WILLOW CREEK COUNSELING ASSOCIATES, LLC
Mental Health Counseling
JOY HART BROWN, MSW LCSW
Joy uses a person-centered approach to therapy where positive regard and empathy are the foundations of the therapeutic relationship. She believes that every person has an intrinsic capacity to effect change in their lives. Her approach involves working collaboratively with her clients to identify their strengths, develop new skills, and provide support as they navigate their journey towards personal growth and transformation. She holds additional training in treating trauma, perinatal depression and anxiety, and integrative mental health.
She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming and her master's degree from Walla Walla University. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida Joy moved to Sheridan in 1996 and has since made it her home. Joy is married and has two children. She enjoys hiking, horseback riding, reading, and spending time with her family and pets.
JULI WALLIN-FISGUS, MSW LCSW
Juli's utilizes client-centered and trauma-informed therapy, incorporating and supporting the client’s cultural, spiritual, and philosophical perspectives. She holds training in EMDR, as well as other trauma interventions. She also is versed in helping clients with anxiety, depression, peripartum mood disorders, and relationship issues.
Juli views the client as the expert in their own life and she sees herself as a guide and mentor along the way. Juli's philosophy of therapy aligns with the quote attributed to Ram Dass, "We're all just walking each other home."
Juli is originally from Shell, Wyoming and has lived in Sheridan since 1996. She attended the University of Wyoming, where she received her bachelor's and master's degree in Social Work. She is married and has two children and two dogs. She loves to be creative and finds it more fun to start projects rather than finish them.
MARISSA CHAMBERLAIN,
COUNSELING INTERN
Marissa is a counseling intern at Willow Creek Counseling, where she is completing her clinical internship as part of her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Adams State University.
Before entering the counseling field, Marissa spent several years working with children, families, and volunteer mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters. She later completed her counseling practicum providing school-based counseling services within the Bozeman Public School District.
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Marissa enjoys working with adolescents and adults. Her clinical interests include anxiety, life transitions, relationships, women's mental health, and identity development. She believes curiosity is often more useful than certainty and values taking the time to understand each person's unique story. Her hope is that counseling feels like a place where clients don't have to edit or curate themselves—that they can simply show up as they are, and together, figure the rest out.Having recently relocated to Sheridan from Bozeman, Montana, Marissa is excited to become part of the community. Outside of the office, she enjoys exploring with her two mini Australian Shepherds or finding any excuse to be in the water. As a Sheridan newcomer, local swimming spot recommendations are always welcome. She is also looking forward to riding the Dead Swede bike race with her family
MAXINE BROWN, CLINICAL ASSISTANT
Meet Max, our official office greeter and occasional therapy-session sidekick.
Max is a Chocolate Lab/Springer Spaniel mix, which would suggest she should be approximately 50% chaos and 50% enthusiasm. Surprisingly, once she walks through the office door, she transforms into a calm, professional member of the team.
Max may occasionally join therapy sessions, where her specialties include offering a comforting presence and providing absolutely no unsolicited advice.
Cody was born a dog and died a best friend. He helped raise two amazing children - he was a willing subject of a junior high science fair project and also would allow getting his eyebrows pencilled in during makeup parties. He sired a few litters, went on numerous hunting trips, swam in creeks, provided supervision during hikes, and accompanied the family to soccer and hockey games around the state. He was a tolerant big brother to a bouncy golden retriever but made sure to put him in his place when he crossed the line.
Cody worked at the Willow Creek office greeting clients, listening for the rustle of the snack bag, and going to the bank with Joy to get biscuits from the tellers. In the office, he always had a knack for knowing who needed his comforting attention and who needed some space.
Cody's will to live, run the Brown household, and report to work proved much stronger than the odds that were given to him by his veterinarian. That determination gave him two more years. To the end, he was the goodest boy and he will be sorely missed by the Brown family and the Willow Creek staff, clients, and friends.
Cody left us with several lessons to celebrate:
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Be kind to one another, especially to those who need it most.
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Unconditional love and loyalty is a daily practice.
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When life is hard, it is possible to find reserve of energy and motivation to draw from when we are doing the things that are most important to us.
