Behavioral Health Services

THERAPY DIRECTOR

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

 Rachael Stensrud graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with her Master's in Mental Health Counseling. Her passion is marital and individual counseling. Rachael believes the goal of counseling is to help individuals and marriages persevere through challenging times to find their full potential. Her therapeutic approach promotes an environment of acceptance and compassion. She believes that a positive therapeutic relationship between a therapist and client is essential to the growth process. She will work to create a collaborative, warm and comfortable environment in which clients can feel free to explore. Rachael incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with a client-centered approach to promote a non-judgment self-acceptance, and behavior change in the areas of mindfulness, emotion regulation, relational effectiveness, and distress tolerance. Her clinical interests include couple counseling, trauma, religious and spiritual issues, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and difficult adjustments. During her time away from Davis Psychological, she stays busy with her three children and husband.  

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

PSYCHIATRIST

 Dr. Hargraves has been working as a clinical psychiatrist since finishing medical school in 2005 and Residency in 2009, both at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.  Over the last 15 years of practice he has done years-long stints in various areas including outpatient, inpatient, consultation-liaison, and training nurse practitioner students, working with the military, prison, and general population including caring for geriatrics and adolescents.  After living something of the vagabond life for the last few years, he is happy to be back in the midwest.  He is trained and well-versed in a variety of modalities with a focus on pharmacotherapy and general health/wellness.   

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

 Chelsea Sittig received her Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Her passion is helping and guiding individuals on their individual journeys. Chelsea has found she enjoys working with adults and children on finding their potential and what they need to grow in a healthy way. Chelsea works at creating an open, warm and safe space for individuals to safely explore themselves as well as process challenges they may have had to face in life. Chelsea enjoys guiding and exploring the world with her clients through creativity, mindfulness, and acceptance. Chelsea has a client centered-approach to help promote healthy relationships/boundaries, a better understanding of self and self-love, and dissecting thought patterns. 

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

 Savannah Wheeler received her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University.  She is passionate about developing collaborative relationships with individuals, and assisting them with finding their inner strengths.  Savannah enjoys working with children and adults to provide them with the tools to be able to effectively address life’s challenges on their own, while providing support, encouragement, and guidance along the way. She utilizes a client centered approach, in which she will work to meet individuals where they are at on their journey.  She believes in the importance of creating a warm, safe environment for individuals to feel heard, encouraged, and accepted.   

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

 Katie Casper graduated from Buena Vista University with her Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process in which clients can feel safe and secure to explore and express themselves. She believes every person possesses unique traits and strengths yet sometimes needs assistance to identify and utilize these. Her approach to the therapeutic journey is Client-Centered/Humanistic based, allowing clients to direct their path toward growth and healing. She enjoys helping her clients through this process by incorporating techniques such as CBT, mindfulness, acceptance, and empathy. Katie’s clinical interests include grief/loss, geriatric mental health, behavior disorders, anxiety, depression, and relationship counseling.