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Prairie Ridge
Addiction Treatment Services

Jess Throndson, BA, CADC, Charles City outreach office
Jess specializes in dialectical behavioral individual and group therapy in addiction to substance abuse treatment.

Kate Weiner, LMSW, CADC
Kate specializes in performing hospital based assessments, working with people who have co-occurring needs and with adolescents services.

Molly Bartusch, LMFT, MA, CADC.
Molly specializes in and facilitates trauma and recovery groups for women and the Taking Charge group for clients referred by the Department of Human Services..

Chris Hager, MA, CADC, NCC
Chris is the primary adolecent counselor and provides MATRIX sessions for adults.

Phil Heath, BS, ACADC, Algona outreach office
Phil has worked in the outreach office 1985. He was recognized as the Exceptional Rural Professional of the Year from the National Rural Alcohol and Drug Abuse Network, Inc.

Jane Nelson, BS, ACADC
Jane has been employed here since 2002. She has worked in both residential and outpatient settings with all populations to include both substance use disorders and gambling. She is currently involved in multiple programs to include Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adventure Based Therapy and Matrix

Amy Schutte, MSW and CPS
Outpatient Counselor - OWI assessments and facilitation of the Prime Solutions course which is for people with multiple OWI's

Angie DeWaard, MMHC
Outpatient Counselor -

Elena Godfrey, LISW
Elena specializes in working with older adults with a background in Solution Focused and Brief Treatment therapy.  Elena is also bilingual in Spanish.

Lisa Bailey,

Kierstin Just

Emily Johnson,

Vicky Pralle