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Our Behavioral Health Team

 

De Baca Family Practice is proud to have a fully integrated Behavioral Health department.  Our staff of counselors works hand in hand with the Clinical staff to ensure patients have access to every resource they need to ensure patient centered health care.  Both Shelly and Tonja provide group and individual counseling for children and adults, including family counseling and Intensive Outpatient Services for substance abuse.  Counseling services are provided at the Main Clinic and the School Based Health Center, five days per week.  

 

 

Shelly Bruce, LISW
Behavioral Health Director

A native of Melrose, NM, Shelly joined the Behavioral Health team as a social worker in 2010 and was named Behavioral Health Director in 2011.  Shelly is responsible for developing and leading the Clinic's Intensive Outpatient Therapy group.   She provides individual, family and group counseling services at the Main Clinic and youth counseling at the School Based Health Center.

Tonja Starrit, LMSW
LADAC

Tonja joined our Behavioral Health team in 2014.  She brought extensive experience working with children after serving as a counselor at the Fort Sumner schools.  She continues to work with the students at our School Based Health Center as well as the Main Clinic in Fort Sumner.  

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). 

 (C) 2014 De Baca Family Pracitce.  

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