. Bruce Perry. NMT is a developmentally sensitive, neurobiology-informed approach to clinical problem solving (www.childtrauma.org). NMT training will develop capacity for clinicians to assess students …

Pacific Quest’s Clinical Director, Dr. Lorraine Freedle recently presented at the 2014 Neurosequential Model Inaugural Symposium in Banff, Alberta – Canada.  The conference entitled “Brain Development and Trauma: Implications for Interventions and Policy” took place at The Banff Centre on June 10-12th, 2014.  The conference included workshops which highlighted emerging concepts and practices in the …

Pacific Quest’s Clinical Director, Lorraine Freedle, PhD, CST-T will be presenting “La Llorona Weeps: Neural Integration, Sandplay and Traumatic Grief” at the 2014 Sandplay Therapists of America Conference in Seattle, Washington.  The conference entitled “The Spirit of Story in Sandplay” will take place at the Red Lion Hotel on Thursday June 5th-Sunday June 8, 2014. …

By Travis Slagle, Horticultural Therapy Director Changing the world is not an easy business, and for mental health providers, changing a life can be just as complicated. Many people enter the field of outdoor therapy because they want to change lives. For students at Pacific Quest, the most basic therapeutic task is to literally practice …

Dr. Lorraine R. Freedle is a board certified Pediatric and School Neuropsychologist with over 25 years experience in clinical practice and administration in children’s behavioral health. She has extensive experience treating young people and their families impacted by trauma, loss, substance abuse, ADHD, mood disturbances, TBI, and a variety of neurodevelopmental and learning disorders through …

Pacific Quest is pleased to welcome Johnny Tock, LPC as a Primary Clinician. Johnny is a licensed Professional Counselor and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling from Eastern Illinois University. He completed his undergraduate studies at Hanover College in Illinois. Johnny brings over twelve years of experience in a variety of therapeutic settings including …