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Crystal enjoys talking to people and helping them be the best versions of themselves. She worked as a therapist at the Alfred D Hughes Unit maximum security prison, working with acute/chronic mental illness and personality disorders using crisis management techniques and evidence-based practices. She participated in building a Mental Health Diversion Program to lessen security housing restrictions for inmates in administrative segregation.

Crystal moved to Alaska in 2019 and transitioned to working with adolescents, families, and adults. She also worked with children in a School-Based Program. She was commissioned in the Army Alaska National Guard in April 2020 as a Social Worker while transitioning to the VA. With the VA, she worked as a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Therapist in improving symptoms of PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse, and Addiction. Before Crystal joined the Sunshine team, she worked for the Alaska National Guard as a Psychological Health Coordinator, providing case management, crisis intervention, and assisting with access to care.

Crystal prefers using trauma-informed approaches and evidenced-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She enjoys baking, gardening, hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, and volunteering.

Marly graduated from Hope College with a BA Major in Psychology and Sociology and a Minor in History. She received her M.S.W from Western Michigan University. 

Marly is from Michigan and recently moved to Alaska with her beagle to enjoy the outdoors, beauty and adventure that Alaska has to offer. She enjoys working with kids, teens, and their families to help create positive change in their lives.

Originally from Minnesota, Tanya has lived in rural Alaska for 28 years. She worked as an elementary school teacher for 11 years before transitioning to health care and earning a master’s degree in community counseling from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2014.

Tanya has worked with people of all ages and has experience helping with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and trauma. She has recently received training in using play therapy techniques for all ages and believes that play is the work of children and an important aspect of healthy adult living as well. Tanya uses a person-centered, strength-based approach to her work with clients. Tanya lives in Talkeetna with her husband, Jon. They have three grown children. She enjoys outdoor adventures, wood heat, crowded dinner tables, and small-town living.

Kirsten is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to helping people who have experienced trauma reconnect with themselves. Her work focuses on processing trauma, increasing self-compassion, and working together with patients to find ways of supporting them in living their best life. She is trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities including ACT, brain spotting, CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, narrative therapy, and more.

Kirsten graduated with an MSW in 2020 from the University of New England and a BA in political science in 2007 with a minor in sociology from Grand Valley University. Her career has focused on working for non-profits and helping people who have experienced trauma. Kirsten has lived in Alaska since 2007 and enjoys hiking, foraging for berries and mushrooms, and living in the woods.

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Courtney graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2019 with her Master’s of Science in Social Work. She also acquired a graduate certificate in the Treatment of Trauma in 2019. For two years, Courtney worked with adults in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program and is familiar with patients who struggle with substance abuse. She is also comfortable providing crisis interventions to patients and enjoys working with those in crisis. More recently, Courtney has been working with adolescents and families within the Mat-Su School District. She enjoys the fast-paced environment of working within the schools as well as a more clinical role at the Wasilla clinic location. Courtney also enjoys running groups with patients and has led groups for Anger Management, Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence (survivors), and Life Skills for Adolescents. The approach Courtney takes with clients is they are the expert in their lives and change comes from within. Some of the therapeutic modalities she uses are Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Trauma Narrative, and Person-Centered Therapy.

Claire has experience working within domestic violence shelters in the UK, working with children in a variety of settings, including child protective services, foster care, and youth organizations. She has also worked in education with middle and high school students as part of a program to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for college.

Claire is originally from England and came to Alaska recently after spending 7 years in Utah. She enjoys spending time with family and their puppies as well as Harry Potter, Star Wars, and video games. Working with children is Claire's passion and she is excited to work with Sunshine Clinic.

Curtis Harvie holds dual board certifications from the American Nurses Credentialling Centers as a family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. He was born and raised in rural Vermont. His love for the outdoors brought him to Alaska in 2008. He resides in Willow, AK and has been with Sunshine Community Health Center since 2017. He enjoys fishing, hunting, camping, backpacking, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, and woodworking. He has worked in critical care, medevac, primary care pediatrics, family practice, and urgent care. He is fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine, which utilizes alternative and lifestyle medicine in conjunction with conventional medicine. Curtis provides primary care/family medicine and psychiatric specialty care for all ages. He is currently accepting new patients for psychiatric care.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Norwich University, 2008
• Master of Science/Family Nurse Practitioner, Indiana State University, 2013
• Doctor of Nursing Practice, Indiana State University, 2015
• Integrative Medicine Fellowship, University of Arizona, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, 2019
• Post Graduate Certificate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2022

Special Interests

• Addiction Medicine
• Treatment of Hepatitis C
• Complimentary, Alternative, and Lifestyle Medicine