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About Psychiatric Solutions

Mental Health Services Help You Find the Right Balance

It’s important to find the right balance for your mental health needs. Patients who are leaving a 24-hour residential facility may have difficulty transitioning back to daily life without continuous professional support. Likewise, outpatients receiving treatment two or three days a week may feel like they need a more intensive program but are unwilling to check-in to a residential facility. Psychiatric Solutions offers an effective compromise between these two options.

About our care philosophy:

  • We empower patients to play an active role in their treatment, recovery, and health
  • We teach patients how to find a sense of balance and well-being
  • We cultivate a friendly, comfortable, and inviting atmosphere where patients can feel free to speak their mind
  • We believe in honesty and transparency
  • We give back to the community by providing a close-to-home resource for high-quality mental health services
  • We strive to maintain strong relationships with our patients and leave them feeling highly satisfied about how to manage symptoms in both group and individual settings

Call us today at (509) 863-9779 to schedule an appointment or to learn more about the services we offer for depression treatment.

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Meet Our Behavioral Health Team:

Leadership Team

Ahmed Abouesh, MD

Ahmed Abouesh, MD

Dr. Abouesh is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He graduated from medical school in Cairo, Egypt, and completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Virginia and a forensic fellowship at UCLA.

Dr. Abouesh has been involved in multiple psychiatric research studies, published articles in peer review journals, and presented at numerous scientific conferences in the United States. He holds memberships in the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association and other professional organizations.

Psychiatrists like Dr. Abouesh form the backbone of the care at Psychiatric Solutions. His excellence in the field allows him to serve patients of all backgrounds and diagnoses. Our team is proud to call Dr. Abouesh a teammate and a colleague.

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CEO & Medical Director

Meghan Phillips

Meghan Phillips

Meghan Phillips attended Brandeis University near Boston for her undergraduate degree and graduated from the University of Montana with a master’s degree in social work, later becoming licensed as a clinical social worker. While in her master’s program, Meghan developed a desire to practice social work at a macro-level, working to understand and correct policies and practices that disadvantage vulnerable and underserved populations. Direct practice work with adolescents in an acute and residential children’s hospital helped provide increased context to children’s mental health needs. Before coming to Psychiatric Solutions, Meghan gained further experience understanding behavioral health systems as the director of an acute inpatient hospital for adults and geriatrics.

Exposure to varied mental health systems throughout the continuum of care has helped Meghan develop a framework for best practices in behavioral health care for both patients and those that work in the field.

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Chief Operating Officer

Curtis Pollen

Curtis Pollen

After serving 10 years in the US Navy, Curtis began his civilian career with the State of Oregon. Starting as a Billing Specialist at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital, Curtis rapidly advanced to an Operations Management career path. During the remainder of his 14-year career with the State of Oregon, Curtis held positions as Operation Manager for the Albina District Welfare Office, Operations Manager for the Oregon Health Plan and Operation Manager for the Child Care Provider Background and Reimbursement Team. He relocated back home to CT in 2001 where he did a short stint as the Operations Manager for the CT Husky Health Insurance Plan before being hired at the American Heart Association as the Senior Operations Manager for the Wallingford, CT office. After 4 years, Curtis was promoted to the role of Talent Acquisition Director for the Eastern Region of AHA, a position he held for 13 years. During his career, Curtis has received awards and recognition for his ability to lead highly effective teams that provide world class customer service and excellence to the people they serve.

Curtis joined the Psychiatric Solutions leadership team in April of 2021 and manages the admissions, front and back-office staff and works with his team to ensure each patient is treated according to our C.A.R.E. with compassion philosophy.

Curtis Pollen

Operations Manager

Mandy Damrich

Mandy Damrich

Mandy Damrich is a Certified Public Accountant with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in tax accounting from the University of Alabama. She is a member of the Alabama Society of CPAs (ASCPA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

Mandy has been working in her field for 13 years in both public accounting and private business. She loves to find new, more efficient ways to automate and ease workflows. By creating more efficiency, she is more able to focus on what matters: helping Psychiatric Solutions benefit the most patients in the most effective ways.

Mandy Damrich

Chief Financial Officer

Alicia Tomlinson

Alicia Tomlinson

Alicia Tomlinson attended Lewis-Clark State College for her undergraduate degree in social work and graduated from Boise State University with a master’s degree in social work. Alicia started with Psychiatric Solutions in August 2019 as a clinician and moved into the Program Supervisor role in January 2020. Alicia welcomed the addition of remotely leading the clinician team at Therapeutic Solutions in October 2020. Alicia is dedicated to our clients and our team and strongly believes in our agency values of collaboration, adaptability, respect, and excellence in service.

Alicia comes from a strong clinical background previously working in a hospital behavioral health setting with the emergency department and inpatient psychiatric units. Alicia holds LMSW and LSWAIC licenses in Idaho and Washington and is pending clinical licenses in both states. Alicia’s current leadership role at Psychiatric Solutions includes strategic planning, community outreach, referral growth, program development, and leading our team of clinicians providing IOP and PHP client care. Alicia embraces a servant leadership and coaching approach with her team.

Alicia Tomlinson

Program Supervisor

Gretchen Allen

Gretchen Allen

Gretchen Allen attended Mills College for her bachelor’s degree in administration and legal processes with an emphasis on economics. She also attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law for her Juris Doctor degree. Gretchen is certified by the State Bar of California, is a member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and has worked in HR for 14 years.

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Chief Happiness Officer

Medical Team

Sandra Dexter, MD

Sandra Dexter, MD

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Psychiatrist

Karim Saleh, MD

Karim Saleh, MD

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Psychiatrist

Clinical Team

Agustin Reyes Lopez,
LMFTA

Agustin Reyes Lopez, LMFTA

Agustin Reyes Lopez is a Marriage and Family Therapist with an Associate License. Augustin has a master’s degree from Whitworth University in marriage and family therapy.

Agustin has previously worked as a Spanish interpreter/translator and is a member of the Hispanic Business/Professional Association (HBPA). He enjoys working with couples, families, and adolescents and specializes in family and couples therapy.

His treatment philosophy is to help clients in their journey to discover the strengths that lie within themselves. Each client is unique, and only they know the road they have traveled.

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Clinician

Jennah Blossom,
LMHCA

Jennah Blossom, LMHCA

Jennah Blossom is a Licensed Mental Health Associate Counselor who has been involved in the mental health field in some capacity for approximately 10 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in human services as well as a master’s degree in mental health counseling and clinical rehabilitation from Montana State University, Billings.

Jennah previously worked as a crime victim advocate in Montana for 6 years where she provided crisis counseling, criminal case guidance and advocacy to both children and adults. She has also worked as a phone crisis counselor serving rural Montana. As a mental health provider she has served a variety of populations including those without a home, individuals at risk of incarceration, victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and stalking violence and human trafficking.

Jennah specializes in collaborative and creative solution-focused therapy that includes a variety of modalities to best serve the client. She is knowledgeable in the areas of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as Somatic Experiencing (SE). She works with individuals age 13 and older and works in group settings with individuals age 13 and older.

She believes that the foundation of a good therapist is compassion and meeting clients where they are at. She offers compassion and understanding, and is well-organized, dedicated and creative. She utilizes a trauma-informed, yet direct and solution-focused approach with her clients to achieve ideal results with utmost efficiency.

Jennah Blossom

Clinician

Breezy Tottenhoff, MA, LMFTA

Breezy Tottenhoff, MA, LMFTA

Brianna “Breezy” Tottenhoff is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapy Associate. She graduated from Washington State University, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and attended Whitworth University for her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. She is a member of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) and Washington Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (WAMFT).

Prior to joining Psychiatric Solutions, Breezy worked with clients through the Whitworth Marriage & Family Therapy Center and Gonzaga University Health & Counseling Clinic. Her clientele was diverse, including individuals, couples, and families.

Breezy particularly enjoys working with clients looking to enhance their interpersonal skills and deepen their connection with others while exploring their own vulnerabilities. She believes that as social creatures, we cannot walk through life alone and is honored to be part of her client’s journey.

Brianna (Breezy) Tottenhoff

Clinician

Rebecca Williams,
LMFTA

Rebecca Williams, LMFTA

Rebecca Williams is a Marriage and Family Therapist and earned her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at Whitworth University. She is a member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (WAMFT).

Rebecca specializes in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy Externship and enjoys working with adults, couples, individuals, and families. As a therapist, she strives to provide the best possible care for her clients and believes in direct and respectful communication. She uses a person-centered approach and puts the client’s best interest as the top priority. She considers every individual to have had a unique story and has experienced various life events that have shaped them into who they are today. It is important in her treatment philosophy to take each individual’s background into consideration when beginning their journey to a healthier life.

Rebecca Williams

Clinician

Ningqi Wu,
MHP, LMHC, C-DBT, NCC

Ningqi Wu, MHP, LMHC, C-DBT, NCC

Ningqi Wu is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Mental Health Professional. She attended Gonzaga University for her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, where the program emphasized clinical training, personal growth, group facilitation, applied theories, child and adolescent counseling and multicultural counseling. She received dialectical behavioral therapy training through PESI, is certified through the Evergreen Institute, and is a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors. She has received trainings in suicide assessment, crisis intervention, emotionally focused therapy, substance use treatment, and psychological first aid.

Ningqi believes that people are trustworthy, resourceful, capable of self-understanding and self-direction, able to make constructive changes, and able to live effective and productive lives. She strives to provide a warm and welcoming environment and to be emotionally ready with an open mind for all patients. She uses an evidence-based approach to help people establish treatment goals, and develops an equal and collaborative relationship throughout the process. She maintains a positive, caring attitude at all times and strikes an effective balance between past, present, and future, with the focus fitting to the individual’s needs, strengths, and struggles.

In her professional life, Ningqi works with the refugee population, multicultural families, international students and the LGBTQ+ community. In her personal life, she advocates for social justice issues in order to protect the human rights of the most vulnerable, as well as to promote the importance of mental healthcare for those who are affected by injustice and marginalization. She is proud of her developed ability to adapt to different cultural environments and build trust with people who have very different backgrounds from my own. Ningqi is culturally and linguistically fluent in Mandarin and English.

Wu, Ningqi

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