Meet Our Team
We would like to introduce you to some of the Sanford Behavioral Health team members. Now, at 140+ staff members and growing daily, there isn't room to list everyone. However, a connection with Sanford Behavioral Health is enhanced by every one of our staff members. We are proud to create a place where individuals are excited to come to work each day. Every member of the team is vital to our patient's continuum of care and long-term recovery. Scroll down for Limelight Interviews of additional team members or more on our clinical, medical and leadership teams.
Leadership Team
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Advisory Board
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Limelight Interviews
We sit down with key team members to talk about their roles, values, and Sanford Behavioral Health.
Wake Up Call: When a CEO Takes the Night Shift
As a CEO, it’s easy to get disconnected from your organization’s front lines. But what happens when a CEO takes a step back into the trenches, answering the call for help in the dead of night? For this CEO, taking overnight admissions calls at Sanford Behavioral Health became a transformative experience that changed the way our organization operates and the way I lead.
Read MoreClinical Director Tessa Sterling on OCD, Access to Care and the Campus Concept
“I want Sanford to be a place where, if you had a family member or a friend who needed mental health treatment, you would think of us as the best of the best in therapeutic support.” Tessa Sterling
Read MoreMeet Hilary Fowler Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Hilary Fowler is a dual-board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner (NP) and psychiatric mental health NP. As a provider, she specializes in eating disorders, particularly with adolescents, and focuses on residential and day treatment (PHP) at Sanford Behavioral Health. We sat down with Hilary to discuss her role at Sanford Behavioral Health Campus and how she collaborates with others on the care team.
Read MoreReflections on Lasting Recovery - Garrett Dunn
Today’s Limelight Interview reflects Sanford’s culture with a bonus. Garrett is an alcohol and drug counselor, but also a person in long-term recovery. He is a wealth of information about the successes and pitfalls of lasting recovery.
Read MoreWhen the Milieu Matters
What happens behind the scenes at Sanford Behavioral Health to “seamlessly” create a milieu conducive to clients and staff? Today in the Limelight Interview, we turn to the Program Director of Sanford’s substance use disorder units, Shelby Kendrick, to give us the inside information.
Read MoreWhen Experience is Therapeutic
Although I have professional degrees and certifications and all that wonderful stuff, my experience of traveling and navigating the terrain many of our clients navigate is precious. The therapeutic value of one recovering person helping another is without parallel. There’s nothing like it in the world!
Read MoreRecreational Therapy For Eating Disorders
Sanford CTED recreational therapists wear many hats. You might find them running process groups, leading a light yoga session, driving a van on an excursion to a restaurant, or in a huddle with the interdisciplinary team. They do anything that helps their clients return to “their new sense of normal.”
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