Meet our Team

Charlene (she/her) is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who completed her Master's degree in Community Counseling and Rehabilitation at St. Cloud State University in 1994. Since then, she has worked with children, families and adults in residential, in-home, and outpatient settings. She has provided individual, couples, and group counseling services to our students at SCSU since 2011. Charlene has extensive experience working with college students in transition with areas of specialty in women's issues, relationship dynamics, trauma and abuse issues, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, self-esteem and body image concerns, and stress management. When you sit down with Charlene, you can expect to receive a safe and private space to heal and emotionally grow.

Stephanie (she/her) is our CAPS Case Manager. Stephanie completed her undergraduate degree at St. Cloud State University in Psychology, and also completed her Masters of Science in Rehabilitation and Addictions Counseling at St. Cloud State University. Stephanie has worked in the mental health field in central Minnesota over the past 12 years and has over 10 years of experience as a case manager, working with adults with mental health concerns. Stephanie also has experience working with survivors of domestic violence, individuals with disabilities, and elementary age students. Stephanie has worked in many aspects of the mental health field (day treatment, individual therapy, adult rehabilitative mental health services, case management, women’s advocate, direct support, treatment supervisor/program manager) but her passion remains in case management.

Jason (he/him) is a Licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in university, hospital, community mental health, and outpatient psychotherapy settings. He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy-Twin Cities in 2005. Jason is able to help students needing relief from acute emotional distress or seeking solutions to immediate problems, and also those who want to explore deeper growth and meaning in order to live a happier, more connected, and more fulfilled life. Students find Jason to be nonjudgmental, accepting, open, patient, yet also able to challenge students to fully explore the patterns of emotion/thought/behavior that lead to suffering or staying stuck in repetitive and unhealthy patterns or relationships.

Jennifer (she/her) is a licensed psychologist, who earned her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. She has a diverse clinical background including therapy with clients across the lifespan from a variety of backgrounds, performing psychological testing, community based mental health care and facilitating therapy groups. Her competency areas include anxiety disorders, serious and persistent mental illness, sexual assault victims, co-morbid medical conditions, crisis services, and integrated care. She is a generalist and able to see students from a variety of different backgrounds.