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Neisha Potter is a happily married mother of four children with extraordinary compassion. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and Florida, with well-rounded professional experience in mental health. She is the owner and mental health provider of the group practice Fern Ridge Counseling, LLC & Wellness Center, which won the 2019 Best of Cody for Mental Health Services. She is an entrepreneur and excellent leader with relentless passion and love for people. She volunteers as a writer and professional contributor on mental health for Clash Daily and the Cody Living Magazine. She is an American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer, a National Association of Social Workers member, and inducted into the Societal Collegiate of Achievement and Leadership for academic excellence.
She is currently achieving her Ph.D. at the elite Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a major in International Psychology, which compliments her already well-rounded experience. She earned her master’s degree in social work and accomplished a double major with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in both Psychology and Christian Ministry. Using clinically tested and evidenced-based interventions, she treats clients with depression, anxiety, sexual abuse and trauma, relationship and marital counseling, children and adolescents, family, insomnia, anger management, personality disorders, low self-esteem, and grief and bereavement. The helping profession is precisely where she is meant to be, meeting people right where they are with a nonjudgmental, empowering, and personalized approach.
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Experience and Specialized Training: Mrs. Potter is Certified in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), Certified in Equine Assisted Learning (EAL), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Certified Substance Use Provider (SUD), Certified in Personality Disorders, Certified Mood Disorder Professional (CMDP), Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCPS), Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS) and Gottman Specialist Level 2 Certified.
She is trained in Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorders (ODD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Play Therapy. She has been taught Cognitive behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Internal family systems (IFS), Family Systems Model (FST), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET), Solution focused therapy (SFT), Advanced Dementia, Geriatrics, Death & Dying, Personality Disorders, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Certification (ASIST).