Center For Healing Childhood Trauma

Deb holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a Certificate in Group Work from Adler University (Chicago, IL); a Master’s in Counseling and a BA in Elementary Education from Grace College (Winona Lake, IN); and is licensed in the state of Indiana as a mental health counselor (LMHC). Deb has been at Grace College since 1994 working with students as part of Student Affairs, as a professor in the Graduate Counseling program and now as the Director of Health & Counseling Services. Deb has experience with a wide variety of populations and settings including but not limited to: children in an elementary school setting; college students; adolescents in a juvenile detention center; grief groups; and community mental health. Deb is especially passionate about leaning into the messy of life as where there is pain there can also be opportunities for authenticity, vulnerability, growth and freedom. Deb is an avid Ohio State fan and loves all things family & friends, a new restaurant or coffee shop, or a good movie.

Vanessa offers a unique perspective drawing from her own story of childhood trauma and survivorship, clinical professional knowledge and expertise, foster-adoptive parenting, and her Christian faith. Vanessa and her husband, Mark, live in beautiful Winona Lake, IN with their four children. Vanessa has her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with counseling experience, disciplined in developmental psychology and early childhood trauma and healing. Vanessa currently cares for her young children at home, while teaching part-time at Grace College in the Behavioral Science Department and as a public speaker.  Vanessa is passionate about educating and equipping others on a variety of topics including, but not limited too: childhood development and trauma healing, navigating difficult relationships, emotion regulation, growth mindset and resilience building, foster/adoptive parenting, and importantly, faith development. Vanessa serves on the leadership team for Community Bible Study in the Warsaw/Winona Lake community, serving over 200 women and children.  Additionally, Vanessa is an artist and small business owner, Join Vanessa. The business is centered on building creativity and connection in the lives of others through watercolor painting. Vanessa offers watercolor workshops, personal paint kits and gift boxes, private events, and sells her own collection of works. She is pursuing ways she can marry her clinical background with her creative background to better serve individuals, families, and groups struggling with chronic stress, trauma responses, and emotion regulation.   Credentials: MA, CMHC, TF-CBT, Business Owner, Adoptive Mother, Survivor 

Jamie Briscoe earned a BA from Anderson University in Education and a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Grace College and Theological Seminary. Jamie is a therapist at Live Heal Grow Counseling Services, a group practice based in Columbia City, Indiana, focused on the family therapy model. Jamie utilizes the family therapy model, meeting consistently with caregivers through the child’s therapy journey. She conducts therapy with all ages and offers Gottman Emotion Coaching parenting skills during caregiver sessions. Jamie enjoys utilizing psycho-education in therapy and training to educate clients on body and brain responses to distress. Before working as a mental health clinician, Jamie was an elementary school teacher. She served her classroom and school with a passion for each child’s mental well-being in her class. Jamie is fulfilling a dream that began during her cancer battle to help others in painful places with the wisdom and comfort she received during her restoration to health journey. Jamie has provided consulting and public speaking on mental health topics throughout northeast Indiana, including recent training and speaking engagements with SAFY foster care service, Crisis Care for Schools, Women in the Workplace, Trauma for Breakfast Podcast, Indiana Women’s Economic Opportunity Center for “Therapy Thursday”, Whitley County Connections for non-profit organizations, Lakeview Middle School educator’s training, and Lost Sparrow’s Trauma Conference.