MEET OUR COUNSELORS
To Schedule: Please contact the counselors directly at the phone numbers and emails listed below. They will get back to you in a reasonable time frame, usually 2-3 business days.
Questions? If you have any general questions about payments, office hours, or administrative matters, please call 406-993-6803.
Wellness In Action is not a crisis center. If you have a mental health emergency or wish to speak to a mental health professional right away, please call 988
You can use WIA’s Sliding Scale to meet with all of our counselors. WIA’s Sliding Scale is based on household size and household income level. To qualify for sliding scale funding the client must live, work, or learn in Big Sky.
Check out our sliding scale: WIA 2023 SLIDING SCALE
Danielle Osti Chenoweth, MA, LCPC
Danielle Osti is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She specializes in providing support for individuals of all ages who experience Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Stress, and Substance Abuse.
Danielle has lived in Big Sky year-round for the past several years and genuinely understands the intense mental health challenges that may arise for the people living and working in this community.
Danielle accepts BCBS insurance.
Please reach out to Danielle directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Danielle is happy to provide counseling in person at the WIA office in Big Sky or online through tele-counseling.
Phone: (406) 225-7797
Julie Grimm
Julie is excited to support children, adults, and families in the Big Sky Community! She lives in Big Sky, spends her time exploring nature and the surrounding wilderness atop a horse, and is passionate about supporting children and families. She believes that every person needs an ally and that counseling is a way for people to explore, celebrate, and navigate their lives.
Counseling services include in-person and telehealth sessions for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Julie can support clients experiencing individual or systemic stress, including issues of separation, divorce, infertility, identity and existential crisis, and transition.
Julie cannot accept insurance at this time.
Please reach out to Julie directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Client Portal: https://crcounseling.clientsecure.me.
Julie sees clients in person on Tuesday afternoons at the BASE, Wednesday at WIA, and Thursday TBD. Online booking is available!
Phone: (406) 545-2242
Abbe McClenahan, LCPC, LMFT
Abbe is skilled in dual diagnosis treatment and spent several years working in the field of substance abuse and is highly qualified to work with those suffering from addiction. Abbe also sees many clients who are suffering from anxiety and she treats anxiety using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness.
Abbe is professionally trained in Somatic therapy used for healing trauma and PTSD. The aim of Somatic therapy is to help the client lesson the automatic responses to unpleasant triggers by developing a window of tolerance that is acceptable, manageable, and grounded in the mind and body.
Abbe has experience working with children aged 9 and up through highschool. Abbe also has experience working in hospice with those actively dying and helping those suffering from grief due to death or loss of any kind.
Abbe accepts the following insurance: Cigna, Optum/United Healthcare, BCBSMT.
Please reach out to Abbe directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (406) 201-9806
Abbe sees clients by tele-counseling only
Zach Todd, MS, LCPC
As a 5th-generation Montanan, I have experienced the value of deep roots and being connected to a place, a people, and a story. I believe relationships are at the heart of every story, and am passionate about helping individuals, families, and children reconnect with others and reconnect with themselves to make sense of their past, present, and future.
I have formal training in individual therapy for adults and minors, couples therapy, and family systems. Whether working with adults, children, or families, I believe relationships are the mechanism for healing and that my relationship with my clients is a starting point for change.
Zach accepts the following insurance: BCBS, Montana Health Co-op, and Pacific Source.
Please reach out to Zach directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (406) 219-7432
Zach sees English and Spanish Speaking clients by telehealth or in person at his Bozeman office.
Darcy Dobb, LCSW
In-person counseling with adolescents, individuals, and couples. Focused on helping to heal past wounds enabling clients to move towards a happier, healthier future. Research had found there is often a connection between trauma and substance abuse, and Darcy has a passion help heal people from both.
Darcy accepts the following insurance: BCBS, Montana Health Co-Op, Pacific Source, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Aetna.
Please reach out to Darcy directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Phone: (406) 209-2265
Website: bigskyhealingmt.com
Darcy sees clients in person at the WIA Office on Wednesdays & Thursdays
Ally Wold, LMFT
Ally Wold is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. She supports couples, families and individuals experiencing challenges through behavioral interventions, improving communication and increasing personal awareness and coping strategies. Ally strives to create a comfortable and safe environment to support clients in achieving their unique personal goals.
Ally accepts the following insurance: Cigna, BCBS, Montana Health Co-Op, Pacific Source, and United Healthcare.
Please reach out to Ally directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bigskycounseling.org
Phone: (406) 510-3006
Ally sees clients primarily at BASE yet can also see clients in the WIA Office.
Montana State University Masters Students
The two counselors in training listed below are Masters Students in Montana State University's Counseling Program and are completing their clinical internship. To schedule an appointment or inquire about availability please call the Human Development Clinic at 406-994-4113 and let them know you would like to work with Isabela or Laural.
Isabela Romero
Isabela Romero is a mental health counselor student at MSU. Originally from Lima, Peru, she moved to Montana after falling in love with the outdoor lifestyle. She is passionate about community building and outreach, connecting with community members, hearing their needs, and empowering them to achieve their goals.
For Isabela, meaningful relationships are at the core of human development. That is why she focuses on supporting her clients on the road to understanding themselves and finding new and healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
She works in both English and Spanish, with adults and adolescents, in person at the WIA office, the Human Development Clinic (HDC) in Bozeman, or through telehealth.
Please reach out to the Human Development Clinic to inquire about availability.
Contact Information:
Phone: (406) 994-4113
Laural Lawler
Laural is a counselor in training attending school at MSU for marriage, couples, and family counseling. Originally from Wyoming, she moved to Montana to seek out her degree and quickly fell in love with the extension of life close to home.
She is passionate about family systems, mental health, and advocacy in rural settings. She believes that every person has a story worth telling and that empathy, understanding, and collaboration can help externalize and re-author a new life story.
Laural sees clients at the WIA office in Big Sky in person, at the Human Development Clinic in Bozeman, and via telehealth.
Please reach out to the Human Development Clinic to inquire about availability.
Contact Information:
Phone: (406) 994-4113
PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS
Dr. Nevada Reed
Nevada Reed, M.D., is an ABPN board-certified pediatric neurologist. She completed medical school at Washington University School of Medicine and her Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Neurology Fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She has served as the medical director for the Autism Program at Akron Children’s Hospital and was a member of the Ohio Autism Taskforce. For the past 15 years, she has been in private practice at KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center.
Dr. Reed has over twenty-five years of expertise in treating children and young adults with various neurologic and neurodevelopmental diagnoses. She has expertise in the areas of Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities, tic disorders, language regression, and ADD/ADHD. She also treats many children with seizures, headaches, anxiety and OCD. She enjoys treating children with various neurologic needs and believes family involvement is essential for the best medical care.
Please reach out to Nevada directly to inquire about appointment availability.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (330)-963-8600
