Marion Watson is our Administrator. She worked at LaHacienda Treatment Center in Hunt, and finished her internship in Drug and Alcohol counseling in 1990. She served for two years as the Director of the Family Program in the Substance Abuse Unit at Shoal Creek Hospital in Austin, Texas. Marion was also the Project Manager for Serenity Foundation of Texas, Fredericksburg Treatment Center in 2000. She is currently a student at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas obtaining her degrees in Psychology and Religion. She and her husband live in Hunt and spend their time swimming, traveling and kayaking. She has 22 years of experience working with alcoholics and addicts. She is co-owner and CEO of the facility.
Lucy Duin, AS Nursing,is our Administrative Assistant and Marketing Director. She has an A.S. Degree in Nursing from Jacksonville Community College in Jacksonville, Florida. She has experience in Pediatric, Psychiatric, and extensive Operating Room Nursing in her previous career. She has lived in Texas for 30 years, and now resides in Kerrville. Lucy is the mother of a son and daughter, and enjoys family vacations at the beach, swimming, snorkeling, and esp. scuba diving in the Caribbean Ocean.
William R. Barnes, LCDC, ADC is our Clinical Program Director. Bill has worked in substance abuse treatment since 1994. He has experience with adolescent and adult populations in both outpatient and residential treatment facilities. Formally at Serenity House in Fredericksburg, Texas, Bill served as Program Director and Counselor for over seven years. His strengths include program development, management, and 12 Step philosophy with an emphasis on practical spirituality. Bill and his wife reside in the Kerrville area and have two children. Bill enjoys traveling, exploring the diversity of cultures and music.
Tara Moorman, MS, NCC, LPCI, LCDC Tara Moorman attained her Master’s Degree in Counseling Pscyhology in 2003 and is currently working toward her Doctoral Degree with a special focus on women’s experiences with cultural norms like the thin-ideal and objectification. Her experience in the mental health field has been largely focused on chemical dependence but also includes PTSD, combat stress, women in transition, family issues, and eating disorders. She has worked with adolescents and adults of all ages and has residential, intensive outpatient, and private practice experience. Tara is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has worked extensively with Marines and Sailors returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. In her previous career she worked as an archaeologist in Hawaii, Guam, and Japan, and so has a deep and abiding interest in the stories of other cultures and other times. She loves to play with her dogs and her elder gentleman cat, drum, dance, do yoga, create jewelry, blog, co-facilitate healing trance, workshops, and retreats, create rituals for the cycle of life, and throw color on canvas.
CONSULTING STAFF
Dr. Janet Chene, is a Board Certified Physician in both family and holistic medicine. Dr. Chene is our consulting physician, specializing in the field of neurotransmitters. She is a fellow at the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a former Medical School Faculty member. Dr. Chene provides our patients with guidance in taking care of themselves physically, and in other dimensions as well. She is trained in addiction and can assist you with your physical problems during your initial recovery and offers non-drug pain therapy. Please visit her web site http://www.drchene.com
Hal Robinson brings a special touch to our treatment center with his Native American Indian healing rituals and spirituality. He holds a masters degree in Rehabilitative Counseling, and is a graduate of Shand’s Teaching Hospital, University of Florida at Gainesville. He has been a certified Gestalt Psychotherapist since 1974. Hal’s experience with the indigenous cultures of North America has led him towards an integration of Native American wisdom and modern therapeutic practice called “The Enemy Way”. Hal offers Yoga and “Drumming” for our healing community. Visit Hal’s web site to learn more about him and his practice. www.dancingbearteachinglodge.com
*This is the Archway group room
Dr. Mary Lou Shelton is our consultant Psychologist. Mary Lou earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Alabama in 1980. Her internship at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital included one year on the Alcohol Treatment Unit. Dr. Shelton has 27 years of expertise in the treatment of addiction. She served as Staff Psychologist in the Substance Abuse Unit for the Kerrville State Hospital for eight years before entering private practice. Over the years, Dr. Shelton has provided both consultative and clinical services for La Hacienda Treatment Center, The Essay House (a halfway house for recovering women), the 38th Judicial District Treatment Center in Uvalde, the Kerrville VAH Substance Abuse Program, and the Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services.
* Mary Lou Shelton has retired but remains our friend.
Drs. Wendy and Charles Wickware are Doctors of Chiropractic Medicine working in the Healing Arts Center, and are available to work with Archway Clients to help heal the problems associated with substance abuse and the body. They emphasize preventative care, with factors such as nutrition, exercise and posture all playing an important role in this approach to total health. Drs. Charles and Windy have seventeen years experience in treating musculosketal and nutritional disorders. Dr. Charles Wickware is certified in the use of acupuncture for pain management, and Dr. Wendy assists in the nutritional well being of her patients. She provides nutritional counseling and lifestyle recommendations to enhance proper digestion, absorption and elimination.
Judieth Ann Brack is an international skin specialist who owns and operates a medical aesthetics practice, the Skin Care Clinic in the Healing Arts Center . She treats damaged and abused skin for both men and women. Judieth has been an international speaker and has a patented product formulator that rejuvenates and optimizes the skins health and appearance. Judieth is able to help both men and women who's skin has been damaged by drug and alcohol use. Results are usually visible after the first session.