OUR TEAM

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Amy is a graduate student working on her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Colorado Christian University. Amy also received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Colorado Christian University. She enjoys living in Colorado and taking in the beauty of the nature that surrounds us daily. As a retired military spouse, Amy has traveled and lived in many places and enjoys meeting new people and learning about their cultures.

Amy brings an attitude of curiosity and cultural humility to the counseling session. She provides an integrative approach customized to meet the unique circumstances and goals of each client. Amy understands that whether you are 18 or 80, navigating life and relationships can be overwhelming. She is in progress with EMDR training and works with those who are experiencing betrayal trauma or who want to work through unhealed trauma. Amy considers the opportunity to help individuals, couples, families, and groups in their healing a blessing and an honor. She strives to meet each client with empathy, compassion, and grace; to provide a safe place to grow and heal in body, soul, mind, and spirit; To “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” Galatians 6:2 (ESV).

Makenzie is a Colorado native with her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Ashworth College. As a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Makenzie is deeply committed to addressing trauma, with a specific focus on supporting first responders, military personnel, and veterans. Her passion lies in developing effective, compassionate approaches to help individuals navigate and heal from their unique experiences. Guided by the belief that healing isn’t linear, Makenzie is dedicated to making a meaningful impact through her work and advocacy in the mental health field.

Brenda is a graduate student pursuing her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Biology from Mary-Hardin Baylor University in Texas. For the past 25 years, Brenda and her husband, David, have been actively involved in sports and recreation ministry within their local church, all while raising two wonderful children. When Brenda has a free day, she enjoys starting it on her back porch with a cup of hot coffee, her journal, and her Bible. She loves mountain biking on Cheyenne Mountain with David or playing pickleball with friends at Bear Creek Park. Brenda is also an avid animal lover and has two furry friends to make her laugh and smile and maybe someday will use them as part of her therapy. Brenda has a vital and active relationship with Jesus and loves to incorporate His wisdom and love.

The impact of early childhood trauma and its link to her own marital challenges ignited Brenda's passion for helping couples and families build and restore strong relationships. As a marriage and family therapist, Brenda is trained to recognize patterns and connections within relationships, which she believes are central to mental health. She also adopts an integrative, holistic approach, tailoring her methods to meet the unique needs of each situation.

Humility and love are at the core of Brenda’s approach to each person that enters her office. Her goal is to see the world through her clients eyes and create a safe and sacred place to unburden the soul, search for light and truth, and find healing and health.

  Tabitha Christensen is a dedicated graduate student at Colorado Christian University, pursuing a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling. She possesses a strong academic foundation, having earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish from Valdosta State University, followed by a master’s degree in Public Administration with a focus on Government and Policy from Grand Canyon University, where she graduated with honors. With a career spanning multiple sectors since 2003, Tabitha has extensive experience in customer service across the electrical, financial, and insurance industries, where she currently holds a management position.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Tabitha has had the opportunity to travel globally, serving communities in Peru, Spain, and Costa Rica. As a proud military spouse of an Army Veteran, she is particularly passionate about providing support to military veterans, first responders, law enforcement, and their families. Tabitha’s long-term goal is to help these real-life heroes find peace and resilience in their daily struggles, enabling them to continue serving with robust mental wellness. Her commitment to compassionate care and advocacy reflects her drive to positively impact the lives of those who have dedicated themselves to serving others. With her unique blend of experience, compassion 

Amber Drinkall is a second-year graduate student pursuing her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health degree at Colorado Christian University, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Colorado Christian University in 2022. Amber is trained in Gottman Levels I and II and is certified by the American Association for Christian Counselors in the course Caring for People God’s Way. She also leads a lay counseling ministry at her church. Amber has been married for seventeen years. She and her husband have five children, one of whom joined the family at the age of fifteen through a kinship care arrangement. When her eleven-year-old was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition and had to receive a bone marrow transplant, she learned firsthand how important it is to have support for the hard seasons of life. Amber is comfortable working with individuals, couples, and families, including children and teens. Her areas of interest include marriage distress, blended and foster/adoptive family challenges, attachment issues, and trauma. Amber believes that no problem occurs in a vacuum and is curious to explore the relational and situational dynamics that may be contributing to your current difficulties. She hopes that this process will empower you to recognize and change factors in your life that are holding you back so that you can become who you were meant to be.

 Heather is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Colorado Christian University, and a member of the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society. She’s a small-town girl originally from the farmlands of the Great Lakes region of western New York State. She LOVES nature and the outdoors and looks forward to integrating nature therapy into her practice. Spending time with her husband and boys is super important to her, and adventuring with them— whether hiking deep into a deciduous forest of the northeastern US, or exploring the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado— is one of her most favorite things to do.

Heather is an integrative, highly relational, and trauma-informed counselor-in-training. She loves walking alongside clients in their journey to know themselves better, to address existential or identity issues, and to heal from things like attachment wounds, trauma, loss, abuse, neglect, and enmeshment. She believes you are the expert on your own story! She often enjoys exploring things through a “parts” lens, applying somatic or experiential interventions when helpful. Heather is experienced in walking alongside female partners of sex addicts in their healing journeys, and with women in any form of sexual betrayal trauma.

Heather considers it a privilege to get to know you, and looks forward to walking the path of healing, together.

Valan Kornhaus is a wife and mother of four, currently advancing her passion for helping others as a graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Colorado Christian University. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina and has lived in various locations, including South Korea, Tennessee, and Colorado, where she has resided for almost two years.

Valan's journey includes a brief period of service in the U.S. Army and five years as an Army spouse, experiences that have provided her with a unique and empathetic perspective in her counseling practice. Her approach is grounded in Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, reflecting her strong belief in the power of thoughts to influence one's experiences and overall well-being.

In addition to her academic and professional endeavors, Valan is passionate about ultramarathon running, a pursuit that parallels the endurance and resilience she encourages in her clients. Valan is committed to supporting individuals through their challenges, helping them discover their inner strengths and achieve personal growth.

McCormack is a graduate student in the Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Colorado Christian University. She received a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and has had careers as an educator, ministry director, and women’s pastor. She was born and raised in Texas and moved to Colorado Springs in 2005. After the death of her first husband, Suzi endured a deep season of grief with her young sons and learned how to start life over as a widow and single mom. Through the healing process, she became passionate about helping others who are grieving loss and enduring many types of suffering. She believes that hope and healing can be found in every situation, and that knowledge, awareness, and a strong therapeutic relationship can facilitate healing, peace, growth, and empowerment to overcome life’s many challenges. Suzi believes in an integrative and holistic mind-body-spirit approach to therapy and tailors multiple interventions to meet clients’ needs and goals.

Suzi is now remarried and has four sons, two daughters-in-law, a granddaughter, and two goldendoodles. She loves living in Colorado, enjoys hiking in the mountains, and watching NFL football games.