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Alan Algee
  
Licensed Professional Counselor; Board Certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors for (a) clinical counseling, (b) addiction treatment
     
Practice of counseling and psychotherapy at Dirigo Counseling Clinic since 2004 with a long history of a diverse practice in human services.  Alan provides psychotherapy primarily for adults with mood, personality, and addictive disorders.
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Cathy Boynton
 
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; DEEP Provider;
   
Practice of counseling in Lincoln region for recovery from drug and alcohol abuse (and Affected Others) since 1995.  Cathy engages the client with a broad set of techniques, including humor and expressive techniques as well as the realities that arise in one’s journey in recovery from addictions.  
 
You can contact Cathy directly at cathydirigo@gmail.com
 
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Ron Carlow  MHRT-C
    
Ron is a seasoned provider of Community Integration Support for people who need help accessing resources in the community.  His work offers people options when they face homelessness, hospitalization, incarceration, and similar types of crisis. 
   
You can contact Ron directly at rcclinks@gmail.com
       
        
      
       
         
            
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Renee Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor--Conditional
    
Renee loves the practice of counseling and psychotherapy.  She brings a rich past of life experiences in the business world mixed with her most esteemed role of all, Parenting.  She brings strong values along with a vigorous work ethic to bring about healing and wholeness for those she is privileged to serve with her training and talents.            You can contact Renee directly at renee.lcpc@yahoo.com
    
      
       

Frank Dill 

Community Integration Support Specialist 

Frank has many years of experience working as a Community Intergration Support Specialist.  He  is particulary known for his knowledge about resources that can help people avert hospitalization or incarceration.  He is both efficient and effective in attending to clients’ unique needs and compiling a constellation of support s that help people achieve their goals.
You can contact Frank directly at dirigofrank@gmail.com
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Robert J. Kennedy
 
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor; EMDR--Level II; DEEP Provider;
   
Robert brings 20 years of experience along with constant training to improve his clinical skills and effectiveness.  His  professional credentials makes him a good fit for those with trauma, crisis, grief management, de-escalation, and re-bounding from painful incidents in life.  He ardently believes in prevention measures, family intervention, and ways to promote mental health across the lifespan.         You can contact Robert directly at robertdcc2013@gmail.com
   
 
  
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Ruth Kulback
Licensed Professional Counselor; Board Certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors
    
Adults and children; has worked for 16 years in community mental health agencies in metropolitan sectors; Ruth brings a wealth of experience and a pleasant personality to our agency
 
You can contact Ruth directly at ruthdirigo@gmail.com 
    
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Medical treatment

Elmer Lommler, MD
Medical Director
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Dr. Lommler comes to us with a rich medical background.  He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.  His wealth of experience in family practice, inpatient and outpatient practice, medical research and publication, volunteer activities in his community, and propensity to be a lifelong learner in his profession make him a delightful addition to our team.  In addition to overseeing the medical aspects of Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment at our agency, he will also establish a private practice within the same facility as Dirigo Counseling Clinic.  This means that the continuum of coordinated care will achieve an impressive stature.
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Julie Marquis
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Certified Clinical Supervisor; DEEP Provider;
Nearly 20 years' experience working with alcohol and other addictions, as well as working with family members or affected others. Julie teaches skills for relapse prevention including skills for coping with anxiety triggers, depression, feelings and loss.
You can contact Julie directly at j.marquis28@yahoo.com
         
     

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Susan Scott
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor--Conditional
    
Susan treats children and adults.  She is trained in neurological testing and currently is an instructor of counseling theories at the University of Maine.  She develops innovative techniques for working with children using projective methods and other strategies for understanding and helping her clients.
    
You can contact Susan directly at  dirigosusan@gmail.com
        
         
      

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Kelly Tripp 
MHRT-C
Kelly performed Community Integration Support for her client for over 14 years.  She has been in both private practice and employed in prominent agencies in our community.  We feel very fortunate to have a person who knows her profession so well and can attend to client care with such a high degree of knowledge and experience.
You can contact Kelly directly at dirigokelly@gmail.com
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 Jill Peters

Executive Administrator

Jill is a talented Practice Manager, bringing skills to the agency since its inception in 2004; she brings many years of managerial and executive experience which lends high quality in client care
   
You can contact Jill directly at dirigojill@gmail.com
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 Karen Algee

Office Supervisor

Karen attends to insurance billing and regulation.  She also directs the agency's database, census, research, and reporting requirements.  She has worked in this field since 2002. 
  
You can contact Karen directly at algeeka@gmail.com
         
          
           
          
         
          
           
          
          
          
           
         

Jon Hamlin

Consulting Supervisor  

Mr. Hamlin is a Licensed Clinical Social worker; he has been acting in the capacity of both administrative and consulting supervisor for agency interests since 2004.  He has worked closely with the agency director, Alan Algee, since that time.  Mr. Hamlin brings an entire career of experience and skills to the agency and endeavors to steer the agency in sound direction.   He currently serves as the owner of New Day Counseling in Caribou, ME.  He is on call to serve as a consulting supervisor as may be warranted in addition to regularly scheduled sessions for both accountability and quality assurance.

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Terry Washington

Chart Specialist

Terry has worked at administrative and data management levels at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  She now takes command of assuring that charts and clinical data at our agency are in top form.  She performs quality assurance functions and audits all departments at the agency for compliance with high standards set for us both externally and internally.

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Stephen Storman
Compliance Officer; Chairman of the Board
     

Steve helped develop several prominent mental health agencies in Maine and is an expert at compliance with the many regulations that govern our field. He specializes in quality control matters. He brings years of experience in both employee development and organizational development. Our practice feels very fortunate to have him aboard and the great contributions makes which ultimately serve our community with the highest caliber of client/patient care.

     

You can contact Steve directly at dirigostephen@gmail.com