LifeQuest/Renew's Psychology Department consists of six licensed psychologists, and three pre-doctoral psychology interns. The staff is highly invested in the training of interns and committed to providing high quality supervision.
Alicia Clark, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist at LifeQuest, specializing with children, adolescents, and families. She attended George Fox University for her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology, and completed an APA-accredited internship at Primary Children's Medical Center, Center for Counseling in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her dissertation examined the psychological referral trends from religious rural community leaders. Professional areas of interest include psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, and parent-child therapies; rural psychology and community outreach; the intergenerational effects of trauma; and religious integration. Prior to entering the world of psychology, Dr. Clark specialized in Greek and Hebrew translation and theology, with an emphasis on primitive theological development and historicity in Judaism and early Christianity. She has a certification of Archeology from the Israeli Department of Antiquities, and participated in the Banias Tel of Northern Galilee in 1999.
Dr. Clark is happily married with beloved pets. She enjoys small town life and the outdoors, and her current hobbies include cooking, remodeling, hiking, running, and writing.
Jeff Clark, Psy.D. is the Director of Internship Training for RENEW/LifeQuest. He earned a B.A. in economics from Willamette University, an M.A. in modern literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury in England, and M.A. and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from George Fox University. Dr. Clark completed an APA-accredited internship at the University of Virginia's Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, and has worked with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of inpatient, residential and outpatient settings. He was a staff psychologist and teaching faculty at an APA accredited internship training program prior to becoming LifeQuest 's Director of Internship Training, and he has completed several years of specialized post-doctoral training in the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental illness. Trained psychodynamically, Dr.Clark recognizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and believes in identifying the issues that are at the root of a client's problems and causing his or her emotional distress and then helping the client work through them. His dissertation examined the effectiveness of wilderness therapy for adolescents with psychological and substance abuse problems, and he published in this area. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and Division 39 (Psychoanalysis).
Dr. Clark's clinical interests include psychoanalytic theory and evolutionary psychology; psychodynamically-informed psychotherapy; personality assessment; the treatment of mood, eating, personality, and post-traumatic disorders; and working with individuals who have developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental illness. He is also interested in teaching and supervising developing clinicians, and in psychotherapy outcome research.
Outside of work, he enjoys fly fishing, skiing, backpacking, reading, traveling and spending time with his wife, family, friends, and dogs.
Kim Faulkner, Ph.D., R.Ph. is the Director of Clinical Services at RENEW. He has served in that capacity since June 2004 after being the Clinical Director at another Wyoming rehabilitation facility since 1994. Dr. Faulkner obtained his Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi in 1976 and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985 after having completed an APA-Approved Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a member of the Wyoming Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association, with member affiliations in Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse), Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society), and Division 39 (Psychoanalysis). Dr. Faulkner has obtained grant-funded research in the areas of spouse abuse, process variables in psychotherapy, and human factors and published in the areas of teleconferencing, spousal violence, substance abuse, the ethics of rural practice, eating disorders, and psychodynamically-informed psychotherapy with individuals with developmental disabilities.
In addition to his current administrative role, Dr. Faulkner maintains an active case load in direct service delivery for outpatient mental health consumers and individuals with dual diagnoses. His interests include forensic psychology, psychoanalytic theory, psychopharmacology, and consultation.
Outside work, he enjoys woodworking and is an avid fossil hunter.
Theresa A. Faulkner, Ph.D., M.S. is Director of Community Mental Health Services at LifeQuest. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Texas Tech University and completed a psychodynamically-oriented pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at the Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center. Since that time she has worked in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings from a psychodynamic perspective with a variety of clientele. Dr. Faulkner recently completed the Alliant International University Post-Doctoral Masters program in clinical psychopharmacology and is actively involved in supporting mental health legislation to benefit residents in the State of Wyoming. She is a member of the Wyoming Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association, with member affiliations in Division 12 (Clinical), Division 39 (Psychoanalysis), and Division 55 (Psychopharmacology), Dr. Faulkner has published in the areas of rural psychology, eating disorders and developmental disabilities. She is an outdoors enthusiast who lives and plays in the Big Horn Mountains.
Michael Harvey, Psy.D. is Director of Neurorehabilitation at LifeQuest/RENEW and is responsible for supervising the provision of clinical services for individuals with various forms of brain injury. Dr. Harvey earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago with minors in Health and Family Psychology and a specialized focus on neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. He received training at Chicago Lakeside VA - a teaching affiliate of Northwestern University Medical School, the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Chicago Medical Center and completed his pre-doctoral internship at Montreal General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Harvey has extensive experience in rehabilitation and neuropsychological assessment of individuals with various forms of neurological disorder and insult. He is a member of APA - Divisions 22, 39 and 40, the International Neuropsychological Association, the International Society for Neuro-Psychoanalysis, the American Society for Neurorehabilitation, the Society for Personality Assessment, and the Wyoming Psychological Association. He is also a corresponding member of the New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Harvey has presented at numerous state, national and international conferences on the provision of psychoanalytically-informed psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment for individuals with brain injury and developmental disabilities including a joint presentation with Mark Solms, Ph.D. in Montreal in May 2003 and a Division 39 Conversation Hour on Neuropsychoanalytic Perspectives on Rehabilitation for Individuals with Brain Injury in August 2005. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and the Journal of Systemic Therapies.
Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist at LifeQuest, specializing in neuropsychological assessment and the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with acquired brain injuries. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and completed her pre-doctoral internship at The Montreal General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her dissertation focused on the various and self-harmful forms a fear of success can take. Professional areas of interest include psychoanalytic theory and psychodynamically-informed psychotherapy; neuropsychological assessment; gender identity issues, homosexuality, masochism, and race and minority issues. Personal interests include artistic endeavors, Siamese cats, running, and attending good comedy shows.