Our Mental Health Professionals

Joanne Thurston, MA, LMFT

Joanne joins the Children’s Therapy Works Team as a marriage and family therapist in private practice. Recently, Joanne resigned from an in-patient child and adolescent psychiatric hospital where she gained a wide-range of experience working extensively with severely emotionally disturbed children, ages 6 to 18, and their families… Learn more about Joanne

Denise Faragher, MA, LMFT

Denise has been practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2003. She is also approved by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved clinical supervisor and is in process of becoming a Registered Play Therapist with the Association of Play Therapy. She has a long history of working with children and adolescents in intensive settings providing therapeutic services to young clients and their families. Denise is trained and uses a play therapy modality with young clients. She also has experience providing therapeutic services to adult individuals and couples in a community mental health center… Learn more about Denise

Missy Butler, MA, LMFT

Missy Butler, MS, licensed marriage and family therapist. She provides individual, couple and family therapy and is an expertise in the field. Missy has been working in the mental health field for the past twelve years with children, adolescents and their families. She addresses a wide range of mental health issues including mood problems, behavior problems, interpersonal relationship problems and parenting issues… Learn more about Missy