The Richmond Center

Our Staff

The Richmond Center outpatient staff includes the following:

Psychotherapy
Licensed Psychologists
Licensed Independent Social Workers
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Psychiatry
Board-certified Psychiatrists
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurses

Each licensed mental health provider has at least five years of experience, and most have been in the profession for 15-20 years. They all hold Iowa licenses.

Staff members who provide in-home and in-community services have bachelor degrees in disciplines related to human services. Most of them have been providing services for 3-8 years.

All of the Center's mental health professionals work as a team to serve the needs of it clients and the community. All services are confidential, client-focused, and delivered in a considerate and respectful manner.

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Staff Listing

The Richmond Center's staff is grouped into these general areas:

Therapy

Dustin Ernberger
Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Dustin joined the Richmond Center in 1999. He serves all ages, utilizing individual, group, and family therapy.

Dustin's special area of expertise:

services to children and adolescents.

Before affiliating with the Center, Dustin supervised an adolescent day-treatment program and provided mental health services to children and adolescents in a hospital setting. With a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Iowa, Dustin received his master's in counseling from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. As a Richmond Center therapist, Dustin serves clients by appointment at the Center's Ames offices.

Kathy Kriegler
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Kathy Kriegler joined the Richmond Center in July 2007. She obtained a Master's Degree in Agency Counseling from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and spent two years training in Adlerian psychotherapy. She has been a licensed mental health counselor and drug/alcohol counselor for 20 years and has worked with pre-adolescents, adolescents and adults in a variety of education and mental health settings. Her clinical experience includes work as a counselor on an inpatient adolescent unit addressing alcohol/drug, mental health and eating disorder issues; 15 years as program coordinator and counselor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Counseling Services; and most recently, she worked as a Senior Therapist at the Iowa Health System Employee Assistance Program.

Kathy enjoys working with individuals and couples utilizing a variety of approaches. She has experience working with issues such as:

ADHD (child or adult)

depression

adults abused as children

marital and relationship problems

parenting problems

gay/lesbian issues

grief & loss

substance abuse relapse with co-occuring mental disorders

adjustment issues in all life stages

Kathy provides services at the Richmond Center's Ames office.

Mary Lee
Licensed Independent Social Worker

Mary joined The Richmond Center in January, 2009. Mary works with pre-teens, teens, adults, marriage and family therapy. Her specialty areas include: individual and family therapy with those affected by substance abuse, relational and adjustment issues, depression and anxiety.

Mary received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. She has taught on a part-time basis at Buena Vista University at their Ottumwa site.

Mary's prior work experience includes: family therapy, family preservation, case management and supervision of social workers. Mary works three days in the Boone office and two days a week in the Ames office.

Diana Prizgintas
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Diana joined The Richmond Center staff in January of 2009. She works with all age groups and provides individual, couple, family, and group therapy. Her specialties include co-occuring disorders, depression, anxiety, relational and adjustment issues.

Diana received her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles and recently completed her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute which is located just outside Santa Barbara.

Prior to coming to The Richmond Center, Diana has worked in a variety of settings. For more than ten years Diana has provided services to adolescent young mothers, at risk youth, chronically mentally ill and homeless adults, victims of domestic violence, and displaced families.

Christine Simmons
Licensed Independent Social Worker

Christine Simmons recieved her Bachelor of Social Work from Iowa State University and master of Social Work from University of Iowa. She is a licensed independent social worker for the State of Iowa and has been practicing in the field for 12 years. She worked for Children and Families of Iowa for one year doing in home family therapy and counseling women in the Domestic Abuse Shelter. Following that she worked for over ten years at the Carroll Regional Counseling Center. She works with teens and adults concerning the issues of depression, anxiety, and abuse issues and is experienced as a generalist in the field. Christine sees clients in Jefferson and Carroll.

Christine works in the Greene County office on Wednesdays.

Steve Sprengelmeyer
Licensed Independent Social Worker

Steven Sprengelmeyer, Licensed Independent Social Worker, joined the Richmond Center in September of 2009. He serves adults, adolescents, and children., providing individual and family therapy.

He obtained his Masters in Social Work from the University of Iowa, and his Masters in Psychology with a Clinical emphasis from Loras College. He has over 33 years of experience in the human service and mental health fields. Prior to joining the Center, he was self employed in private practice in Dubuque, Iowa, providing general counseling services and specialized evaluation services to the court system. He holds advanced credentials in the specialties of clinical social work and forensics. He has expertise in the areas of abuse(both victim and offender focus), ADHD(both child and adult), mood and anxiety disorders, and treatment and assessment of violence risk.

Steve works in the Boone office on Thursdays.

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