Breakthrough Counseling
Services, LLC
Practical solutions for real problems.
Andrew Parker, LPC
Career
Andrew is a licensed professional counselor who has been practicing for twenty-nine years. The past twenty-five have been in Star Valley, Wyoming.
Approach to therapy
His approach is to meet people where they are at, respect their values, and recognize that most people want a better life and are doing the best they know how. Adhering to practices proven to be effective, Andrew helps people find more skillful and effective ways to deal with problems.
Andrew takes people seriously, but is easy going, incorporates humor into his treatment, and is known be irreverent at times.
Training
A general cognitive behavioral foundation is utilized with other specific treatments. In addition to having had specialized training, Andrew has provided training and supervision to other counselors in the following:
Dialectical Behavioral Treatment (DBT)
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Spiritual Self Schema Therapy (3S)
Individual and Group Therapy
Adapting the treatment to the individual's needs (rather than the other way around), while adhering to principles of proven treatments is the formula for successful growth and change.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; University of Wyoming, 1992
Master of Science, Counselor Education; University of Wyoming, 1994
Personal
Andrew loves the mountains and enjoys any opportunity to be in them.
His family is his foremost priority.
Career
BeckyLynn is a provisionally licensed professional counselor. She grew up ‘down the road’ in Bear Lake, and has resided in Star Valley, Wyoming, for over five years.
Approach to therapy
Her approach to helping others includes a focus on increasing personal well-being and strengthening important relationships.
She has a real dedication to helping others and loves working with adolescents and adults. She is positive and enthusiastic, and clients immediately find her comfortable to work with.
Training
In addition to Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, BeckLynn has training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and has completed an externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples. She also is trained in, and practices, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She is currently working on her certification with the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Brigham Young University, 2004
Master of Science, Professional Counseling; Grand Canyon University, 2017
Personal
BeckyLynn is an artist and skilled photographer. She also likes to hike, bike, ski, snow shoe, travel and learn new things.