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PMHC
Staff
The PMHC team is dedicated to
providing the highest quality of service to its clients. Graduate and
post-graduate interns and trainees in psychology, marriage and family and
clinical social work provide the majority of counseling services. All counselors
receive extensive training and work under the supervision of licensed mental
health professionals.
Executive
Director: David Swanson Hollinger
Clinic Director: Marilyn Owen
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David Swanson
Hollinger, MSW, MPH
David Swanson Hollinger has worked in management and direct services
for the child welfare and health care fields for over seventeen years.
He has extensive experience in program development, strategic planning
and strengths based leadership in agencies and programs serving children
and families. He is currently executive director of Pasadena Mental
Health Center and director of program development of Five Acres – The
Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society of Los Angeles County. |
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Marilyn J. Owen, LMFT
After 12 years as an educator, Marilyn Owen received her MA in
Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and began working
with LA County's most troubled children and adults. Since that time she
has provided, supervised, and trained staff to provide intensive
treatment in community-based, residential and inpatient settings. This
experience includes a close collaboration with numerous county and local
agencies to provide quality mental health care and social services. In
addition to her public sector work, Marilyn has a private practice and
has facilitated many personal growth workshops grounded in mythology,
dream work and the creative process. |
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Eden Garcia-Balis, MS, LMFT
Eden Garcia-Balis has been in the mental
health for 10 years in a variety of capacities. She is a bilingual,
licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a strong commitment to
supporting the healthy development to adults, teenagers and children.
Eden has counseled children and teens in a clinic, school based setting
and private practice. Currently she is the Clinical Coordinator of
Intern Training at PMHC where she chooses the interns, monitors their
placement, assigns cases and deals with client concerns. Eden is
passionate about her work at PMHC, enjoying the time she spends with
interns, assisting them in navigating and balancing the everyday
pressures they experience at a mental health agency. |
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Lambers Fisher, M.A.
Lambers B. Fisher Jr. is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary’s
Marriage & Family Therapy program. His commitment to strengthening
marriage and family relationships can be seen beyond the walls of PMHC
as he is also the Director of Counseling Ministries at Lake Avenue
Church. Lambers has been a valued part of Pasadena Mental Health Center
family since 2002 and is currently the coordinator of the First Offender
program – working in association with the Pasadena Police Department to
not only reduce juvenile criminal behavior in the community, but to
strengthen family supports for a better future. |
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Arthea J. Larson, M.A.,
LMFT
Arthea Larson has twenty-four years experience designing and managing
residential / mental health programs for special needs children,
adolescents and young adults in Louisiana and California. A graduate in
Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University, Arthea is committed
to educating and inspiring staff in the application of clinically sound
mental health treatment with children, adolescents and adults. Arthea
is currently the Director of Training and Staff Development at Five
Acres and acts as Program Liaison between PMHC and Five Acres. |
See more information on becoming an
intern at PMHC.
Learn about employment opportunities at
Five Acres.
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