Ostermiller Counseling

09/26/2021

Ostermiller Counseling Services would like to thank you for your patronage! We continue to grow to help meet the counseling needs in the upper valley. We so appreciate the opportunity to serve you and have met many wonderful people thru the years. If you are in need of counseling services feel free to contact our office. We offer a sliding scale discount to help eliminate counseling costs as a barrier. We also have interns offering no cost services. While we do have a substantial wait list, we will do our best to facilitate getting you scheduled. We prioritize urgent scheduling needs. We have some very exciting additions and collaborations to announce soon! Watch this page for updates. If you know someone that would like to join us in employment, please send them our way! We are currently hiring therapists to join us and can tailor schedules to your desired availability. We have a great work atmosphere, and offer competitive wages, and you will really enjoy the great camaraderie in the office. We are very fortunate to employ some terrific clinical and support staff. Our current staff include:

McKensie Bartholomew, LMSW
Jon Burnham, LCSW
Louie Cibrian, LCSW
Beth Dummar, LCSW
Creshel Hill, LPC
Mark Hobbs, LCSW
Jocelyn Hobbs, LCSW
Kirk Mace, MSW
Jared Ostermiller, LCSW
Jordon Ostermiller, LCSW
Rachel Ostermiller, LMSW
Peter Pieper, Counseling Intern
Heather Pocock, LCSW
Tami Saunders, LMSW
Spencer Thueson, Counseling Intern
Beth Winegar, LCSW

Jenessa Gierke, Case Manager
Mason Ostermiller, Case Manager
Ashlee Woodward, Case Manager

Bayli Miller, Office Assistant
Lisa Navarro, Office Assistant
Kathy Powell, Office Manager

We hope to include bios on our website soon, something we have neglected to do for a while.

Please watch this page for a fun give away in October to celebrate our collaborative announcements!

Thanks everyone!

04/23/2021

Ostermiller Counseling Services has two masters level counseling interns available immediately to provide no cost counseling services. Appointments can be scheduled Mondays 8 to 7, Tuesdays 8 to12, Wednesdays 9 to 1, and Fridays 8 to12. To schedule an appointment please call our office at 208-359-9683 between 8 AM and 6 PM Monday thru Friday. Preference for these appointments will be for uninsured participants or individuals for whom counseling costs would be a barrier otherwise. All counseling will be done under supervision provided by a Registered Clinical Supervisor and a Counseling Program Faculty Supervisor.

01/14/2021

Ostermiller Counseling Services has a counseling intern available immediately to provide no cost counseling services. Appointments can be scheduled Tuesdays or Fridays between the hours of 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM. To schedule an appointment please call our office at 208-359-9683 between 8 AM and 6 PM Monday thru Friday. Preference for these appointments will be for uninsured participants or individuals for whom counseling costs would be a barrier otherwise. All counseling will be done under supervision provided by a Registered Clinical Supervisor and a Counseling Program Faculty Supervisor.

09/08/2020

"The bigger problem in mental health isn’t overdiagnosis (despite the media hype about ADHD overdiagnosis that pops up from time to time), it’s under-diagnosis."

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-five-symptoms-of-depression/?li_source=LI&li_medium=popular17

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

You've probably heard of depression if you've listened to a radio or watched a TV in the past 25 years. You can't miss the commercials for medications that treat it ("Depression hu

09/01/2020

"It’s important that we acknowledge the toll the pandemic is taking on our mental health, whether or not we ever get COVID-19."

https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-the-pandemic-is-taking-its-toll-on-our-mental-health/

If you or a loved one needs help, please visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most devastating in history. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have been hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has

08/11/2020

"Once you recognize them for what they are and how they contribute to unhappiness and stress you will want to eliminate them."

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/dysfunction/2020/07/5-ways-cognitive-distortions-sabotage-your-relationships/

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

If you have ever found yourself in what you thought was a good relationship but then watched it spiral downward it was probably very confusing. It may have been due to behavior of your own that you don’t understand or a behavior on the side of...

08/06/2020

"While people often feel that they can't imagine life without their tech devices, research and surveys have found that technology use can also contribute to stress."

https://www.verywellmind.com/why-and-how-to-do-a-digital-detox-4771321

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

A digital detox involves giving up your devices for a brief period of time. Research suggests such detoxes can have mental health benefits.

08/04/2020

If you’ve had a difficult relationship with exercise for years, it can take time to shift your mindset and behavior. And that’s completely OK. The key is to start.

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/weightless/2020/07/using-exercise-to-empower-yourself/

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

Many of us have a complicated, joyless, or downright dark relationship with exercise. We think of exercise as a chore or punishment—for eating too much, for eating the wrong foods, for being too big, too small, not enough. We start hyper-focusing...

07/30/2020

"Developing a positive mindset is something that only you can do. People may tell you to “think positive,” but you may not be able to do that unless you tell yourself to think positively."

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/6-ways-to-develop-a-more-positive-mindset-1126194

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

Learn some of the benefits of framing thoughts in a positive way, and read these six tips for how to develop a positive mindset.

07/28/2020

"However, we don’t need to let fear and anxiety get the best of us. We can choose something different. We can acknowledge our concerns. and do the best we can to practice safe measures for ourselves and for our families."

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/3-tips-for-well-being-if-covid19-is-making-you-feel-hopeless-0416204

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

If you're feeling sad, worried, or even hopeless about the coronavirus and your current situation, you are not alone. Here are some tips to give you a boost.

07/23/2020

"In short, therapy can help you work to identify and break concerning patterns or habits on your own. Therapists don’t give you all the answers. They help you find the right tools to help yourself."

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-does-therapy-work-3-ways-counseling-could-help-you-1220197

If you or a loved one needs help, visit our website at ostermillercounseling.com or call us at (208) 359-9683 to set up an appointment.

If you're still deciding whether to go to therapy, you may be wondering: "How does therapy really work?" Read on to discover what therapy can offer you.