Who you’ll meet
Meet the Hope Tree team
Clinicians, case managers, certified peer support specialists and the office team who keep it all running — serving Pocatello, Blackfoot and Idaho Falls.
Clinical team
Counselors and clinicians
Licensed clinicians, supervisors and our psychologist.
Laura McNiff, BS
Director
Aaron Schaerrer, LCSW
Clinician, Supervisor
Lisa K. Foley, LCSW
Clinician, Supervisor
Michael L. Stevens, LCSW
Clinician, Clinical Supervisor
Devin Merritt, PhD
Psychologist
Rachel Garcia, LPC
Clinician
Ashlee Neeser, LMSW
Clinician
Ifereimi Tabakece, LMSW
Clinician
Stephanie Martinez, MSW
Clinician, Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Case management & CBRS
Case managers and CBRS specialists
The people who connect you to services and work alongside you at home and in the community.
Cheri Tensel, LSW
Case Manager
LeeAnn Robinson, BS
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Sidney Rayne, BS
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Tracy Martin, MEd
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist, Certified Peer Support Specialist
Kimberly Sperl, BS, CPSS
Counseling Intern, Case Manager, CBRS, CPSS
Landon Duval, BS
Counseling Intern, Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Lonny Fullmer, BS
Counseling Intern, Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Diane Peck, BS
Care Coordinator, Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Heather Coffin, BS, CPSS
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist, CPSS
Jan Damron, MEd
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Melonie Haslam, MBA
Case Manager, CBRS Specialist
Peer support
Certified Peer Support Specialists
Specialists who draw on their own lived experience to mentor and coach.
Cherie Barnes, CPSS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Elysia James, CPPS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Morgan Gaw, CPSS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Amy Taylor, CPSS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Camille Allison, CPSS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Inga McDowell, CPSS
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Office & administration
The people who keep things running
The first voices you’ll hear and the team behind your scheduling, records and billing.
Jennifer Kelley
Scheduling Coordinator
Kristi Wright
Office Manager
Shelby Wright, CPSS
Compliance Officer
Camille Allan, BA
Treatment Plan Coordinator
Allison Taylor, BA
Accounting
Ashlee Widdison
Administrative Assistant
Sara Niederhauser
Administrative Assistant
This page is not monitored and is not for emergencies. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day. Existing clients can reach our after-hours line at (208) 339-4673. If there is immediate danger, call 911.
Ready to meet one of them?
Call the office and we’ll help you find the right person to start with.